Athena Gold (CSE:ATHA) has appointed Jordan Quinn as VP Exploration ahead of the expected return of drilling to its Laird Lake Project in Ontario, Canada.
Quinn succeeds Benjamin Kuzmich, who has stepped down as VP Exploration but will remain with Athena as lead technical advisor in a consulting capacity.
Quinn has more than 10 years of experience spanning major producers, geological consulting, and corporate asset development. His previous roles include work with Newmont (NYSE:NEM) and Barrick Mining (NYSE:B), as well as more than two years as a production geologist at the Musselwhite Mine.
Before his appointment, Quinn served as Athena’s Lead Technical Advisor and helped execute the maiden Laird drilling program that led to the Scooby Zone discovery.
CEO Koby Kushner says Quinn’s appointment is well timed as the company prepares for further exploration.
“With drills expected to return to Laird shortly, his appointment couldn’t have come at a better time,” Kushner says.
Kuzmich was involved in acquiring Laird Lake and the Forester Project and developing the targeting that contributed to the Scooby discovery.
Laird Lake covers more than 7,000 hectares along over 10km of the Balmer-Confederation Assemblage contact in Ontario’s Red Lake Gold District.
The appointment follows Athena’s merger with wholly owned subsidiary Last Bounty Gold, which simplified its corporate structure.
Athena Gold is a Canadian explorer advancing the Laird Lake and Forester gold projects in Ontario and Excelsior Springs in Nevada.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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