Duluth Metals Announces Appointment of Kelly Osborne as President and CEO

Duluth Metals Ltd. (TSX:DM,TSX:DM.U) has appointed Mr. Kelly J. Osborne as president and CEO. Osborne is a senior mining executive with over 30 years of industry experience who has worked with several major mining companies, including Vulcan Materials Co. (NYSE:VMC), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX) and Stillwater Mining Co. (NYSE:SWC). He will focus on Duluth’s joint venture development of the Twin Metals Minnesota LLC project, as well as on Duluth’s wholly owned exploration portfolio.

As quoted in the press release:

Kelly Osborne joined Duluth in July 2012 as Chief Operating Officer and was seconded to Twin Metals as its Interim Vice President of Project Development from February 2013 to March 2014. Mr. Osborne brings extensive mining industry experience and leadership skills to Duluth Metals. Prior to his appointment to Duluth Metals, Mr. Osborne was Senior Vice-President, 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, Kelly was responsible for operational and capital development for two underground mines, including a capital budget for underground mine expansion of $4.7 billion, an annual operating budget of $180 million, and a workforce of 2,400 employees plus 750 contractors. Prior to Freeport, Kelly was Area Manager with Vulcan Materials Company in the Chicago area, and was responsible for three mining operations producing construction aggregate products.

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