CEO Clips - Victoria Gold: Impressive Year-Over-Year Growth
John McConnell's +40 years of mining experience is mostly in Canada's northern territories.
Successful Q1 2023 production of 37,619 oz of gold highlights ability to stack ore year-round and signals favourable market conditions
Victoria Gold is a mining company that owns the Eagle Gold mine in Canada's Yukon territory. The mine produced 37,619oz of gold in Q1 and aims to produce up to 200,000oz annually. They have demonstrated their ability to stack ore year round on the heap leach facility, indicating a long mine life for producing gold. The timing of the high gold prices is favourable for the company.
John McConnell
John McConnell's +40 years of mining experience is mostly in Canada's northern territories. Previously, he was President & CEO of Western Keltic Mines until it was acquired by Sherwood Copper; VP, NWT Projects for De Beers Canada primarily responsible for permitting and development of the Snap Lake Diamond Mine; Breakwater Resources Ltd in operations at the Nanisivik Zinc & Lead Mine on Baffin Island; and Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd.
Mr. McConnell is the 2021 Winner of AME BC's prestigious EA Scholtz Award for Excellence in Mine Development for his role in building the Eagle Gold Mine.
A graduate of the Colorado School of Mines, with a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering Mr. McConnell is also a Director of Lahontan Gold Corp.
For more information on Victoria Gold Corp. (TSX: VGCX, OTCQB: VITFF) please click on the request investor info button.
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