Orla Mining Ltd. announced that Andrew Cormier has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer and will be joining the Orla executive team effective April 16, 2020.  Mr. Cormier succeeds Mr. Hans Smit who retired in December 2019 as COO of the company, while remaining with the Company as a consultant. Mr. Cormier has over 27 years of experience in the mining industry and was previously the Vice President of Development and Construction at Alamos Gold Inc. for the past seven years. Prior to that, he served as Project Manager at AuRico Gold, where he advanced development of the Young-Davidson mine.  During his career, Mr. Cormier has worked for Noranda Inc, Barrick Gold Corporation, SNC-Lavalin and Cambior Limited.