Patrick G. Downey

Biographical Information
"Mr. Downey was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Aura Minerals Inc. in April 2007 bringing with him over 25 years of international experience in the resource industry. Prior to joining Aura Minerals, Mr. Downey held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Viceroy Exploration Ltd. before its acquisition by Yamana Gold Inc. in 2006 for $600 million. Mr. Downey also served as President of Consolidated Trillion Resources Ltd. and Oliver Gold Corporation, where he negotiated their successful merger to form Canico Resource Corp., which was purchased by CVRD in 2006 for over $800 million. He has held numerous senior engineering positions at several large-scale gold mining operations and has also held operating positions at several mining projects for Anglo American Corporation in South Africa. Mr. Downey is a member of the board to a number of resource companies in the mining sector, and he holds a Bachelor of Science (Hon.) degree in Engineering from Queen’s University."

Affiliations

 * Director, Orezone