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John E. (Jack) Frost PhD joined Santa Fe Gold Corp’s Board of Directors in May 2007. Dr. Frost brings to SFGC over 50 years of international mining experience in a wide range of metallic and non-metallic minerals. Dr. Frost has been closely involved in the discovery evaluation development and/or acquisition of more than 40 commercial mineral deposits. Dr. Frost holds a B.S. degree in mining engineering an M.S. degree in geology and a Ph.D. in geology all from Stanford University.
As principal of Frost Minerals International Inc. since 1986 Dr. Frost has provided management and consulting services involving acquisitions minerals exploration and mining. From 1967-1986 he worked for Exxon Minerals Company and its affiliates in a number of senior management capacities including president of Exxon Minerals International. Frost had major responsibility for establishing and managing Exxon’s very successful domestic and international minerals exploration programs among the largest in the world.
Prior to 1967 he managed exploration and mining activities for Duval Corporation and Philippine Iron Mines. In 1983 Dr. Frost received the American Institute of Mining Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers’ Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal for innovative leadership. In 1984 he was honored with the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration’s Distinguished Member Award. | 