Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> October 24, 2013

Interview with the Interim President and CEO: Orvana Minerals Corp. (ORV.TO)

Winship, Michael D.
Michael D. Winship, P. Eng., is Orvana Minerals Corp.’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, and was appointed to the board in February 2013. He is currently a Director of Rubicon Minerals Corporation and a Director of Avanti Mining Inc. He has over 30 years of international experience in mine development, operations and corporate business. Mr. Winship was the Chief Operating Officer of Quadra FNX Mining Ltd prior to its acquisition by KGHM in 2012. He has also previously served as President of HudBay Minerals and Chief Operating Officer of PT International Nickel, now PT Vale. He has held project and operating positions with Inco, Placer Dome and Cominco. Mr. Winship holds a bachelor’s in mining engineering from McGill University. Profile
TWST: Can you please start with some background to Orvana's history and how it has expanded and evolved to its present-day operations?

Mr. Winship: We have a long history in the mining