McEWEN MINING INC. (TSE:MUX) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August1, 2018, McEwen Mining Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Chris Stewart, P. Eng, as its President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). The appointment will be effective September1, 2018.
Mr.Stewart, age 48, served most recently as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Treasury Metals Inc., an Ontario corporation with securities traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), a position he occupied from December2016 until July2018. Treasury Metals is an exploration-stage entity with a focus in Ontario, Canada. From May2014 until September2016, Mr.Stewart served as the Vice President of Operations for Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd., an Ontario corporation with securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), the TSX and the Australian Securities Exchange. Kirkland Lake Gold is a mid-tier gold producer with mines in Canada and Australia where Mr.Stewart was responsible for all mining and milling activities. From March2008 until March2009, Mr.Stewart served as the Vice President of Operations for Lake Shore Gold Corp., an Ontario corporation with securities formerly traded on the NYSE MKT and TSX. Lake Shore, with mines in the Timmins area of Ontario, merged with Tahoe Resources Corp. in April2016. Prior to his work with these and other mining companies, Mr.Stewart spent 14 years with Dynatec International, which subsequently became Dynatec Corporation and eventually, DMC Mining Services. Dynatec was a Canadian mining contractor. Mr.Stewart is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario and holds a Bachelor of Science, Mining Engineering, from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
The complete terms of Mr.Stewart’s employment have not been finalized as of the date of filing this report. The Company will amend this report to describe those terms when they are finalized.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August1, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr.Stewart as President and COO. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report:
99.1 Press release dated August1, 2018
