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Management has over 100 years of mining industry experience from project inception to underground and open pit mine production.
Reginald F. (Rick) Walker
Chairman of the Board
Val Caron, Ontario
Mr. Walker has been the operator/owner of Consbec Inc. since 1975, one of the largest private drilling and blasting contractor in North America. Mr. Walker has extensive experience in open pit mining and quarrying including Hemlo, and North American Palladium, large and small diameter pipeline, road construction and civil projects. His open pit experience involves pit design, government regulatory requirements, wall control and drainage control. He also owns G.D. Drilling Supplies Ltd. which is a Gardner-Denver distributorship and D.B.C. Aggregates Ltd. which is involved in quarry exploration and development. Mr. Walker was Chairman of the Board of the Corporation from April, 1995 to June, 1996 and from December, 1997 to present. He is a member of the International Society of Explosive Engineers and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. |
Trevor R. Walker, Honours BA, MBA
President
Sudbury, Ontario
Prior to joining Houston Lake, Mr. Trevor R. Walker was Vice President of the Consbec Group of Companies where he accumulated years of experience in mining and construction. During his tenure at Consbec, he personally worked with companies such as GoldCorp, Rio Tinto, Westdome, Barrick, Noranda, Agrium and Unimin as well as other major companies. Mr. Walker holds an honours BA from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from Webster University Geneva, Switzerland.
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John G. Kelly B.Sc. (Eng.), P. Eng.,
Director
Sudbury, Ontario
Mr. Kelly has been with Inco Ltd. of Sudbury since 1970. In 1989 Mr. Kelly was named Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering and in 1991 he was appointed Vice President of Mining, Ontario Division. After retiring in 1998 he became President of JGK Mining Services, a mining consultancy based in Sudbury, Ontario. Mr. Kelly is a Professional Engineer and a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He currently serves on the Board of Governors of Cambrian College and on the Board of NORCAT, the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology. |
Robert J. McLean C.H.R.P.,
Director and Corporate Secretary
Sudbury, Ontario
Mr. McLean has been involved in underground mining and administration since 1963. Mr. McLean has worked with Kerr Addison Gold Mines, Rio Algom Mines Ltd., Denison Mines, Gould Copper Mines Ltd., Canadian Mines Services and McBeau Minerals Inc. in varying capacities including underground miner, development and production supervisor, captain and general mine superintendent. Mr. McLean is presently employed as Director, Safety & Human Resources with The Moran Group of companies in Sudbury Ontario. Mr. McLean is President of Gould Copper Mines Ltd., and Vice President and Director of McBeau Minerals Inc. Mr. McLean brings 35 years of mining experience and 15 years of experience in labour relations, safety, personnel management and administration to Houston Lake. He earned the appellation of Certified Human Resource Professional in 1991 and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a director of Ontario Mine Rescue Advisory Committee and chairman of the Ontario Mining Contractors. |
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