Ian Harris

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Chief Executive Officer at Libero Copper & Gold @ Libero Copper & Gold
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Miami, Florida, United States, United States
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About Ian Harris

Mr. Harris is senior mining executive with over 20 years’ experience in leading worldwide mining projects. He has mining and management experience in over 20 countries, with a wide range of mining methods, commodities, project phases and sizes, successful advancing project in some of the most challenging environments. Mr Harris has a proven ability to pinpoint and drive improvement by combining leadership and team building with strong financial and production modeling knowledge. He is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Ian Harris's Current Company Details
Libero Copper & Gold

Libero Copper & Gold

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Chief Executive Officer at Libero Copper & Gold
Ian Harris Work Experience Details
  • Libero Copper & Gold
    Chief Executive Officer
    Libero Copper & Gold Jan 2021 - Present
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca
    Libero Copper & Gold is a mineral exploration company that holds a collection of porphyry copper deposits throughout the Americas in prolific but stable jurisdictions. The portfolio includes Big Bulk, Big Red, Esperanza, and Mocoa.Big Red is a new porphyry copper-gold discovery in the Golden Triangle, British Columbia, Canada — a geological province famous for its prodigious gold and copper mineralization. The initial drill program was completed during the 2020 field season resulting in the Terry discovery. Four holes were drilled at the end of the season and each of the holes was mineralized from surface to end of hole. A 5,000 metre diamond drill program is planned for the 2021 field season to test the target at depth and step out.Esperanza is a porphyry copper-gold and epithermal gold project located in the prolific precious and base metal endowed Huachi mining district, San Juan Province, Argentina. In 2018, the drill program intercepted 387 metres of 0.78% copper equivalent from surface through to the end of hole, which was never followed up on due to market conditions. A 5,000 metre drill program will start in spring 2021.Mocoa is a porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit located in Putomayo, Colombia in the Jurrasic porphyry belt which extends through Ecuador and Colombia including the Mirador mine and Waritza deposit. A pit-constrained resource at Mocoa contains 636 million tonnes of 0.45% copper equivalent at 0.25% cut-off containing 4.6 billion pounds of copper and 511 million pounds of molybdenum. Mocoa is open both directions, along strike and at depth. Additional porphyry surface targets have been identified and are drill ready. Currently, the value is being unlocked with community engagement and drill permitting.Big Bulk is a porphyry copper-gold target located 50 kilometres southeast of Stewart, British Columbia, Canada. Big Bulk is fully permitted and drill ready. The initial 2,000 metre diamond drill program will commence in the summer 2021.
  • Benchmark Metals Inc.
    Vice President - Engineering
    Benchmark Metals Inc. Sep 2020 - Present
    Edmonton, Alberta, Ca
    Benchmark Metals Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on proving and developing the substantial resource potential of the Lawyer’s Gold and Silver project, located in the prolific Golden Horseshoe of northern British Columbia, Canada.
  • Metals Group Inc.
    Mining / Special Projects
    Metals Group Inc. Apr 2020 - Present
    Edmonton, Ab, Ca
  • Strikepoint Gold Inc.
    Independent Director
    Strikepoint Gold Inc. May 2013 - Present
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca
    StrikePoint Gold Inc. is an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties of merit in North America with the aim of developing them to a stage where they can be exploited at a profit or to arrange joint ventures whereby other companies provide funding for development and exploitationCurrently, the Company's exploration activities include gold exploration in south east Manitoba, approximately a 3 hour drive from Winnipeg, and two exploration projects in New Brunswick. Both projects in New Brunswick are within a one hour drive from Fredericton.► Link to Strikepoint website below ◄
  • Goldbelt Empires Ltd.
    Director
    Goldbelt Empires Ltd. Mar 2017 - Jan 2022
    Goldbelt Empires is a gold explorer focused on the West African Goldbelt, and listed its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange in October 2015. Its flagship property is the South Morila gold concession in the Republic of Mali. The South Morila concession covers an area approximately 150 km2 in size, and is located in the southern part of Mali approximately 250 km southeast of the capital of Bamako. The Company has previously announced a planned 6,000 meter drilling campaign over multiple high potential targets in the South Morila concession.
  • Para Resources Inc.
    President
    Para Resources Inc. Sep 2016 - Feb 2020
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca
    Para Resources is a cash flow positive, milling and gold mining company with active projects in Colombia and Brazil. We are continuing to take advantage of current market conditions to acquire and develop additional low-risk assets that have strong development upside.
  • Amak Mining Company
    Chief Executive Officer
    Amak Mining Company Apr 2014 - May 2016
    Najran, Sa
