TSX: COG
www.condorgold.com
Mr. Mark Child reports:
LONDON, Jan. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - Condor Gold (AIM: CNR; OTCQX: CNFGF; TSX: COG) is pleased to announce that Mr Andrew Cheatle has been appointed, with immediate effect, as a Non Executive Director of Condor Gold.
Mark Child, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Condor, commented:
"I am delighted that Andrew Cheatle has joined the Board. Following the dual listing on the TSX on 15th January 2018, it is important to have a Canadian based Director to add gravitas and effect introductions in Canada. Andrew until recently held a high profile position as the Executive Director of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), the trade body representing both exploration companies and producers. He has lived in Canada for 18 years and worked in senior positions at Goldcorp, AMEC plc, Treasury Metals, and Unigold Inc. I look forward to working with Andrew to enhance shareholder value and deliver on the strategy of permitting a new mine at Mina La India, Nicaragua and proving a substantially bigger gold district."
Andrew Cheatle (P.Geo., MBA, FGC, ARSM.) is a mining industry executive, professional geoscientist and graduate of the Royal School of Mines at Imperial College, London. His 30-plus-year, international career has encompassed both the senior and junior mining sectors as an exploration geologist, mine geologist, General Manager, Vice-President, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Andrew was Executive Director of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) from February 2015 to November 2017. He has worked for both large gold producers and junior exploration companies. Between 2000 and 2008 he worked as Chief Geologist at Goldcorp/ Placer Dome Inc's Musselwhite Mine, Ontario, Canada. Between 2008 and 2009 he was Principal Geologist at AMEC plc based in Canada and in 2011 Vice-President Exploration at Treasury Metals. Between 2011 and 2015 he was President and CEO of Unigold Inc. and delivered a maiden 2 million ounce of gold mineral resource at the flagship property in the Dominican Republic. In his early career Andrew worked for 10 years for Anglo American Corporation at the Vaal Reefs Gold Mine in South Africa as a mineral resource manager and senior geologist. He will bring a range of expertise covering the mining industry and exceptional network in Canada to the Board of Condor.
Mr. Cheatle's education: BSc Hons - Geology, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, University of London, 1985
MBA - Capella University, Minneapolis, USA. 2005
Affiliations: P.Geo., Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Fellow, Geological Society, London.
Andrew Mark Cheatle (aged 54) has held the following directorships and / or partnerships in the past 5 years:
Current: International Women in Mining C.I.C.
Past: Unigold Inc., Minexco Minerals.
Mr. Cheatle is eligible to be a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 (as defined below) by virtue of his professional affiliation, qualifications and experience.
Mr. Cheatle does not currently own any shares or warrants in the Company.