PPX Mining Corp. announced the appointment of Hector Paredes Tarazona as Operations Manager - Peru. Hector will oversee and mange all operational, engineering, and permitting aspects of the company's ongoing bulk sampling and test mining program as well as future processing facilities at it's Igor Project in northern Peru. Hector has worked in production (Gold Fields, AECI, ICI, Orvana) and as well as several global consulting companies (NOSA, IGH, IRCA, TWP, WorleyParsons) throughout his career in a variety of positions including: Mining Engineer, Product Manager, Marketing Manager, Senior consultant, Operations Manager, General Manager, Operations Director, Country Manager, Regional Managing Director and Chief Operations Officer (COO).