- Silver Pursuit Resources Ltd. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert J. Casaceli B.A. (Geology) M.S. (Geology) of Reno, Nevada. Mr. Casaceli’s career in the mining industry spans over 44 years and has been involved in every facet of mineral exploration, He is currently a consultant to the mining industry with his principal client being Pershing Gold Corporation, whose primary project is the Relief Canyon gold mine, NV, which is now in pre-production development phase.
In recent years he has served as President & CEO of Creso Exploration Inc. (CXT:TSX.V) and as Chief Geologist, and later Chief Consulting Geologist, for Franco-Nevada Corporation, the world’s largest royalty acquisition company. In this period, he also served as President, CEO, and Director of Franc-Or Resources Corporation (a TSX resource company) for over 12 years and has been involved in the design, funding, and implementation of numerous reconnaissance and advanced-stage exploration projects, and prospect/mine evaluations in some 56 countries. He was a founding partner of the consulting firm Annapurna Exploration in 1985. having extensive experience in negotiating mining agreements and operating in several countries. He speaks fluent Spanish, French, with moderate language skills in Italian, Portuguese, and Turkish, and rudimentary communication abilities in Chinese and Russian.
He has been involved in the discovery or delineation/expansion of several mineral deposits including: Cerro Negro, Argentina; Vetas/California, Colombia ; Salsigne, France; North Standard, Nevada (Carlin-like Au;+0.5M oz mined); Summitville, Colorado (High sulfidation Au; 0.294M oz mined); El Transito, Honduras; Rio Blanco, Peru; Rico, Colorado (Porphyry/skarn Mo), Bugdainskoye, Russia (Porphyry/veins Mo,Au,Ag,W,Cu,Pb,Zn,Re); and Aimara, French Guiana (laterite/saprolite/vein/placer Au).
As President and Chief Operating Officer of Latin America Nevada (Subsidiary of Euro-Nevada Mining Corporation) for two years, his primary function was the identification and acquisition of royalty interests from mining properties located throughout Latin America and elsewhere in the world. Brian McClay, President of Silver Pursuit commented on Mr. Casaceli, saying “What best distinguishes Bob as a mining professional is his personal integrity, determination and tireless approach to the identification and development of metal mining properties, his ability to manage and motivate people in this process, and his ability to communicate difficult technical concepts to company directors and shareholders.”
Mr. Casaceli’s recent experience includes:
April 2010-Present (8 years), Consulting Geologist: Clients have included: Pershing Gold Corporation (NV), Rashleigh Mining (Peru), Buccaneer Gold Corp (NV), Xtra-Gold Resources Corp (Ghana), Creso Exploration Inc (Canada)-(President & CEO); Ironsides Operations/Anibok Invest Res; Franco-Nevada Corporation(Chief Consulting Geologist) and other financial and exploration/mining companies involving property evaluation and exploration in North, South, and Central America, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
2008-March 2010 (1.7 years), Franco-Nevada Corporation, Chief Geologist: Conducted resource property geologic and economic evaluations for royalty acquisitions around the world, principally on precious and base metal properties; also Consulting Geologist for various companies to evaluate mining and exploration properties throughout the world.
1996-2008 (12 years), Franc-Or Resources, President and CEO: Gold exploration and mining (laterite-saprolite/placer/vein) in French Guiana and gold exploration in Russia, Peru, and Nevada, USA; also venture capital investments in biotech start-ups.
1994-1995 (2 years), L.A. Nevada (Subsidiary of Euro-Nevada Mining Corporation), President/C.O.O.: Acquisition of mining royalties from properties throughout Latin America; Europe, Australia, and Indonesia.
1985-1994 (9 years), Annapurna Exploration, Owner/Partner/Consulting Geologist: Precious and base metal exploration in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Asia, SW Pacific, and Australia.
Prior to the above Mr. Casaceli worked as a Geologist for Anaconda Minerals Inc. (7 years), US Geological Survey (2 years) and Asarco Inc. (2 years)
The Company feels that Mr. Casaceli will play a pivotal role in the development of its portfolio of properties located Nevada in 2018. The Company continues to conduct detailed work to understand and catalogue the data compiled from external sources and generated internally on the properties owned by the Company.
Except for the optioned East Bell project, all claims are owned 100% by the Company are royalty and payment free. All taxes and lease payments are fully paid for 2018. Company expects to release additional historical information on the properties as it becomes available.
Silver Pursuit Resources Ltd.
“Brian McClay”
Brian McClay, Director
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