Constitution Mining Appoints Robert Van Tassell to its Board of Directors
Buenos Aires, Argentina - April 23rd, 2009 - Constitution Mining Corp. (CMIN.OB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert Van Tassell to the Company's Board of Directors.
Robert E. "Dutch" Van Tassell is a native of Digby, Nova Scotia. He began his mining career in 1956 as a summer intern with Giant Yellowknife Mines in the Northwest Territories of Canada and graduated with a degree in Geology from Mount Allison University in 1958.
He remained with Giant Yellowknife as a mining and exploration geologist until 1962, when he accepted a position as an underground geologist with Denison Mines at their project at Elliot Lake, Ontario. In 1963 he joined United Keno Hill Mines in Yukon, Canada and led the team that in 1967 discovered the Husky Mine, an eventual producer of 17 million ounces of silver.
In 1969 Mr. Van Tassell established a Yukon regional exploration operation, based in Whitehorse, that in 1972 discovered the Minto Copper Deposit through helicopter and ground surveys. While in Whitehorse, Mr. Van Tassell:
Served as a director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines for eleven years, two as its president. Served four terms with the Northern Resources Conference (two as its chairman), a triennial industry gathering sponsored by the Yukon Chamber of Mines.
Served as Chairman of the Whitehorse branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy ("CIM").
Conducted introductory and advanced prospecting courses for the Chamber of Mines.
In 1982 Mr. Van Tassell was appointed Vice President of Exploration for Dickenson Mines (a predecessor of today's Goldcorp) and joined them at their headquarters in Toronto. While with Dickenson and Goldcorp, he oversaw the discovery of Goldcorp's High Grade Zone, which is currently producing over 500,000 ounces of gold per year
In 1988 he also participated in negotiating Dickenson's acquisition of the Wharf Mine in South Dakota.
While in Toronto, Mr. Van Tassell from 1984 to 1993 was a director of the Prospector's and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), including serving as chairman of its Environmental Committee.
Mr. Van Tassell is a member of The Geological Association of Canada and a Life Member of CIM. In March 2000 he received PDAC's Lifetime Achievement Award for his environmental and other contributions to the Mining Industry. In 2007 the Yukon Prospector's Association inducted him into the Prospector's Honour Roll.
About Constitution Mining Corp. Our goal is to continuously increase the amount of gold underlying each of our outstanding shares. To build such value, we are focusing on the rapidly developing Gold Sands region of Peru, where we have optioned 382 square kilometers (147.5 square miles) of mining properties - the largest such block in the district.
The Gold Sands of Peru were laid down by eons of alluvial erosion. For millions of years, the waters of the Santiago and the Marañón rivers have been carving their way through the gold-rich mountain canyons of the Andes, carrying off vast amounts of gold and depositing much of the treasure in loose gravels and sands - Gold Sands - below the Manseriche gorge in Northeastern Peru. There the rivers reach a broad flood plain, slow to a crawl and release their cargo.
Drilling results from more than 500 test holes in a 'proof of concept' zone located on Constitution Mining's properties indicate the presence of tens of millions of ounces of alluvial gold in the region. We intend to capture the profit potential of that gold by applying recently enhanced mining technologies that are especially well suited to low-density, near-surface deposits. These green-mining technologies are energy-efficient and environmentally friendly -- features that support their profitable use.
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Robert E. "Dutch" Van Tassell is a native of Digby, Nova Scotia. He began his mining career in 1956 as a summer intern with Giant Yellowknife Mines in the Northwest Territories of Canada and graduated with a degree in Geology from Mount Allison University in 1958.