Red River Resources thanks director Donald Garner for his contribution

Red River Resources Ltd (ASX:RVR) has thanked director Donald Garner for his contribution to the company following his resignation from the Board of Directors, effective April 22, 2021. Red River chairman Brett Fletcher said: “On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Donald for his hard work and dedication over the past seven years and his key role in the foundation and growth of Red River.” “Integral in building company”  Fletcher said: “Donald has been integral in building Red River into the company it is today – from its acquisition of the Thalanga project in 2014, restarting base metals production there in 2017 and then our acquisition of the Hillgrove gold project in 2019, which has transformed Red River into a multi-asset, multi-commodity diversified Australian mining company. “With Donald’s dedication and contribution over this time in the roles of managing director and executive director, Red River has successfully achieved important strategic goals and has laid strong foundations on which it will build over future years. “I would like to personally thank Donald for his part in Red River’s journey to date. “His perseverance, detailed analysis and guidance will be missed by us all, and I wish him all the best for the next steps of his career.” New non-executive director Earlier this week, the company appointed Ian Smith, former managing director and CEO of both Newcrest Mining Ltd (ASX:NCM) and Orica Ltd (ASX:ORI), as a non-executive director. The company says Smith’s appointment marks an important step in its growth into a multi-asset operating business focused on base and precious metals via its Thalanga base metals and Hillgrove gold operations in Australia. He is a mining engineer with more than 40 years of experience in the mining and services sector and has held some of the most senior positions in the Australian resources industry. In his career spanning over 40 years, Smith has held various senior positions in the Australian resources industry, including chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia and President of the Australian Mines and Metals Association. Multi-asset business Red River is seeking to build a multi-asset business focused on base and precious metals to deliver prosperity through lean and clever resource development. Its foundation asset is the Thalanga Base Metals Operation in Northern Queensland, which was acquired in 2014 and where Red River started copper, lead and zinc concentrate production in September 2017. Red River recently started production at the high-grade Hillgrove Gold Mine in New South Wales, which was acquired in 2019.