Ascendant Resources Inc. (TSX: ASND | OTCQX: ASDRF | FRA: 2D9) has announced that it has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Mr. Guy Lauzier who has been appointed as technical adviser for its Lagoa Salgada project.
Mr. Lauzier will work with the management team to enhance the design, construction, and delivery of the Lagoa Salgada VMS Project, located on the Iberian Pyrite Belt, in Portugal.
Mark Brennan, chairman, stated, “We are extremely pleased to welcome Guy to the Ascendant team. Guy brings a wealth of engineering experience in mine design, mine planning, construction, and mine optimization, particularly on similar VMS projects and projects located within the Iberian Pyrite Belt that will add to the technical capabilities of the Ascendant team in advancing our Lagoa Salgada project final feasibility stage and into development.”
Mr. Lauzier is a mining engineer with over 45 years’ experience in both underground and open pit mining. His previous experience includes a tenure at projects located on the Iberian Pyrite Belt including MATSA – Trafigura, as project manager specializing in project design, control, and construction of a 2.2Mtpa processing plant.
He was project manager at Lundin Mining’s previously owned Aljustrel Project in Portugal, where he was responsible for the engineering and upgrade of lead, zinc, copper circuit, fine crushing, and fine grinding system. He organized the reopening of the Moinho mine and the development of the the Feitais mine for 3000tpd.
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