Mining News: News Nuggets: Redstar names new president, CEO

Redstar Gold Corp. Jan. 25 reported the appointment of Peter Ball as president, CEO and director of the exploration company with gold properties in Alaska, Nevada and Ontario. Ball, who has more than 25 years of mining experience and leadership, is known to have an intense drive, passion and energy required to deliver on the market's expectations. He is joining Redstar from Columbus Gold, where he served as senior vice-president of business and corporate development. Columbus Gold controls the multimillion-ounce Paul Isnard gold project in French Guiana, and multiple projects in Nevada. Ball has held various senior management roles with international precious metals mining companies in corporate finance, securities trading, mine engineering, business development, corporate communications, public relations and marketing functions throughout North and South America, Asia, and Europe. “We know and look forward to Peter bringing the same energy, professionalism and diligence that he contributed to Columbus Gold, which helped make it one of the best-performing gold companies in the Canadian equity markets in 2014 and into 2015,” said Redstar Executive Chairman Jacques Vaillancourt. “The Redstar portfolio of projects, including our district-scale Unga gold project, are very encouraging and require the type of leadership that Peter is capable of offering. We believe that Unga, with its dual trends of epithermal low to intermediate sulphidation mineralization and gold showings … is currently amongst the most exciting and prospective gold projects in North America.” Ball succeeds Ken Booth, who has served as interim president and CEO of Redstar since February 2015. Vaillancourt said Booth’s “contribution was very valuable and appreciated at a critical time for the company.” Booth is to remain on Redstar’s board of directors.

- Shane Lasley