Bam Bam Resources taps veteran Nevada geologist Dr Mike Ressel to its advisory board

Bam Bam Resources Corp (CSE:BBR) (OTCPINK:NPEZD) is adding veteran geologist Dr Mike Ressel to its board of advisors, the company said Wednesday.

Ressel was an economic geologist and assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology who currently works with consulting company Mine Development Associates.

He has a long career in mining and exploration, serving as Newmont’s chief geologist in North America and working with Kinross and Victoria Resources in the US, Canada, Mexico, Africa and Australia.

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Ressel obtained his PhD from the University of Nevada, Reno and is a fellow with the Society of Economic Geologists.

“As we build our Advisory Board I am glad to have a geologist of Mike’s caliber join our team,” Bam Bam CEO David Greenway told shareholders in a statement.

“His broad range of experience working on world class projects brings a great deal of depth to our technical team. I am excited to know that the copper, gold, and silver exploration of our flagship Majuba Hill Project can attract someone with Dr. Ressel’s corporate and academic credentials.”

Vancouver-based Bam Bam’s flagship Majuba Hill copper-gold project is located 156 miles outside Reno and is comprised of just over 4,800 acres of surface and mineral rights, including three patented lode mining claims.

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