Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 20, 2004
J. BRIAN KYNOCH is President and Director of Imperial Metals
Corporation. He has been actively involved in the mining industry for
over 20 years. Mr. Kynoch is a Civil Engineer whose business experience
includes corporate mergers, acquisitions and re-organization as well as
the commissioning and development of mines. He has worked closely with
international partners and business associates. His key achievements
are: the re-opening of Goldstream Mine near Revelstoke, British
Columbia, which remained operational until 1996 when the ore body was
depleted. While President of Bethlehem Resources Corporation, the
company merged with Imperial Metals Corporation and Mr. Kynoch was
appointed Senior Vice President, COO. He was actively involved in the
development of Mount Polley mine, located near Williams Lake, which was
constructed under budget and ahead of schedule, with operations
commencing in spring 1997. Operations were suspended at Mount Polley in
fall 2001 due to continued depressed metal prices. Imperial is planning
to recommence operations at Mount Polley due to increased prices and a
discovery of a new high-grade reserve on the Mount Polley property. He
is also coordinating a study to improve the economics of the mine by
conducting research on how to increase recovery of copper from copper
oxide materials. Mr. Kynoch was appointed President of Imperial Metals
Corporation in January 2003 and serves as Director of Cross Lake
Minerals and Huckleberry Mines Ltd. He is a member of the Professional
Engineers Association and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy
and Petroleum. Profile
Mr. Kynoch: We are a relatively small mining company located in British
Columbia and the area we work in is western North America. We
