Dominion Diamond Corp. (DDC,DDC.TO: Quote) announced that it has appointed Chantal Lavoie as President and Chief Operating Officer of Dominion Diamond Ekati Corporation. As of July 1st, Lavoie will be responsible for the company’s mining operations and will be based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Lavoie is a mining engineer with more than 25 years of experience in open pit and underground mining including permitting, construction, operation and senior management. His experience includes Manager of the Underground Division at Barrick Gold Corporation’s Goldstrike and Chief Operating Officer for De Beers’ Canadian mining operations including the Victor Mine in Ontario, the Snap Lake Mine and the Gahcho Kue project in the Northwest Territories. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Lavoie was President and CEO of a small mid-tier gold mining company. Lavoie is originally from Chicoutimi in Northern Quebec and has worked in Abitibi (Quebec), Northern Nevada (USA), Yellowknife (NT) and recently in Australia.
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