I am very impressed by the progress Great Basin is making in developing these mines. Ferdi Dippenaar is really turning this company around.
My only concern is the appointment of Rich Appling.
"Rich Appling will be responsible for advancement of capital projects, including design engineering, permitting, procurement and construction-management of infrastructure needed to initiate production and increase it to commercial levels. He has 32 years of experience in underground hardrock mining in Idaho, Washington, Alaska and Nevada. Rich has been the Project Manager for Hecla Ventures over the past four years, advancing the Hollister Project from an exploration project to an advanced development project."
Rich worked for Hecla during the foot dragging period. I hope the slow pace was dictated by Hecla's upper management so that Rich was not to blame.
