Cordoba Minerals appoints new Chief Operating Officer and Vice President Exploration
August 21, 2017
Cordoba Minerals appoints new Chief Operating Officer
and Vice President Exploration
TORONTO, CANADA — Mario Stifano, President & CEO of Cordoba Minerals Corp.
(“Cordoba” or the “Company”) (TSXV: CDB; OTCQX: CDBMF) is pleased to announce
that the Company has appointed Mark Gibson as Chief Operating Officer and Eugenio
Espada as Vice President, Exploration. Mr. Gibson and Mr. Espada will be in charge of
the Company’s exploration and development teams at its copper and gold projects in
Colombia.
“We are just beginning to unlock the potential of our San Matias copper-gold project in
Colombia,” said Mr. Stifano. “We believe Mark is the right individual to lead our
Colombia development team, having managed the San Matias Project since 2015. He
has extensive experience in project management of all phases of mine exploration and
development, including permitting and environmental programs.”
“We also are very pleased to welcome Eugenio onboard. His wealth of experience and
technical expertise in exploration for porphyries and related systems in Latin America,
including Colombia, should prove to be a great asset as we begin our next phase of
exploration at our highly prospective San Matias Project.”
Mark Gibson, a geoscientist, was the founding executive in 2011 of High Power
Exploration (“HPX”), a private mineral exploration company indirectly controlled by
mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Industries, LLC. Before joining HPX,
Mr. Gibson worked with Anglo American, and was the founder of a geophysical service
company focused on managing seismic surveys for the mining industry. He has more
than 27 years of wide-ranging experience as a geoscientist and manager in the natural
resources sector.
Eugenio Espada’s thirty-year experience in the mining industry encompasses working
worldwide with major companies including Rio Tinto, Anglo American, BHP Billiton,
AngloGold, Barrick, Kinross and Newmont. A discovery-driven geologist with focus on
copper and gold, Mr. Espada led the discovery of a copper-gold skarn deposit for Rio
Tinto. Mr. Espada has extensive experience in Colombia, previously leading Barrick
Corporation’s entrance into the country and consulting for AngloGold. He is fluent in
English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Mr. Espada replaces Chris Grainger as the Company’s Vice President, Exploration. Mr.
Grainger will remain with the Company as a consultant. Mr. Stifano said that the
Company would like to express its sincere thanks to Mr. Grainger for the valuable
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contributions that he made during his tenure as Vice President, Exploration and it looks
forward to continued collaboration with him in his role as a consultant.
About Cordoba Minerals
Cordoba Minerals Corp. is a Toronto-based mineral exploration company focused on
the exploration and acquisition of copper and gold projects in Colombia. Cordoba is
currently focused on its 100%-owned, San Matias Copper-Gold Project. The highly-
prospective, district-scale project is located at sea level with excellent infrastructure and
near operating open-pit mines in the Department of Cordoba. For further information,
please visit www.cordobaminerals.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
Mario Stifano, President & CEO
Cordoba Minerals Corp.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cordobaminerals.com
Phone: +1.416.862.5253
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