Great Panther Silver Appoints New Director
August 07 2013 - 9:00AM
Marketwired
GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX:GPR) (NYSE MKT:GPL) ("Great
Panther"; the "Company") today announced the appointment of Mr. W.
James Mullin to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Mullin, who spent his entire 33 year career with Newmont
Mining Corporation, holds a degree in Mining Engineering from the
Colorado School of Mines and is a retired Professional Engineer in
British Columbia.
After advancing through progressively senior roles at the
Similkameen Mine in Princeton, BC (now Copper Mountain), he was
appointed Vice President and General Manager of that operation. In
1989, he moved to Nevada where he managed several of Newmont's
operations. His career culminated in the position of Senior Vice
President of North American Operations. His responsibilities
included open pit and underground mines and processing plants in
Canada, the United States and Mexico. He retired from Newmont in
2001.
Mr. Mullin has a lengthy, successful history of establishing
safety and production records, with particular emphasis on cost
reduction, improving efficiencies and developing operating
synergies between mine sites. Through a series of mergers and
acquisitions, Mr. Mullin became skilled at the integration and
reorganization of operations to achieve substantial improvements in
processes and cost savings.
Mr. Mullin's appointment strengthens the operational expertise
of Great Panther's board, and will contribute valuable experience
to the Company's objectives of improving grades and reducing site
costs in order to increase profitability. His wide-ranging
experience and understanding of mine engineering, reorganization
and capital discipline will help maximize the value of Great
Panther's current operations.
ABOUT GREAT PANTHER
Great Panther Silver Limited is a primary silver mining and
exploration company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange trading
under the symbol GPR, and on the NYSE MKT trading under the symbol
GPL. The Company's current activities are focused on the mining of
precious metals from its two wholly-owned operating mines in
Mexico, Topia and Guanajuato. Great Panther is also in the process
of developing its San Ignacio Project with a view to production in
2014, and has two exploration projects, El Horcon and Santa Rosa.
The Company is also pursuing additional mining opportunities within
Latin America, with the goal of adding to its portfolio of mineral
properties.
Contacts: Great Panther Silver Limited Robert Archer President
& Chief Executive Officer 1-888-355-1766info@greatpanther.com
Great Panther Silver Limited Rhonda Bennetto Vice President
Corporate Communications 1-888-355-1766info@greatpanther.com
www.greatpanther.com
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