Capstone Mining Corp. announced that Albert Garcia has been appointed as Vice President, Projects. Albert is a Professional Engineer with leadership experience in engineering, construction, mining and executive project management in large capital-intensive projects in challenging locations.

Previously he was Senior Vice President and COO of Latin American Operations at AECOM and was the consultant Engineering Director on Capstone's Santo Domingo project in 2014. James Slattery, Senior Vice-President and CFO, is expected to retire December 31, 2018 as planned. Mike Wickersham has joined Pinto Valley as Mine General Manager.

Mike is a Chemical Engineer with over 35 years of experience in the mining and mineral processing industry. Previously, Mike held a series of roles at Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOCC) as Vice President, Future Operations; Vice President, Northern Operations; and General Manager, Integration.