Kerr Mines Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. David Thomas as Vice President of Projects and Copperstone Mine General Manager. This key addition to the Kerr Mines executive management team is central to the Company’s core strategy of moving into production in 2019. Mr. Thomas is an Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry, specifically in constructing and moving mines into production. He has held key roles in constructing mines such as the Kupol Mine for Bema Gold (now Kinross Gold), Fort Knox and Kubaka mines for Kinross Gold, Kensington and Palmarejo mines for Coeur Mining, Hope Bay for Newmont and Pogo and Red Dog for Cominco (now Teck Resources).