Key Highlights
- Guardian Metal Resources appointed David Hendriks as chief operating officer.
- The company named Ron Espell vice-president, environment & permitting.
- Guardian Metal said the hires support work at its Pilot Mountain and Tempiute tungsten projects.
Guardian Metal Resources plc (NYSE.A: GMTL) (LON: GMET) (OTCQB: GMTLF) has appointed David Hendriks as chief operating officer and Ron Espell as vice-president, environment & permitting, as it advances its tungsten projects in Nevada, the company announced.
Guardian Metal described itself as a strategic exploration and development company focused on tungsten in Nevada, and said it is advancing the Pilot Mountain and Tempiute projects.
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According to the release, Hendriks is a mining engineer with more than 30 years of experience in mine development, construction and operations across multiple regions, including about 15 years in rural Nevada. His previous roles include senior leadership positions at Kinross and Calibre Mining, and most recently chief operating officer at Centerra Gold.
Guardian Metal also highlighted Hendriks’ Nevada experience, including managing operations during the approximately $375M Round Mountain Phase W expansion and leading initial project development for the approximately $250M Goldfield Project.
Espell is a geologist and environmental manager with more than 30 years of experience, the company said, and has held senior roles at Homestake Mining, Barrick Gold, McEwen Mining and American Vanadium. The release said his work has focused on environmental management, mine permitting and regulatory compliance, including experience with ISO 14001 systems and U.S. federal permitting frameworks such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 3809 regulations.
In a statement, Executive Chair J.T. Starzecki said Hendriks’ appointment comes at “a pivotal time for the Company as we continue to build on the significant progress being made across both Pilot Mountain and Tempiute.”
The company’s release also noted that in July 2025 the U.S. Department of War invested US$6.2M in Golden Metal Resources (USA) LLC, which it described as a wholly owned subsidiary, to support a Pilot Mountain pre-feasibility study. Guardian Metal said it completed a U.S. listing on the NYSE American on March 20, 2026.
The original press release is available on stockhouse.com
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