    AMAK is the first and only private mining company in Saudi Arabia, with active mining operations approximately 640km South-East to Jeddah in the Najran Region. The Al Masane Project with mineralized zones, Sa’adah, Al Houra and Moyeath, produces both a copper and zinc concentrate with important gold and silver by-products.► Link to AMAK's website below ◄
  • Rungepincockminarco
    Vice President Of Business Development
    Rungepincockminarco Jul 2013 - Apr 2014
    Brisbane, Qld, Au
    RungePincockMinarco's global team of more than 200 expert mining consultants are one of the most experienced and trusted in the industry with wide-ranging operational and technical expertise across commodities, continents and mining methods. Internationally respected for their depth and breadth of experience and as a result, are the go-to independent advisors for many of the world’s largest mining operators, financial institutions and investors. Mining expertise includes:✪ Exploration and geology✪ Mineral valuations✪ Resource and reserve estimation✪ Compliance reporting (JORC/NI 43-101/SAMREC/SEC)✪ Stock exchange listing document preparation for capital raisings✪ Mine design ✪ Mine planning including optimization ✪ Mine scheduling✪ Minerals processing✪ Maintenance business planning ✪ Mine budgeting ✪ Mining economics and financial modeling✪ Contract assessment✪ Corporate finance and advisory service✪ Business process improvement✪ Mine feasibility studies✪ Technical due diligence and audits RungePincockMinarco works on the largest operations, initial public offerings and industry acquisitions in the world.► Link to RPM website below ◄
  • Monterra Gold
    Chief Executive Officer
    Monterra Gold Oct 2011 - Jun 2013
    Engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mining properties, primarily gold, silver, and base metals, with premier greenfileds gold exploration property in Ecuador. Holds large land position of 550km2. Property holds highly anomalous samples, favorable geology and structure, alluvial deposits with high potential targets with world-class dimensions.
  • Corriente Resources - Ecuacorriente S.A.
    Svp & Country Manager
    Corriente Resources - Ecuacorriente S.A. Apr 2007 - Sep 2011
    General management of all Ecuadorian companies, including mining, exploration and infrastructure companies
  • Corriente Resources - Ecuacorriente S.A.
    Vp Project Development / Mine Manager
    Corriente Resources - Ecuacorriente S.A. Aug 2006 - Jun 2007
    Responsible for project development, field operations, and preparation for mine construction.
  • Urs, Formerly Washington Group Intl.
    Manager - Operations Excellence
    Urs, Formerly Washington Group Intl. 2006 - 2006
    Responsible for Operations Excellence group for the physical asset management of the division’s 250+ piece equipment fleet. Group focused on data capture, work-flow management, best practice, and business system integration.
  • Urs, Formerly Washington Group Intl.
    Principal Mining Engineer
    Urs, Formerly Washington Group Intl. 2005 - 2005
    Technical and financial lead on international contract mining proposals ranging from 100 million to one-billion dollars in total contract value.
  • Carbones De La Guajira S.A.
    Project Manager / Mine Manager
    Carbones De La Guajira S.A. 2002 - 2005
    Directed company’s team and worked in client organizations as Mine Manager, with responsibility over material handling, maintenance, engineering & planning, transport, shipping, sales, purchasing, quality control, special projects, information systems, and exploration departments. Assisted in management of company through two-month national strike, followed by foreign currency exchange controls.
  • Carbones Del Guasare, S.A.
    Mine Superintendent
    Carbones Del Guasare, S.A. 2000 - 2002
    Maracaibo, Zulia, Ve
    Mine Production Management
  • Urs, Formerly Washington Group Intl.
    Senior Mining Engineer
    Urs, Formerly Washington Group Intl. Sep 1999 - 2000
  • Asarco
    Senior Mine Supervisor / Dump & Leach Supervisor / Drill & Blast Supervisor / Ore Control Engineer
    Asarco May 1997 - Sep 1999
    Sahuarita, Arizona, Us
    The Ray Operations consist of a 250,000 ton/day open pit mine with two concentrators, a 103 million pound/year solvent extraction-electrowinning operation, and 300 million pound/year copper smelter consisting of an oxygen flash furnace, converters, anode casting, oxygen plant, acid plant,

Ian Harris Skills

Mining Gold Mineral Exploration Minerals Project Management Base Metals Management Geology Copper Business Strategy Feasibility Studies Mineral Processing Project Planning Strategy Coal Engineering Operations Management Business Planning Corporate Finance Due Diligence Mining Engineering Mergers And Acquisitions Iron Ore Risk Management Financial Modeling Drilling Corporate Image Project Finance Contract Negotiation Mine Operations Commodity Valuation Nickel Project Development Ecuador Precious Metals Investor Relations Government Relations Latin America Metallurgy Metals Underground Mining Financial Analysis Sustainable Development Surface Mining Mine Ventilation Mineral Economics Gemcom Venezuela

Ian Harris Education Details

  • Virginia Tech
    Virginia Tech
    Mining Engineering

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Ian Harris works for Libero Copper & Gold

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Ian Harris's current role is Chief Executive Officer at Libero Copper & Gold.

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Ian Harris attended Virginia Tech.

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