Altair Appoints Malcolm Buck to Advisory Board
Altair Appoints Malcolm Buck to Advisory Board
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – JUNE 12, 2018: ALTAIR RESOURCES INC. (“ALTAIR” or the
Company”) (TSX-V: AVX: Germany FRA: 90A; ISIN: CA02137W1014; WKN: WKN A2ALMP) Mr. Harold
(Roy) Shipes, Chairman and CEO , is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Malcolm Buck, P. Eng., to
the Altair Advisory Board.
Mr. Buck is a professional mining engineer and mineral economist with 35 years of diverse engineering,
operations and mine projects economic evaluations and construction experience. He has worked, in most
parts of Canada as well as on projects in Mexico, South America, Europe, Africa, Russia, the former Russian
states, Mongolia and China. His experience includes mine and corporate engineering and mine development
roles with Falconbridge, Noranda, Placer Dome, large engineering companies Wardop, SNC Lavali n, Golders
and RPM Global and specialized mining consultants including Micon International. He has extensive expertise
in feasibility studies preparation and follow -on mine projects engineering/project management and performing
company and mineral project valuations, technical due diligences and strategic planning activities. His
expertise spans base metals, gold, platinum group metals, ferrous metals, molybdenum, uranium as well as
other minerals projects.
Malcolm was a senior member of the team which prepared the Goldcorp Red Lake Mine Feasibility Study (the
first major Goldcorp mine) and served as the engineering and specific sub- projects construction manager on
the re-start mine construction team. The project was completed on time and on budget.
Malcolm brings key strengths of mine operational and technical capabilities, managing and supervising
professional and operational people, contractors and consultants in all aspects of mine projects. He has also
led and worked in a variety of roles on owner and consultant teams in mine project engineering and economic
evaluations. In his roles Malcolm has always emphasized the requirement of practical and realistic plans and
cost estimates, in ensuring projects success.
Malcolm obtained a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now
Dalhousie University) in 1983 and a Master’s of Engineering in Mineral Economics from McGill University in
1986. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petr oleum and Professionals
Engineers of Ontario.
The initial focus of Malcolm’s the advisory role will be with new project acquisitions and advancement of these
projects from feasibility, through construction to operation.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
"Harold Shipes"
Harold Shipes,
Chairman & CEO
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