TORONTO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - ROMARCO MINERALS INC. (TSXV: R) (the
"Company") is pleased to announce it has appointed Mr. Johnny Pappas to the
position of Director of Environmental Affairs.
Mr. Pappas has a distinguished career in the field of environmental management
and permitting. Mr. Pappas recently held the position of Environmental Manager
of the Climax Mine and was Permit Coordinator for Barrick's Cortez Gold Mines.
In addition he has held several Senior Environmental Engineer positions with
Pacificorp, Plateau Mining and Santa Fe Pacific Gold.
Mr. Pappas is recognized as a leader in his field and has won numerous awards
including: the 2003 "Best of the Best" Award - awarded by the Department of
Interior's Office of Surface Mining in recognition for extraordinary personal
commitment and outstanding contribution for the reclamation success at the
Castle Gate Mine and the 2003 "Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation"
Award.
Jim Arnold, Chief Operating Officer commented, "We are continuing to build out
our mining team at Haile and the addition of Johnny Pappas to the team is a
further testament to the quality of the asset we are developing. We are very
pleased to have someone of Johnny's caliber leading the Haile project through
final permitting, environmental details and planning for future reclamation.
The final addition to the Haile mining team will be a Human Resources Manager.
We are currently in discussions with candidates for that position. Once
filled, Romarco and Haile will have assembled a world class team of highly
experienced individuals to lead the development and operation of the Haile
Gold Mine."
Mr. Pappas holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology and Business Administration.
Romarco Minerals Inc. is a gold development company focused on production in
the US and Mexico. The Company's flagship project is the Haile Gold Mine in
South Carolina which is currently undergoing exploration drilling, development
planning, and permitting. The Pinos Gold District in Mexico is a high grade
epithermal vein district in the advanced exploration stage.
ON BEHALF OF ROMARCO MINERALS INC.
"Diane R. Garrett"
Diane R. Garrett,
President and C.E.O.
"NEITHER TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS
THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE."
SOURCE ROMARCO MINERALS INC.
Diane Garrett, President and C.E.O., (210) 621-4200, dgarrett@romarco.com
