20 November 2023
(Yellowknife, NT – November 20, 2023) At the November 16th Annual General Meeting of members of the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines (Chamber), the following individuals were elected to form the 2023-24 Board.
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OFFICERS |
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President |
Kenny Ruptash, Nahanni Construction Ltd. – Yellowknife, NT |
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Vice President – NWT |
Tim Syer, Lawson Lundell – Yellowknife, NT |
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Vice President – NU |
Alex Buchan, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited – Cambridge Bay, NU |
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Secretary |
Glen Koropchuk, GEK Consulting – Calgary, AB |
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Treasurer |
Leni Keough, Olivut Resources Ltd. – Hinton, AB |
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DIRECTORS |
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Ken Armstrong |
North Arrow Minerals Inc. (Chamber Past President) |
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Sheila Chernys |
Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd. |
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Nelson Debogorski |
GHD Ltd. |
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Robin Goad |
Fortune Minerals Limited |
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Sharleen Hamm |
Sharleen Hamm Consulting Ltd. |
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April Hayward |
Li-FT Power Ltd. |
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Claudine Lee |
NorZinc Ltd. |
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Lou Kamermans |
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation |
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Erik Madsen |
De Beers Canada Inc. |
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Tom McCandless |
Mountain Province Diamonds |
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Andrew Moore |
B2 Gold |
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Ed Romanowski |
Nunastar Properties Inc. |
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Thola Rusike |
Northern Security Services |
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Sean Sinclair |
Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine |
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Clayton Thompson |
Det’on Cho Management LP |
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Scott Trusler |
Stantec Consulting Ltd. |
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Gary Vivian |
Aurora Geosciences Ltd. |
In addition, the Honourable Dennis Patterson was made an Honorary Member of the Chamber for his ongoing support and championing of responsible and beneficial mineral resource development in northern Canada. Senator Dennis Patterson is a former Premier of the Northwest Territories who has dedicated his career to bettering the lives of people throughout Canada’s North. He is a strong believer in the power of northern mineral resource development to assist with that goal.
For more information on the NWT and Nunavut minerals industy, please visit the website at www.miningnorth.com or contact Karen Costello, General Manager at Tel: 867-873-5281 or email: gm@miningnorth.com.