Largo Gives New Names to Maracas Project, Processing Facility and Gulcari “A” Deposit

Largo Resources Ltd. (TSXV:LGO) announced that it will rename its Maracas project, processing facility and the Gulcari “A” deposit to honor members of its management team that have helped the project succeed.

As quoted in the press release:

The Maracas Vanadium Project (the “Project”) will be renamed “The Vanadio de Maracas Menchen Mine” in honor of Kurt Menchen, Largo’s President of Brazilian Operations.

Mr. Menchen is a mining engineer with over 30 years’ experience operating and managing mining projects in Brazil.

The processing facility at the project will be named, “The Ford Facility” to recognize the significant contribution of Mr.Les Ford, Largo’s Senior Vice President and Technical Director of Brazilian Operations.

Mr. Ford is one of the world’s foremost experts in the processing of vanadium, with over 40 years’ experience in the field.

The Gulcari “A” Deposit will today likewise be renamed “The Campbell Pit” to recognize the contribution of Mr. Andy Campbell, Largo’s Vice President of Exploration.

Mr. Campbell is an exploration geologist with over 30 years’ experience. Joining Largo in 2003, he is the longest serving member of Largo’s team. Mr. Campbell has played a critical role in the project through defining the geology of the deposit, from its first resource estimate in 2007, through the reserve estimate for the feasibility study in 2008, and to the discovery and initial drilling of additional satellite deposits as defined in 2012, and now the mining of the deposit in 2014.

Click here to read the full Largo Resources Ltd. (TSXV:LGO) press release.