Almost two years since Ronnie's Appt to design the first open pit mine.
So, where is his report ?
New Found Announces the Appointment of Ron Hampton as Chief Development Officer
June 7, 2022 Vancouver, BC, June 7, 2022 – New Found Gold Corp. (“New Found” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: NFG, NYSE-A: NFGC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron Hampton as Chief Development Officer of the Company. Ron will be based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and will report to Collin Kettell, Chair and CEO of New Found.
Ron brings over 25 years of project and engineering leadership experience to the role including extensive experience through the study, construction, and operational phases of project development. This includes:
- Project Director for Centerra Gold responsible for the completion of feasibility study and pre-execution planning for a $600-million, 35ktpd gold/copper block cave mine in northern British Columbia.
- Project Director leading feasibility study and pre-execution planning for the $1.2-billion Minesa greenfield underground gold mine in Colombia.
- Project Director leading the ArcelorMittal Baffinland iron ore project from feasibility study through construction to operation.
- Project execution leader for the turn-around of the $350-million ArcelorMittal Phase 1 iron ore construction project.
- Project Controls and Services group leader for Vale’s Voisey’s Bay $1-billion Nickel Development in Newfoundland.
- Project Controls and Commercial Services group leader for the $1-billion Diavik Diamond Mines Development for Rio Tinto.
Collin Kettell, CEO of New Found stated, “The 400,000m drill campaign at Queensway has delivered multiple near surface, high-grade gold discoveries over a significant area with these discoveries accessible just 15km west of Gander on the Trans-Canada Highway.
We are only approximately half-way through this large drill campaign and remain laser focused on continuing step out drilling on existing discoveries and drill testing additional high-grade targets over +20 km of prospective strike length on Queensway North.
With its success to date the Company has decided to accelerate work in parallel to the exploration to assess and execute on value creation opportunities at Queensway, and Ron will lead this effort.
Ron has successfully managed a number of major mining projects from the study phase through detailed engineering, construction and into operation. Having previously resided in Newfoundland for several years,
Ron is very much looking forward to relocating back to the province to assume this role. ( has he arrived yet ? )
I am very excited to have Ron joining the New Found team and am looking forward to working closely with him to drive the project forward into the next chapter in the Queensway discovery story.”
Ron Hampton, Chief Development Officer of New Found stated, “I am very excited to join the New Found Gold team and am looking forward to the challenge of accelerating the Queensway Project through advanced exploration, environmental permitting, and into the project development phase. The Queensway Project represents one of the most significant Canadian gold discoveries in a generation and I am honored to have been invited to participate in bringing the Queensway Project toward production. I look forward to working closely with New Found Gold’s team, investors, and stakeholders, including the people and communities of Newfoundland and Labrador in creating a lasting legacy of responsible mine development.”