Cerro Vanguardia
Francisco Paco Lopez is an accomplished mining professional with extensive experience in geology and mining operations. Currently serving as Gerente General at Cerro Vanguardia since September 2021, Francisco has held several senior positions at Yamana Gold Inc. from July 2012 to August 2021, including Gerente Senior de Geologia y Mineria and Gerente General. Prior experiences include roles at Elementos Limited S.A. and Exeter Resource Corporation, where responsibilities ranged from project management to geological assessment and resource estimation. Francisco holds a Licenciatura en Ciencias Geologicas from Universidad Nacional de San Juan, completed in 2002.
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Cerro Vanguardia
Cerro Vanguardia is a mining company dedicated to the exploration, mining and processing of gold and silver. The Company is comprised of two shareholders: AngloGold Ashanti, with a shareholding of 92.5%, and Fomicruz SE, Governmental Company of the Province of Santa Cruz, with a share of 7.5%. Since operations started in Argentina in 1991, Cerro Vanguardia has invested over USD 400-million into the country. The organization currently employs over 1000 people directly and 350 people indirectly through subcontractors. The mining concession spans over 514 square kilometers. It is located 150 kilometers away from the nearest town, Puerto San Julián, and 510 kilometers away from Río Gallegos, Capital City of the Province of Santa Cruz.