VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ - OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC) (OTCQX:
OCANF) ("OceanaGold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce
the appointment of Bhuvanesh
Malhotra as Chief Technical and Projects Officer, effective
January 22, 2024.
Gerard Bond, President and Chief
Executive Officer of OceanaGold, said "I am delighted to welcome
Bhuvanesh to our Executive Leadership Team. Following an extensive
search, we are pleased to have attracted such a strong and
accomplished technical leader to drive value in our projects and
studies function during an exciting growth phase for
OceanaGold."
Mr. Malhotra has over 25 years of experience in operational and
technical roles across multiple commodities and mining methods,
driving safety performance, operational excellence, and sustainable
transformational change.
Most recently, Mr. Malhotra was Technical Director (Copper and
Simandou) for Rio Tinto, based in Brisbane Australia, where he was accountable
for championing technical and operational excellence to maximize
asset performance, including business evaluation of sustaining and
growth options across the value chain (open pit, underground mining
operations, processing, smelting, refining, and asset management)
driving long term strategic goals. This role included management of
a global portfolio of assets in North
America, Mongolia,
South America, Australia and West
Africa. Prior to that, he held various operational and
technical roles at Rio Tinto, including General Manager, Technical
Services and General Manager Operations for the West Angelas and
Robe Valley operations for Rio Tinto Iron Ore.
Mr. Malholtra holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from Nagpur
University, India.
About OceanaGold
OceanaGold is a growing intermediate gold and copper producer
committed to safely and responsibly maximizing the generation of
Free Cash Flow from our operations and delivering strong returns
for our shareholders. We have a portfolio of four operating mines:
the Haile Gold Mine in the United States
of America; Didipio Mine in the
Philippines; and the Macraes and Waihi operations in
New Zealand.
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