Underworld and Full Metal Minerals Announce the Sudden Passing of Chief Geologist Dr. Ricardo Presnell
29 January 2010 - 8:45AM
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Underworld Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: UW) and Full Metal Minerals
Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: FMM) announce with regret the sudden passing of
our friend, Chief Geologist Dr. Ricardo Presnell. He was an
integral member of our exploration team, and contributed
significantly to the exploration success and geological
understanding of the White Gold Property.
The Board of Directors and Employees of Underworld Resources and
Full Metal Minerals would like to offer sincere condolences to wife
Caroline, his family and his numerous friends around the world. The
Companies, together with Ricardo's wife are establishing a
scholarship fund in Ricardo's memory at the University of Utah for
Minorities who are studying Sciences. In lieu of flowers to the
family, friends of Ricardo can send donations to: 'The Dr. Ricardo
Davis Presnell Memorial Scholarship Fund' at Suite 1500 - 409
Granville Street, Vancouver B.C. Canada, V6C 1T2.
Rob McLeod, VP Exploration said, "We were so fortunate to have
Ricardo join our team a year ago. His contributions to the
exploration successes in Alaska and the White Gold District were
significant. Ricardo's mentorship of our young team of exploration
geologists, utilizing his extensive and world-wide experience in
economic geology was invaluable."
In the 1990's while with Kennecott Exploration, Ricardo helped
instruct prospector Shawn Ryan in the science, exploration
techniques and big-picture strategy that Shawn has utilized,
leading to the discovery of mineralization in the White Gold
trend.
Dr. Ricardo D. Presnell was a world-renowned Economic Geologist
with over twenty-five years of experience in Exploration. In 1981
he received a B.A. in Geology from Middlebury College in Vermont
with a Senior Thesis on The Metamorphic Petrology of Marble,
Anorthosite and Amphibolite Association near Gore Mtn., New York.
From there he spent six months with Sohio Petroleum in Denver
before attending the University of Michigan. In 1983 he received a
M.S. in Structural Geology from the University of Michigan with a
thesis on 'A Structural Model for the Sevier Desert and Environs,
Utah'. He then worked for Sohio Petroleum from 1983-1986 as a
structural geologist in the Overthrust Belt of the western United
States.
In 1986 he joined Kennecott Exploration as an Exploration
Geologist responsible for "drilling out" the Barneys Canyon Gold
deposit near the world-class Bingham porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit.
Kennecott subsequently funded his PhD. on the deposit, which he
completed in 1992. From 1992 to 1994 he searched for Cu-Mo
porphyries in the Southwest US and Northern Mexico before working
on porphyry and Au exploration in Central America. In 1996 he
became responsible for Au and Cu deposit area selection in Alaska
and the Yukon while based in Anchorage, Alaska. From 1999 to 2006
he was a Principal geologist in Kennecott's New Opportunities Group
based in Salt Lake City with a focus on area selection for Cu and
U. From 2006 to 2008 he was a Principal Geologist with Rio Tinto's
Project Generation Group responsible for world-wide area selection
for Copper.
In 2009, Ricardo joined Full Metal Minerals and Underworld
Resources as Chief Geologist. With Underworld, he was part of the
team that discovered the million ounce Golden Saddle deposit at the
White Gold Project. During his career, Ricardo worked throughout
the globe in the search for world-class base and precious metal
deposits.
He was a Councilor for the Society of Economic Geologist (SEG),
and the Society of Applied Geologists (SGA), and an Associate
Editor for Geosphere. He published a variety of papers and
abstracts on Carlin-type gold deposits, the structural control of
porphyries, and on the tectonics and metallogeny of North
America.
Ricardo's passing is a loss not only to his family and many
friends but also to the mineral exploration community. He will not
be forgotten.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Williams / Adrian Fleming
Full Metal Minerals / Underworld Resources
Forward Looking Statement
Some of the statements contained in this press release are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not
historical facts and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties beyond the Company's control, including, but not
exclusively, statements regarding potential mineralization,
exploration results, completion of work program and studies, and
future plans and objectives of the Company. Resource exploration,
development and operations are highly speculative, characterized by
a number of significant risks, which even a combination of careful
evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate, including,
among other things, unprofitable efforts resulting not only from
the failure to discover mineral resources but from finding mineral
deposits which, though present, are insufficient in quantity and
quality to return a profit from production.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Full Metal Minerals Ltd. Michael Williams 604-684-4001
604-484-7155 (FAX) info@fullmetalminerals.com
www.fullmetalminerals.com Underworld Resources Inc. Adrian Fleming
604-684-4001 604-484-7155 (FAX) info@underworldresources.com
www.underworldresources.com
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