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Mr. Francisco was formerly with Newmont Mining Corporation where he was a member of the Executive Committee and Executive Vice President -- Worldwide Operations. Mr. Francisco joined Newmont in 1995 as Vice President -- International Operations and subsequently managed mining and capital development in Uzbekistan Peru and Indonesia. He became Executive Vice President -- Operations for Newmont in 2002 and provided executive oversight and direction to a number of significant capital projects including the development of the Batu Hijau Mine in Indonesia (the largest startup mine in history) the La Quinua Mine in Peru and the Ahafo Project in Ghana. Previous to Newmont Mr. Francisco was Executive Vice President and General Manager for Freeport Copper and Gold. During his tenure in Indonesia he guided the development of three underground mines and also the development and expansion of the Grasberg Mine. | 