Western Copper and Gold names Mark E. Smith as board chairman, replacing Raymond Threlkeld
WRN•Board leadership change
Western Copper and Gold named Mark E. Smith chairman, succeeding Raymond Threlkeld, who will remain a director.
Smith has 45+ years of mining experience, including nearly 25 years leading Vector Engineering, a 500-person firm he co-founded.
He has worked in the Yukon for more than a decade, including on Coffee, Macpass, and Mactung, advising on mine waste and heap leach practices.
Smith recently chaired the Yukon government’s Independent Review Board for the Eagle Mine investigation.
