Duluth Metals Limited announced the appointment of Mr Kelly J Osborne as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr Osborne is a mining executive with over 28 years of industry experience in the United States and Indonesia with major US based mining companies including Freeport McMoRan, Vulcan Materials and Stillwater Mining Company.

Prior to his appointment to Duluth Metals, Mr Osborne was Senior VP, Underground Operations Indonesia with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and prior to that from 2006 to 2010, Vice President, Underground Operations Indonesia. During his tenure with Freeport, Mr Kelly was responsible for operational and capital development for 2 underground mines including a multi billion dollar capital budget for underground mine expansion, a substantial annual operating budget and led a large multi national workforce.

Prior to Freeport-McMoRan, he was Area Manager with Vulcan Materials Company in the Chicago area and was responsible for three mining operations producing construction aggregate products. Prior to that, he was Mining Superintendent at the Nye, Montana PGM mine for Stillwater Mining Company; Plant Manager for JM Huber Corporation at the Marble Falls, Texas calcium carbonate operation; Buick Mine Captain at the Doe Run Company lead and zinc underground mine and Mine Planning Engineer at Homestake Mining Company's Lead, South Dakota operations.

Mr Christopher Dundas CEO & chairman of Duluth Metals said that "Mr Kelly Osborne brings to Duluth Metals a unique set of credentials from his senior development and operations background with Freeport-McMoRan in Indonesia. Kelly was leading the development group in moving Grasberg from an open-pit to a large underground operation. With this appointment, Duluth Metals has greatly enhanced its mining and development team."

Mr Vern Baker president of Duluth Metals said that "Mr Kelly Osborne's operational and management expertise in large scale underground mining and capital development will be a major asset to Duluth Metals. Mr Kelly's input on the planning and development of our key asset as well as his insight on new projects arising from the exploration pipeline will strengthen the company. Mr Kelly's experience in organizational development and in safety, health and environmental systems will also help move our projects forward."

Source - Duluth Metals

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