Mirasol Resources Ltd (CVE:MRZ) (OTCPINK:MRZLF) (FRA:M8R) said one of the original founders of the resource group Timothy Heenan has been promoted to the role of vice-president (VP) of exploration.
Geologist Heenan has over 30 years' exploration experience, mostly within central and South America. He has been Mirasol's regional manager for South America for 15 years.
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He has worked exclusively for Mirasol since its inception in 2003 and was a director for over 13 years.
"Tim is a unique hands-on explorationist who has successfully led Mirasol's South American projects team since the founding of the company," said Mirasol's chairman and interim CEO Patrick Evans.
"His deep technical experience has enabled Mirasol to discover and advance an extraordinary suite of early, mid and advanced stage projects in Chile and Argentina. Through years of dedicated hard work leading a team of talented geologists, Tim has been instrumental in bringing 12 projects to advanced stage, a number of which will be drilled this year."
Heenan currently lives in Mendoza, Argentina, where he has lived for the last 20 years, and prior to that, he spent ten years in Chile.
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