Podium
George W. Bennett
COO
First Bauxite Corp.
George Bennett has been appointed chief operating officer of First Bauxite Corp., which is developing the refractory grade bauxite Bonasika mine in Guyana. An applied science graduate of Queen’s University, Ontario, with a degree in engineering geology, Bennett has over 50 years involvement with the exploration, mining, production and sale of industrial minerals with specific focus on refractories.
His experience extends from start up refractory operations to managing international licensing and technology sales for Harbison Walker Refractories, in addition to global refractories marketing responsibilities. Bennett has acted as consultant to the Guyana and Peru refractory aluminosilicate industries.
What are your objectives?
For a project such as the one planned for Guyana by First Bauxite the immediate and obvious response is “to commence and to complete the construction and installation of mine, plant and infrastructure elements on time and inside the budgetary allotment”. The...