AMA Board Members: Fairbanks
He has mined mostly in the Circle and Fairbanks mining districts, min- ing on most of the creeks near Central, Alaska. During the winter months Paul often took on projects involving off road recovery of equipment and winter freighting. He has done reclamation projects for the federal and state gov- ernments as well as private industry. Paul enjoys travel and has been to many countries throughout the world. He and his wife Joni now spend the winters in warmer climates but return to their Fairbanks home every spring. After more than 47 years in the mining industry he currently mines on Fair- banks Creek near Fairbanks. Steve Masterman Steve grew up on a small farm in Wales, earned a Bachelors in Mining Geology at the Royal School of Mines, a Masters in Geological Engineering at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Prior to joining the
(UVM). In addition to AMA Board, Rick currently serves as a Director for Gold- en Valley Electric Association, Alaska Chamber Commerce and as an Elder for Radiant Church. David Zoom Szumigala David (Zoom) Szumigala is a Senior Exploration Geologist with Ambler Metals LLC. He is a mineral explora - tion geologist with 40 years of Alas- kan experience. Zoom has been active with the Fairbanks Branch for more than 20 years,
Dave Larimer While raised in Colorado, I very much consider Alaska as my home. The roots to my “transplant” to Alaska started in 2000, with my first duty sta - tion for the US Army to Ft. Wainwright. Following my service, and multiple deployments around the world, I moved back to Fairbanks. As an Economic Ge-
ologist, my passion is the understand- ing of how hydro- thermal gold sys- tems develop and form. Further to this, I enjoy work- ing these deposits into pathways that can be economi- cally extracted. I have worked pure greenfield explo -
serving as chair- man, vice-chair- man, secretary, treasurer, and director, as well as chairing the biannual Fairbanks AMA Conference technical sessions since 2000. He believes in advo-
DAVE LARIMER
ration, brownfield exploration, pro - duction, resource modeling, as well as conducting advanced research through out interior Alaska. I have had the privilege of working at Pogo Mine for many years, with the last 5 as the Chief Exploration and Production Geolo- gist. Red Dog Mine as the Principal Exploration Geologist responsible for the district exploration, Anarraaq and Aktigiruq advanced project develop- ment, and brownfield exploration. I did a minor stint in Nevada as the Mineral Resource Manager for the Carlin Com - plex (6 mines) for Nevada Gold Mines. I am currently the Vice President of Exploration for the newly established Felix Gold exploration company, based here in Fairbanks. We are extremely excited about the future for Fairbanks, the exploration potential through the Fairbanks gold trend, as well as the future of Alaska Miners Association! I feel honored to be here and could not be where we are with out the support of my loving wife Vanessa (Alaska and Fairbanks Native), our son Brandyn (currently deployed to Qatar with the US Army), and our 2 dogs Charlie and Kevin (both born here in Fairbanks). Paul Manuel Paul was born and raised in Mon- tana. He started his mining career early as one of his first jobs was at the Climax Molybdenum Mine in Colorado. He moved to Alaska in 1974 and began
DAVID ZOOM SZUMIGALA
State of Alaska, Steve worked on placer mines, for gold explorers and miners in Alaska, Peru and Neva - da. Steve joined the State in 2004, and became State Geologist in 2013. He is married with two children. His wife Sarah is a
cating for the Alaska mineral industry and educating the public on import- ant issues for the industry and other natural resource industries. Zoom strongly supports educating Alaska’s youth about the importance of mining in their lives. Dave and his wife, Ellen Daley, have three adult children, Ma- tias, Antonio, and Nayeli. Bob Tsigonis With gold pan in hand, I came to Alaska in 1973 right out of engineering school. Since then, I’ve prospected in the Brooks Range, served the mining industry as a wastewater consultant, worked as an envi-
STEVE MASTERMAN
retired teacher and works in the chil- dren’s section of the Fairbanks library. They enjoy ski, raft, canoe, hiking and snow-machine camping trips in Alaska, have a large garden and orchard and enjoy harvesting Alaska salmon and game. Rick Solie Owner of Solie Consulting, providing community, government and investor relations services for Tower Hill Mines, since early in the Livengood Gold Proj- ect and more recently, Felix Gold, Ltd and other clients. Previously he worked in external affairs for Denali Alaska Gas Pipeline and public affairs experience. Devel- oping the Alaskan economy has been a focus of his career. Rick graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Universi- ty of Alaska, Fairbanks in 1984 after attending the University of Vermont RICK SOLIE and ConocoPhil - lips Alaska, and has over 25 years of government
ronmental engi- neer and landman at Fort Knox for 8 years, worked for ADNR’s large mine permitting team, manufactured sewage treatment equipment for mineral explora- tion and operation camps, and been
BOB TSIGONIS
a member of AMA’s Fairbanks Branch for ~40 years. I’m always ready for a whitewater or ocean boating adventure. I greatly enjoy comforting the afflict - ed and afflicting the comfortable by applying God’s Word to life. My wife of 40 years and I currently have five children and ten grandchildren, all of whom love Alaska.
working as a me- chanic for a truck- ing company whose owners also had a gold mine in Chick - en. He soon started his own business as a truck repair shop to acquire the mining equipment to start mining for himself.
PAUL MANUEL
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The Alaska Miner
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