Nova Minerals Ltd (ASX:NVA, OTCQB:NVAAF) has appointed highly experienced mining professional Rodrigo Pasqua to provide technical and corporate advice on the next level of studies at the company’s cornerstone Estelle Gold Project in Alaska.
Pasqua is managing director at Harpia Group Pty Ltd — a resource sector advisory based out of Perth, Western Australia.
His experience will facilitate the next stage of work across Alaska’s Estelle Gold Trend as Nova unlocks the potential behind this prolific mining hub.
The company’s current workload will inform the next generation of studies, and in concert, Pasqua and the Harpia team will:
- Help mature the Estelle development strategy;
- Provide guidance around the scope to be executed by external consultants;
- Generate alternative operational options, including the use of new mining/processing technology; and
- Review the technical work completed during the studies performed by external consultants.
Of course, this scope remains flexible, and Pasqua and his team may provide additional support down the line.
Further support on path to global producer
Speaking to the appointment, Nova CEO Christopher Gerteisen said the team was very excited to work with someone of Pasqua’s calibre on the Estelle Gold Trend.
“Having Rodrigo assisting us is validation of the size, scope and economics which we have demonstrated at the world-class Estelle Gold Trend,” he explained.
“Rodrigo’s extensive experience in the technical and strategic aspects of mining will be invaluable, particularly his experience in unlocking value of mining projects including bulk mining methods and startups.
“At his tenure at Evolution Mining, among many projects and sites, he was involved at the Cowal Open Pit project and was also instrumental in the Red Lake mine turnaround.
“In addition, he has worked in many other acquisitions, studies, startups and turn arounds through Harpia Group and other past positions.
“We look forward to having Rodrigo working alongside our executives and technical mining team to assist us in recognising the huge potential upside which we see at the Estelle Gold Trend, as we continue on our path to production, with our ultimate goal of becoming the next global gold producer.”
About Nova
Nova Minerals’ vision is to develop North America’s next major gold trend.
The company is focused on exploring Alaska’s prolific Tintina Gold Belt, a province that hosts a documented, 220-million-ounce gold endowment.
It’s also home to some of the world’s largest gold mines and discoveries, including Victoria Gold’s Eagle Mine and Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K)’s Fort Knox Gold Mine.
The company’s Estelle Trend development is a 35-kilometre corridor of 21 identified gold prospects, bracketed by the Korbel Project in the north and the RPM Project in the south.
Currently, these two flagship projects have a combined total estimated JORC gold resource of 9.6 million ounces (3 million ounces of indicated and 6.6 million ounces of inferred resource).
Both prospects are host to extensive resource development programs.
Beyond Estelle, Nova holds a majority interest in NASDAQ-listed lithium explorer Snow Lake Resources Ltd, as well as a substantial interest in Torian Resources Ltd (ASX:TNR), a gold exploration company based in Western Australia.