I was a shareholder of Detour who were bought out by Kirkland...

I was a shareholder of Detour who were bought out by Kirkland Lake . Mick Mc Mullen is a very exciting appointment for VXR .


Mick McMullen, previously CEO and President of Detour Gold and Stillwater Mining Company, will be appointed as an Executive Director of VXR.

"Mick McMullen has more than 25 years of experience in exploration, financing, development, and operation of mining projects working for a variety of resource companies in Canada, USA, Australia, Africa, Asia and Latin America. His expertise extends to the exploration and development of projects involving a variety of commodities, including gold, PGM’s, frac sand, diamonds, coal, copper, and zinc.Most recently, Mick served as the CEO and President of Detour Gold, a 600,000 ozpa gold producer in Canada. During his tenure Mick took the market capitalization from C$2B to C$4.5B over 9 months leading to its eventual sale. Over that time he restructured the business, substantially reducing costs, delivered results ahead of guidance and halved the safety incident and attrition rates.Prior to Detour, Mick was the CEO and President of Stillwater Mining Company from December 2013 until June 2017. During his time at Stillwater Mick oversaw an increase in equity value from US$1.1B to US$2.2B against a 10% fall in PGM prices over the same time. Stillwater was sold in an all cash deal valued at US$2.7B."