FIVE MINUTES WITH ...
JORGE GANOZA
We sat down with Fortuna Silver Mines ’ CEO and Co-Founder , Jorge Ganoza , to talk about what ’ s to come for the mining giant
Q . TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE AS CEO
» A Peruvian national , I was born and raised in Peru . I ' m a geological engineer , educated in the US , and a fourth generation miner . My family has owned and operated mines in Peru , as well as other places in Latin America , and had mining investments in Colombia . So from a very early age , I ' ve been visiting mines . And talk at the dinner table was always about this business , too , of course .
In 2004 , I ventured with two other associates – one Venezuelan , the other Canadian – and we put together Fortuna . It was the early days of Fortuna with big hopes , big ideas , and little money . It was really a venture startup in natural resources . I ' ve been at the company ' s helm since then .
Q . HOW DOES FORTUNA SILVER MINES DIFFERENTIATE ITSELF FROM OTHER COMPANIES IN THE MINING INDUSTRY ?
» Back in 2004 or 2005 , silver was trading at or around $ 3 per ounce , while gold was around $ 350 . There was very little attention being paid to silver , and even less so to silver production . There were some established silver producers
14 May 2023