Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> February 8, 2010

Capital Gold Corporation – John Brownlie

JOHN BROWNLIE, President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Capital Gold Corporation, has been with the company since May 2006, capping a 28-year career in mining management. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Brownlie was a Consultant, providing mining- and mineral-related services to various companies, including SRK, Oxus Mining Plc and Cemco, Inc. From 1995 to 2000, he was the General Manager for the Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture in Uzbekistan, a 1-million-ton-per-month heap leach plant, which produced over 400,000 ounces of gold per year. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Brownlie served as the Chief Engineer and General Manager for Monarch Resources in Venezuela at both the El Callao Revemin Mill and La Camorra gold projects. Before that he was a resident of South Africa and associated with numerous mineral projects across Africa. He studied mechanical engineering and is fluent in Spanish. Profile
TWST: Let's start with a short introduction to Capital Gold.

Mr. Brownlie: Capital Gold (CGC) is a producing gold mining company with operations in Mexico. It was formed out of a U.S. company,