Based in Ecuador, Mr. Mealer is a project and construction management professional with over 25 years of international experience, with the last 15 years successfully executing projects in the Americas and most recently with Kinross Gold Corporation. He is fluent in Spanish and English and has extensive project experience in Ecuador from his involvement with both major mines currently in operation within the country – the Fruta del Norte mining development while under Kinross ownership, and the Mirador mining while owned by Corriente Resources. Most recently, Mr. Mealer managed the restart of Kinross's La CoipaMine in Chile. As General Manager at site, Mr. Mealer will be taking a 'hands-on' approach to the execution of the project and will report to Dustin Small, Vice President of Projects at Adventus Mining, and work closely with all stakeholders in Ecuador.
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