Elk Valley Coal Announces Executive Appointments
08 April 2004 - 9:32PM
PR Newswire (US)
Elk Valley Coal Announces Executive Appointments CALGARY, April 8
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mr. Jim Popowich, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Elk Valley Coal, is pleased to announce the
following executive appointments. Bill Fleming has been appointed
Vice President, Projects. With his extensive background and
expertise as a mining engineer, Bill will be directly involved in
assessing and developing future growth and business opportunities
for Elk Valley Coal. He willalso oversee the development of the
Cheviot Creek pit at our Cardinal River Operations, located near
Hinton, Alberta. Prior to this appointment, Bill was with Teck
Cominco Limited for more than 16 years, most recently as General
Manager, Coal. Jim Jones has been appointed Vice President,
Employee Relations and Corporate Secretary. Jim is also Corporate
Secretary of Fording Canadian Coal Trust and Fording Inc. A lawyer
with extensive experience in labour relations in the mining
industry, Jim has morethan 17 years of service with predecessors of
Fording and Elk Valley Coal. Elk Valley Coal, comprised of Canada's
senior metallurgical coal mining properties, is the world's second
largest exporter of metallurgical coal, capable of supplying
approximately 25 million tonnes of high-quality coal products
annually to the international steel industry. Elk Valley Coal is
owned by a partnership between Fording Canadian Coal Trust (TSX:
FDG.UN, NYSE: FDG) and Teck Cominco Limited (TSX: TEK.A and TEK.B).
DATASOURCE: Elk Valley Coal Partnership CONTACT: Catherine Hart,
Coordinator, Investor Relations, 403-260-9817,
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