Lundin Mining Corporation announced that the board of directors of Vicuña Corp., where Lundin Mining has a 50% shareholding, has approved the appointment of Ron Hochstein as chief executive officer of Vicuña, effective November 7, 2025.
Vicuña Corp. is a 50/50 joint arrangement between Lundin Mining and BHP that holds the consolidated deposits of Filo del Sol and Josemaria (collectively, the Vicuña Project).
Dave Dicaire will continue to serve as general manager of Vicuña, reporting to the CEO while maintaining responsibility for the integrated design, execution plan, and overall development of the Vicuña Project.
The Vicuña CEO will be primarily based in Argentina.
Since 2015, Ron Hochstein has served as president and CEO of Lundin Gold Inc., where he guided the development and successful operations at the Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador.
Lundin Mining is a diversified Canadian base metals mining company with projects or operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and the United States of America, and primarily producing copper, gold and nickel.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
