Progress Minerals today issued a statement following media reports that the company’s VP, Exploration, Kirk Woodman was found dead in Burkina Faso on Wednesday.
“Progress Minerals is heartbroken by the tragic loss of our colleague and dear friend K. Kirk Woodman who was kidnapped from the company’s exploration camp in Tiabongou, Burkina Faso on January 15. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and we will continue to support them in whatever manner they may require,” the press release reads.
“Kirk was an incredibly accomplished and highly respected geologist with a career spanning over 30 years, with 20 years spent in West Africa. More importantly, Kirk was a kind person, a dedicated father and husband and considered a friend by all who knew him,” Adam Spencer, Progress Minerals CEO stated.
The company stated that out of respect for the privacy of the family, they will not make additional comments surrounding the circumstances of Woodman’s death, and that they fully support further enquiry and investigation by the Burkinabe and Canadian governments to bring those responsible to justice.
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