W Resources PLC Rio Tinto & Lundin Mining Execs Strengthen Team (8108Z)
05 September 2018 - 4:01PM
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RNS Number : 8108Z
W Resources PLC
05 September 2018
5 September 2018
W Resources Plc
("W" or the "Company")
Rio Tinto and Lundin Mining Executives Strengthen W Management
Team
W Resources Plc (AIM:WRES), the tungsten, copper and gold mining
company with assets in Spain and Portugal, is pleased to announce
the executive appointments of Juan Garcia Valledor as La Parrilla
Operations Manager and Tomás Bragado as La Parrilla Plant Manager.
Both executives have extensive operational experience in the
Spanish mining and metals industry and join W's executive team in
the lead up to the start of mining and completion of construction
of the crusher and jig & mill prior to new year and the
concentrator plant in the new year.
Juan Garcia Valledor gained valuable experience as Operations
Manager for Rio Tinto talc ore mining and processing operations in
Spain and has more recently been involved in the reopening of the
Alquife iron ore open pit in Granada, Spain. Juan is a mining
engineer with over 25 years of experience and will drive the
start-up of the low cost La Parrilla open pit mine and lead La
Parrilla operations.
Tomás Bragado joins the team from Aguablanca nickel and copper
mine formerly owned by Lundin Mining, which is 180km from La
Parrilla and brings 20 years plant and mine operations experience
to the team. Tomás will work closely with Development Manager,
Aaron Szumilak to prepare for and execute the ramp-up of production
from the La Parrilla tungsten and tin processing plant. A key
operational readiness task will be recruiting and training key
operational and maintenance personnel, which is already
underway.
Michael Masterman, Chairman of W Resources, commented: "We
welcome Juan and Tomás to the leadership team which is being
strongly led by Fernando de La Fuente and Aaron Szumilak. The
culture, motivation and skills of our team form the core of our
strong capacity to complete construction of La Parrilla and ramp it
up to full commercial production
"We are very pleased to have Juan and Tomás join the W Resources
team at this pivotal point as we continue to build and strengthen
operational capacity. Their focus on safety, mining and operational
performance will be valuable as we develop the project."
Enquiries:
W Resources Plc Grant Thornton UK LLP
Michael Masterman Colin Aaronson / Jen Clarke
/ Seamus Fricker
T: +44 (0) 20 7193 7463 T: +44 (0) 20 7383 5100
www.wresources.co.uk
Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Ltd Gable Communications
Andy Thacker Justine James
T: +44 (0) 203 621 4120 T: +44 (0) 20 7193 7463
www.turnerpope.com M: +44 (0) 7525 324431
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