Rubicon Minerals Corporation has announced the appointment of Michael Winship as president and CEO on an interim basis, replacing Michael A. Lalonde.
Winship, who has over 35 years of experience in the mining industry, “is extremely qualified to lead the company as the mine transitions into the production phase,” said board chair David R. Beatty.
Appointed to the board in 2011, Winship was most recently president and CEO of Orvana Minerals. Prior to that, he served as COO of Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. and president of Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Rubicon Minerals is an emerging gold producer focused on the development of its Phoenix Gold Mine near Red Lake in northwestern Ontario. The company poured its first gold in June 2015 and is fully permitted for production of 1,250 tonnes per day.
In September, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ordered Rubicon to suspend operations at its recently commissioned mill to treat elevated ammonia levels and make improvements to its tailings management facility.
In an October 5th press release, the company said it “believes it can resume mill operations in a timely manner” and noted “underground development, construction and trial stoping continue uninterrupted.”
