Ascendant Resources Inc. (TSX: ASND | OTCQB: ASDRF | FRA: 2D9) has appointed Mr. Clinton Swemmer as chief technical officer for the company. Previously, Mr. Swemmer held the position of vice president of technical services for Ascendant.
Ascendant has stated that the Mr. Swemmer’s appointment as chief technical officer reflects his significant contribution to the company, specifically to the ongoing feasibility study and plans for the upcoming development of the Venda Nova Deposit within the Lagoa Salgada Project, on the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal.
Prior to joining Ascendant, Mr. Swemmer held the position of vice president of project delivery for Treasury Metals, a mining company where he managed the study and trade-offs to maximize NPV and meet the technical requirements of the environmental and permit process.
Previously, as vice president of project delivery, North America for Ausenco, an EPC/M company focused on the metals and mining industry, he managed teams responsible for the EPC Awards of the Magino Gold Mine, Las Chispas Mine, and the Blackwater Gold Mine. While at Ausenco, Mr. Swemmer was also accountable for reviewing all Pre-Feasibility Studies (PFS) and Feasibility Studies (FS) execution strategies and layouts such as Marathon Gold Mine and Springpole Gold Project.
In addition, as Ascendant is now well advanced in completion of the feasibility study and moving towards project development decisions, the Technical Services Group has grown to accommodate the future demands of project construction and commissioning. As such, the company is pleased to announce it has hired Mr. Erich Meintjes as director of engineering to support the ongoing engineering requirements at Venda Nova.
Mr. Meintjes has over 27 years of experience in the mining industry and joins from DRA Global, whereas senior vice president of engineering he worked on numerous large-scale projects focused on mining infrastructure and mineral beneficiation across various commodities. Mr. Meintjes’ specific expertise lies in project execution, schedule planning, engineering design, procurement, expediting, construction, commissioning, and handover of mining and processing plants.
Mr. Joao Barros, President of Ascendant Resources stated, “We are pleased to appoint Clinton as Chief Technical Officer for Ascendant in recognition of the ongoing contribution Clinton has had in developing, supporting, and delivering the ongoing feasibility study for the Venda Nova deposit. We congratulate Clinton on his expanded role and welcome Erich to the team as the technical services team continues in preparation of our growing needs ahead of project construction”.
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