Coeur Announces Appointment of Randy Buffington as Chief Operating Officer at Year-End
September 25 2012 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE, TSX:CDM) today
announced that it expects to appoint Randy Buffington, currently
Senior Vice President of Operations, to Senior Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2013. Mr. Buffington
will succeed K. Leon Hardy who will retire from the Company at the
end of the year.
Randy Buffington (Photo: Business
Wire)
“Since joining Coeur last January, Randy has demonstrated his
operational and technical expertise and has helped lead the Company
in its effort to achieve operational consistency and efficiency,”
said Mitchell Krebs, Coeur’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Additionally, we are grateful to Leon for his nine years of
dedicated service, particularly for his operational leadership over
the past four years during a period of dramatic growth for the
Company,” Krebs added.
Mr. Buffington has over 28 years of experience in the precious
metals mining industry providing operational and technical support
to large-scale operations in the United States, South America and
Africa. His expertise includes senior level technical and strategic
planning, mine start-up, operating efficiency and optimization, and
safety and environmental leadership.
Prior to joining Coeur, Mr. Buffington served in a variety of
general management roles with Barrick Gold Corporation, including
Managing Director of Barrick’s Lumwana copper project in Zambia and
General Manager of the Goldstrike mine complex in Nevada. During
his tenure with Barrick, Randy also was General Manager of the Ruby
Hill and Bald Mountain operations in Nevada. From the late 1980s to
2003, Mr. Buffington held senior roles with both Cominco American
and Placer Dome, Inc.
About Coeur
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation is the largest U.S.-based
primary silver producer and a growing gold producer. The Company
has three new, large precious metals mines generating significantly
higher production, sales and cash flow in continued strong metals
markets. In 2011, Coeur realized the first full year of production
and cash flow from all three of its new, 100%-owned mines: the San
Bartolomé silver mine in Bolivia, the Palmarejo silver-gold mine in
Mexico, and the Kensington gold mine in Alaska. In addition, the
Company began producing silver and gold from its long-time
Rochester mine in Nevada in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company
also owns a non-operating interest in a low-cost mine in Australia,
and conducts ongoing exploration activities near its operations in
Argentina, Mexico, Alaska and Nevada. Additional information can be
accessed through the Company’s website at www.coeur.com.
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