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Dave Keough is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company. Along with responsibility for managing the operations, exploration and expansion of the Ocampo and El Cubo mines in Mexico, Mr. Keough will oversee the exploration, evaluation and advancement of the exciting Guadalupe y Calvo exploration project.
Mr Keough possesses solid expertise in occupational health and safety, community and government relations, environmental management and sustainable development projects. He holds a B.Sc (Applied Science) and Post Graduate qualifications in Mineral Economics and Mining Law and is a Registered Mine Manager in the state of Western Australia.
Mr Keough was most recently Director of Operations for Goldcorp Brazil with responsibility for the commissioning and optimisation of a 2.5 million tonne per annum Heap Leach operation. Prior to Brazil he was General Manager Corporate Development for Wheaton River - Goldcorp Asia-Pacific. Before joining Wheaton River - Goldcorp Mr Keough worked for Xstrata Copper's Alumbrera Mine in northern Argentina in a number of senior technical and operational roles and was part of the management team which significantly improved the operating performance of the project. Prior to Xstrata, Mr Keough worked for Placer Dome at a number of their prominent Asia-Pacific gold operations including Kidston, Big Bell, Osborne and Granny Smith in construction, operational and exploration leadership roles. | 