WEST MINING CORP. West Mining Corp. announced the appointment of Harrison Cookenboo, Ph.D., P.Geo., to its advisory board. Dr. Cookenboo is a professional geologist with more than 35 years of experience studying and evaluating geologic prospects, deposits and processes around the world.
Dr. Cookenboo completed his B.Sc. cum laude, in geology, at Duke University, in the United States of America, and then worked for 5 years in hydrocarbon exploration in the offshore Gulf of Mexico region. He then completed both his M.Sc., and Ph.D. in geology at the University of British Columbia, in Canada.
He has broad exploration and research experience in both precious and base metals, diamonds, kimberlites, as well as sedimentological processes, including oil and gas. Dr. Cookenboo has authored numerous reports for both academic journals and public companies, including more than 25 technical reports to the standards of National Instrument 43-101 ? Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
Dr. Cookenboo is a ?Qualified Person? in exploration and evaluation of gold, silver, diamond, gemstone, and Ni-Cu-PGE deposits. He is currently registered as a professional geologist or geoscientist by the Association of Engineers and Geoscientists in British Columbia (APEGBC), the Association of Professional Engineers and Geologists of Saskatchewan (APEGS), as well as a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada.
