News - Birak Consulting

Ottawa, ON – TheNewswire - January 11, 2024 - Stria Lithium Inc. (TSXV:SRA) (“Stria” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Donald Birak as a new Director of the Company
Donald J. Birak is a senior geologist with over 45 years of experience in the minerals industry. Mr. Birak currently consults on mineral property evaluation, regulatory compliance, and greenfield/ brownfield exploration programs. Mr. Birak has and continues to serve on numerous boards of publicly traded mining companies. In his past managements positions Mr. Birak was Senior Vice President of Exploration for Cœur Mining Inc. with responsibility for the design and guidance of all aspects of the company’s global exploration activities and served as Vice President of Exploration for AngloGold Ashanti North America (formerly Independence Mining Co. Inc.) as well as Hudbay Minerals Inc. (formerly Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd.).

September 28, 2023 | Vancouver, British Columbia - Silver Hammer Mining Corp. (CSE: HAMR; OTCQB: HAMRF)
Appointment of New Board Member
The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Donald J. Birak as a newly appointed Director of Silver Hammer, replacing Joness Lang, who has stepped down from the Director role but will remain as a strategic advisor to assist the Company in ongoing corporate development initiatives. The Company appreciates Mr. Lang’s significant contribution to the Company since its inception and agreeing to remain with the Company as a strategic advisor during this exciting phase of growth for the Company.
Mr. Birak joined the Company as a senior technical advisor earlier in 2023, and brings more than 45 years of experience in mineral exploration and operations, including the roles of Senior Vice-President of Exploration with Coeur Mining (2004 to 2013) responsible for global Greenfields and Brownfields exploration, Vice President of Exploration for AngloGold North America (1998 to 2004), Independence Mining Company (1995 to 1998), and Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Ltd. (1992 to 1995) and Chief Geologist & Exploration Geologist for Freeport-McMoRan Gold Company (1978 to 1991), Mr. Birak brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Silver Hammer team, and specifically to the advancement of the Shafter Silver Project.

August 8th, 2023 | Toronto, Ontario – Revival Gold Inc. (TSXV: RVG, OTCQX: RVLGF) Birak steps down from board In connection with Mr. Radford’s appointment, Don Birak has stepped off Revival Gold’s board and transitioned to a senior advisory role with the Company. "Don is one of Revival Gold’s founding directors and was instrumental to the Company’s success in assembling the Beartrack-Arnett project and making what amounts to the second largest new discovery of gold in the United States in the past decade”, said Mr. Agro. “Don’s critical eye, keen sense of curiosity and unwavering support for exploration and mining in Idaho are hallmarks of his involvement in Revival Gold that will live on in the Company”, said Mr. Agro. “On behalf of our entire management team and the board, I wish to thank Don for his past dedication and service and to say that we look forward to his continued involvement as a senior technical advisor to the Company”, Agro added.

March 15, 2023 | Vancouver, British Columbia – Silver Hammer Mining Corp. (CSE: HAMR; OTCQB: HAMRF) (the "Company" or "Silver Hammer") is pleased to announce the appointment of Donald Birak as Board Advisor to the Company. With over 40 years of experience in mineral exploration and operations, including the roles of Senior Vice-President of Exploration with Coeur Mining (2004 to 2013) responsible for global Greenfields and Brownfields exploration, Vice President of Exploration for AngloGold North America (1998 to 2004), Independence Mining Company (1995 to 1998), and Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Ltd. (1992 to 1995) and Chief Geologist & Exploration Geologist for Freeport-McMoRan Gold Company (1978 to 1991), Mr. Birak brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Silver Hammer team. Read press release here

November 22, 2022 | Vancouver, British Columbia - Technical Report on Carangas Project for New Pacific Metals // Download Report
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – November 22, 2022 – New Pacific Metals Corp. (“New Pacific” or the “Company”) (TSX: NUAG; NYSE American: NEWP), announces today the filing of a technical report entitled “Carangas Project Technical Report” with an effective date of June 16, 2022 (the “Technical Report”) prepared by Donald J. Birak, SME, AusIMM Fellow, a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.

March 2022 - San Bartolomé Technical Report for Andean Precious Metals // Download Report

February 2022 - Andean Delivers Significant Increase in Mineral Resources at San Bartolome Mine in Bolivia - Yahoo Finance
Toronto, Ontario (Newsfile Corp. - February 9, 2022) - Andean Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV: APM) (OTCQB: ANPMF) ("Andean" or the "Company"), a leading Latin American precious metals producer, is pleased to announce an updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") for the Company's San Bartolomé mine in Bolivia. This updated MRE includes stockpiles of previously crushed and sorted mineralized material at the Company's fines depositional facility ("FDF") and will serve as a primary input in the Company's upcoming life-of-mine expansion study... Donald J. Birak, Senior Consulting Geologist to the Company, a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101, Registered Member, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), Fellow, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr. Birak's experience in Bolivia and at San Bartolomé commenced in 2004 with Coeur Mining Inc.

September 2020 - Bolivia Properties Technical Report for Ag Mining Investments AB and Buckhaven Capital Corp. (predecessor to Andean Precious Metals) // Download Report

Heatherdale Nominates Birak, Stewart, Thome and Van Den Akker as Directors
July 14, 2020, Vancouver, BC -- Heatherdale Resources Ltd. ("Heatherdale" or the "Company") (TSXV: HTR) is pleased to announce that Don Birak, Ron Stewart, Edie Thome and Jessica Van Den Akker will be presented as new nominees to the board of directors of Heatherdale Resources Ltd, in addition to current director and CEO Robert McLeod, at Heatherdale's upcoming annual general meeting to be held on August 12, 2020. Directors Lena Brommeland and Robert Dickinson will not be standing for re-election.

Mr. Birak has a Master of Science degree in Geology from Bowling Green State University, with a graduate thesis on the geology of the Groveland Iron Mine in northern Michigan. He has authored and co-authored several professional publications on the geology and metallurgy of sediment-hosted and epithermal precious metal deposits and on the use of geostatistics in resource modeling and grade control. He is an active member of the Society of Economic Geologists ("SEG") and is currently a member of the Budget and Investment committees of SEG. He is a Registered Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration ("SME") and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy ("AusIMM"). He is an independent director of Dolly Varden Silver Corporation and Revival Gold Inc.

New Pacific Provides Update On Transaction To Acquire 100% Of A Private Bolivian Mining Company
June 7, 2017 - New Pacific Holdings Corp. (“New Pacific” or the “Company”) (TSXV: “NUX”) today provided an update on its plans to acquire 100% of a private Bolivian mining company. The Company on April 10, 2017 announced it had signed a binding share purchase agreement dated March 28, 2017 (the “Agreement”) to acquire a 100% interest in Empresa Minera Alcira S.A., (“Alcira”)... Donald J. Birak, an independent consultant geologist and Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information in this news release. Read More

Hunt Mining Files Ni 43-101 Technical Report On The Martha Project, Argentina
Liberty Lake, WA - August 10, 2016 - Hunt Mining Corp. (TSXV: HMX) A National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report, for the recently purchased Martha property, was prepared by Mr. Donald J. Birak as disclosed in the news release of May 23, 2016. Read more