It looks like all three of our new geo's have worked for Great Basin Gold, as well as Newmont, Hecla, Barrick, BHP Copper and more. They like SFMI too I guess. :)
GREAT BASIN GOLD COMPLETES THE APPOINTMENT OF SENIORMANAGEMENT
FOR ITS HOLLISTER AND BURNSTONE OPERATIONS
June 21, 2007 - Vancouver, BC – Great Basin Gold Ltd. (TSX: GBG; AMEX: GBN; JSE: GBGOLD) announces
appointments of a number of senior staff members at its Hollister and Burnstone mining projects, in line with the
Company’s strategy to appoint and develop strong, focused management teams at its operations.
For the Company’s Hollister project in Nevada USA, Rich Appling will be joining as the Project Manager, Paul Huet as Mining Manager, Brian Morris as Chief Geologist, Steve Konieczki as Chief Engineer and Paul Wheelright as Financial Manager.
Rich Appling will be responsible for advancement of capital projects, including design engineering, permitting, procurement and construction-management of infrastructure needed to initiate production and increase it to commercial levels. He has 32 years of experience in underground hardrock mining in Idaho, Washington, Alaska and
Nevada. Rich has been the Project Manager for Hecla Ventures over the past four years, advancing the Hollister Project from an exploration project to an advanced development project.
Steve Konieczki is responsible for surface and underground engineering, development of the site strategic plan and associated budgets. He has more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked for companies such as Gold Mining and Engineering Services (GMES), which he founded, BHP Copper, and Magma Copper
Company. His most recent position was at Newmont’s Midas Operation, where since 2004 he was a Chief Engineer.
Brian Morris has more than 20 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked at Barrick’s Goldstrike
Mine, CGS Personnel, Geotemps, Hecla and with many others. Before joining Great Basin Gold, he was employed at
Newmont’s Midas mine for almost five years. Since October 2006, he served as the District Exploration Senior
Geologist, where he was responsible for narrow vein exploration targets in Nevada. He managed surface exploration
in the Midas district, generated statewide epithermal vein targets, developed and executed property acquisitions and
managed property farm-outs of Newmont property to interested junior companies.
