Vancouver, British Columbia (FSCwire) - GGX Gold Corp. (TSXV.GGX) (the “Company” or “GGX Gold”) is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of Dr. Sadek E. El-Alfy, PH.D (Mining), BSC (ENG), as strategic advisor to identify and evaluate near term producing assets, specifically within the Golden Triangle near Stewart, British Columbia. Dr. El-Alfy is a professional Mining Engineer with over 35 years of experience in underground as well as open pit mining operations on various continents. His extensive experience in evaluating projects and implementing mining operations are a key asset to strengthen the GGX Gold management team. Dr. El-Alfy is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Dr. El-Alfy’s experience includes leading the Crystallex team in Venezuela over many years, as Vice President Operations, in the development of the Las Cristinas 25 million ounces deposit. After the Las Cristinas deposit was expropriated by the Venezuelan State, Dr. El-Alfy served the company as witness of fact, in the World Bank ICSID tribunal which awarded Crystallex over $1 billion in compensation.
In parallel to the development of the Las Cristinas deposit, Dr. El-Alfy was also responsible for the safe, productive and environmentally sound operations of several Underground and Open Pit mines in the Guyana region of that country.
Dr. El-Alfy’s experience includes Chief Mining Engineer for Giant Yellowknife Mines at the historic Giant Mine in the N.W.T, and later as G.M. of the Timmins Division with responsibility spanning several underground mines as well as a large-scale tailings recovery plant.
Dr. El-Alfy was also the General Manager of the Mining & Concentrating facilities at the Iron Ore Company of Canada in Labrador City for 5 years where 2 million accident free man-hours were achieved under his tenure. He also worked in various senior capacities at Wesfrob Mines, at the Nanisivik Mine in the NWT, the Aurcana mines in Mexico and the US, as well as Coal Mines and Tin Mines in the U.K. earlier in his career.
The Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Dr. El-Alfy to the team.
