Arizona Eagle Mining Appoints Ben Somps as Vice President, Exploration
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Arizona Eagle Mining has appointed Ben Somps as vice president, Exploration, Somps will also serve as the company’s qualified person. Somps will replace Clyde Smith, PhD, who has served as the company’s vice president, Exploration and qualified person. Smith will remain involved with the company as a technical advisor.
“We are pleased to welcome Ben to Arizona Eagle as vice president, Exploration. Ben’s familiarity with the Eagle Project and his experience with technical disclosure and exploration planning will strengthen our technical leadership as we continue to advance our exploration programs in Arizona,” said Kevin Reid, chief executive officer of Arizona Eagle.
“We also thank Clyde for his important contributions in advancing the Eagle Project, and we are pleased that he will remain involved with the company as a technical advisor,” added Reid.
In his role as vice president, Exploration, Ben Somps will lead Arizona Eagle’s exploration and technical programs, including exploration planning, geological and drilling supervision, QA/QC, data management, technical reporting and the preparation, supervision and certification of technical disclosure as qualified person. Somps is familiar with the Eagle Project and authored the current technical report on the McCabe Mine project.
Arizona Eagle Mining is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. Arizona Eagle’s principal asset is the Eagle Project, a 4,169-acre property comprising patented and unpatented claims located near the town of Prescott Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona. The Eagle Project is centered on the past-producing McCabe Mine, a high-grade gold-silver deposit, and includes multiple parallel structures hosting past-producing mines that remain largely untested by modern drilling. While Arizona Eagle’s primary focus will be on the exploration and development of the Eagle Project, it will continue to own its legacy land portfolio in the Thompson Nickel Belt of northern Manitoba.
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