Colossus Minerals reports Mr. Luiz Carlos Celaro is hired as General Director of the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary Colossus Geologia e Participações Ltda.
Mr. Celaro, a Brazilian citizen, has 35 years of in-country experience in engineering, construction, and mine management. Mr. Celaro worked for Vale S.A. for 9 years where he was involved in the development of several new mines in Brazil and abroad. After leaving Vale, he was a director of Bechtel/Promon, an engineering consortium responsible for metallurgy and mining contracts in Brazil. Additionally, he was the start-up engineering manager of Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.’s Morro do Ouro Mine (now Kinross Gold Corporation’s Paracatu mine), and the construction and pre-operation manager for Goldcorp Inc.’s Amapari Mine. Most recently Mr. Celaro oversaw the construction of Luna Gold Corp.’s Aurizona Gold Mine.
Randy Reichert, President and COO of Colossus Minerals says:
“Luiz brings to Colossus a strong pedigree of successful mine construction and start-ups. His engineering and management experience will be invaluable for Serra Pelada, where he will oversee the construction of the mine, plant, and related infrastructure.” “We welcome Luiz to our team.”
