VANCOUVER, BC, April 7,
2022 /CNW/ - Trevali Mining Corporation
("Trevali" or the "Company") (TSX: TV) (BVL: TV) (OTCQX: TREVF)
(FSE: 4TI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek du Preez
as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.
Derek du Preez brings more than 25 years of experience working
at mining operations across Canada, Australia, and Africa, where he has held operational, project
and technical roles with increasing levels of responsibility. Most
recently, he served the Company as Chief Technical Officer and has
successfully completed several critical projects, including the
Rosh Pinah Expansion Project ("RP2.0") NI 43-101 Feasibility Study, oversight of
the drilling and resource expansion work at the Rosh Pinah Mine,
overseeing the successful restart of the Caribou Mine, and
delivering the Rapid Oxidative Leach ("ROL") Pilot Testing Program
at Caribou. He has been Interim COO since December 2021.
"Derek is a great leader of people, and he is pivotal in his
role at Trevali as he leads the early works program for the
RP2.0 Expansion Project at Rosh
Pinah," said Ricus Grimbeek, President and CEO. "We are pleased
that he will continue to lead the operational and technical teams
in delivering further productivity and safety gains across all our
operations."
Before joining Trevali, Derek was a Principal Consultant at AMC
Consultants. Prior to that he held the position of Director,
Digital Transformation, North Atlantic at Vale Canada, and Head of
Digital Delivery Centre at South32, as well as a progression of
operational roles at BHP Billiton. He holds a Bachelor of
Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineer's Certificate of
Competency from South Africa, is a
Technologist Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia in the
Mechanical College, and has completed a Management Development
Program through the University of the Witwatersrand.
About Trevali Mining
Corporation
Trevali is a global base-metals mining Company headquartered in
Vancouver, Canada. The bulk of
Trevali's revenue is generated from zinc and lead concentrate
production at its three operational assets: the 90%-owned Perkoa
Mine in Burkina Faso, the
90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Namibia, and the wholly owned Caribou Mine in
northern New Brunswick, Canada. In
addition, Trevali owns the Halfmile and Stratmat Properties and the
Restigouche Deposit in New Brunswick,
Canada. Trevali also owns an effective 44% interest in the
Gergarub Project in Namibia, as
well as an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Heath Steele
deposit located in New Brunswick,
Canada. The company's growth strategy is focused on the
exploration, development, operation, and optimization of properties
within its portfolio, as well as other mineral assets it may
acquire that fit its strategic criteria. Trevali's vision is to be
a responsible, top-tier operator of long-life, low-cost mines in
stable pro-mining jurisdictions. Trevali is committed to socially
responsible mining, working safely, ethically, and with integrity.
Integrating responsible practices into its management systems,
standards, and decision-making processes is essential to ensuring
everyone and every community's long-term sustainability.
The shares of Trevali are listed on the TSX (symbol TV), the
OTCQX (symbol TREVF), the Lima Stock Exchange (symbol TV), and the
Frankfurt Exchange (symbol 4TI). For further details on Trevali,
readers are referred to the Company's website (www.trevali.com) and
to Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE Trevali Mining Corporation