First Mining Gold Appoints Ken Engquist as Chief Operating Officer
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First Mining Gold Corp. has appointed Ken Engquist as the company’s new chief operating office. Ken Engquist will be based at the company’s head office in Vancouver, British Columbia and will be responsible for leading the technical and operations team at First Mining.
Ken will take over the role of chief operating officer from Dr. Chris Osterman, who will be transitioning to lead the company’s newly-formed Technical Advisory Committee. Dr. Osterman will remain a director of the company. In addition, Bill Tanaka will transition from his current role as the company’s vice president, Technical Services to an advisory role on the Technical Advisory Committee.
“I am delighted to welcome Ken to the management team at First Mining. We believe his depth of knowledge in advancing assets through the development stage, coupled with his significant operational experience, will make him an invaluable addition to our team as we continue to advance our high-quality portfolio of Canadian gold assets,” said Daniel W. Wilton, First Mining’s CEO.
“I would also like to thank Chris for his significant contributions to the company over the years. Chris had an important role in building First Mining from inception to its current stage, and we are thrilled that he will remain involved in a technical advisory capacity and as a cirector. I would also like to thank Bill for the significant contributions he has made in advancing Springpole, Goldlund and our portfolio of projects, particularly with respect to better understanding and defining the resources that underly our projects. We look forward to the continuing contributions of both Chris and Bill as members of our technical advisory committee,” added Wilton.
“On behalf of our board of directors and our employees, I would like to welcome Ken as First Mining’s new chief operating officer. We are excited to be adding a professional with Ken’s experience and track record to our team. He has been an integral part of developing several world class assets and we look forward to him bringing that capability to First Mining’s exceptional portfolio of gold projects as we advance them toward production,” said Keith Neumeyer, First Mining’s chairman.
“I would also like to thank Chris and Bill for their dedication and hard work over the past several years and we look forward to their continued involvement as technical advisors,” added Neumeyer.
Ken Engquist brings more than 25 years of engineering and project leadership experience to his role, and has extensive experience overseeing the advancement of assets through development. Most recently, he oversaw the development of a preliminary economic assessment for Tinka Resources’ Ayawilca project in Peru and the feasibility engineering study for Arizona Mining’s Hermosa Zinc Project in the United States which was acquired by South32 Limited in the summer of 2018 for C$2.1 billion. Ken’s prior roles include vice president of Project Development for Nevsun Resources where he was responsible for the Timok copper project in Serbia, and roles with Oxygen Capital, where he was responsible for advancing a portfolio of projects within Oxygen’s managed group of companies (True Gold, Pilot Gold and Pure Gold) through various stages of development from advanced exploration to the start of production. He has also held positions with AngloGold Ashanti and Rio Tinto. Ken holds a B.Sc. in Engineering from Michigan Technological University and is a registered Project Management Professional.
About First Mining Gold Corp.
First Mining Gold Corp. is an emerging development company with a diversified portfolio of gold projects in North America. Having assembled a large resource base of 7.3 million ounces of gold in the measured and indicated categories and 3.6 million ounces of gold in the Inferred category in mining friendly jurisdictions of eastern Canada, First Mining is now focused on advancing its material assets towards a construction decision and, ultimately, to production. The company currently holds a portfolio of 24 mineral assets in Canada, Mexico and the United States, and we may acquire additional mineral assets in the future.
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