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Panneton back with Castle Mountain restart

Serial mine discoverer and semi-pro racing car driver Gerald Panneton is aiming to do it again having come out of retirement to lead Newcastle Gold (CN:NCA) as its president and CEO. The geologist who spent 12 years at Barrick Gold (CN:ABX), who created Detour Gold, and whose work resulted in two mines being built, is closing in on bringing the Castle Mountain gold mine in California back into production.

Newcastle Gold VP exploration Sergio Cattalani (left) with exploration manager Alan Roberts

Newcastle Gold VP exploration Sergio Cattalani (left) with exploration manager Alan Roberts

For Panneton, the potential of the project was irresistible. “I was retired three years ago but I really like this project and we knew that we could grow it even further. You want to know how big it is....

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