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Jim Walchuck is president and CEO of Zinc One Resources.
Mr. Walchuck (BSc., PEng) is a mining professional with over 37 years of national and international experience in the minerals industry, including work in North America, Slovakia, the UK, Ghana, and Tanzania. He was the Manager Mining for Barrick at the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania from 1999 to 2002. There he oversaw the building of a multi-million-ounce, high-grade underground mine in 24 months and achieved over 2 million man-hours without a lost-time accident. Prior to his 6-year involvement with Bulyanhulu (first as Sr. Project Manager with Sutton Resources then as Manager Mining for Barrick), Jim was Manager of Mining and then Manager - Corporate Operations for Royal Oak Mines. This was preceded by a 5-year term as Chief Mining Engineer for Tarkwa Goldfields in Ghana. A member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario for 28 years, Jim holds Bachelor Degrees in both Science and Engineering.