Stans Energy Corp. announced the hiring of David Newton as its new vice president of mining operations. During his forty year career in various mine management functions, Mr. Newton has held increasingly senior positions with such firms as Anglo American Corporation and Newmont Gold. Throughout the course of his distinguished 40 year career, Mr. Newton has overseen both open-pit and underground mining operations most recently having worked in jurisdictions as diverse as: Democratic Republic of Congo, Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Ghana, United Kingdom, and South Africa.