GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 12, 2014 /CNW/ -- Golden Minerals Company
("Golden Minerals" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: AUMN) (TSX: AUM) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Sharp as General Manager for the
Company's Velardena Properties located in northeastern Durango
State, Mexico. Mr. Sharp brings over 25 years of global
mining exploration, mine planning, mine operations and general mine
management experience to the role, most recently serving as Vice
President of Technical Services for Silver Standard
Resources. In this role Mr. Sharp led an eight-month
turnaround of operations at Silver Standard's Pirquitas Mine in
northern Argentina, achieving a 24
percent reduction in costs while maintaining historically high
metals production. Previously, Mr. Sharp served as General
Manager of Great Panther Silver's Minera Villa Seca S.A. de C.V.
subsidiary where he was responsible for the 700-employee
Guanajuato underground mine in
Mexico as well as its plant,
administration and safety. Earlier, Mr. Sharp served as
Manager of Technical Services for Projects and as Manager of Mine
Planning in Mexico for Pan
American Silver. Mr. Sharp graduated with Second Class
Honours from the Western Australian School of Mines with a Bachelor
of Engineering degree.
Jeffrey G. Clevenger, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Minerals, stated,
"We are very pleased to welcome a mining engineer of Andrew's
caliber to the Golden team.
His success with leading mine planning and operational
improvements, notably at significant silver and gold mines in
Mexico and Argentina, will strengthen the Golden team at a time the Company is
restarting Velardena as a low cost
operation and as the Company focuses on an expanding presence near
the Parral District in southern Chihuahua."
About Golden Minerals
Golden Minerals is a Delaware
corporation based in Golden,
Colorado. The Company is primarily focused on operations at
its Velardena Properties, the advancement of its El Quevar advanced
exploration property in Argentina,
and the exploration of properties in Argentina and Mexico.
For additional information please visit
http://www.goldenminerals.com/ or contact:
Golden Minerals Company
Karen Winkler, Director of Investor
Relations
(303) 839-5060
Investor.relations@goldenminerals.com
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