Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc. announced the appointment of Gerhard Kiessling, P.Geo., as Vice President Exploration, succeeding Matthew Halliday, P.Geo., who will continue as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Kiessling joined Canada Silver Cobalt in 2020 as an exploration geologist and was later promoted to Exploration Manager. Prior to that, he gained valuable geological exploration experience working for several companies across Canada including Agnico Eagle, Kirkland Lake Gold, First Cobalt, and McEwen Mining.

He graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science (Honors), majoring in Earth Science. Growing up in northern Ontario, he was surrounded by mining for most of his life. He is a practising member of the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (PGO).