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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.

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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.

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