Ridgestone Mining Inc. announced the appointment of Noris Del Bel Belluz, P. Geo as Vice President of Exploration. Most recently, Mr. Belluz was Operations Manager & Acting General Manager for Nevsun Resource's Bisha mine, which was acquired for $1.8 billion by Zijin Mining Group Co. Previously, he was Manager of Mine Geology for Eldorado Gold's China operations and with Freeport-McMoRan as Manager of Mine Geology at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia which included a key role in the discovery of the Kucing Liar skarn deposit. Mr. Belluz's technical experience also includes holding senior roles with Stantec Engineering and Wardrop Engineering, overseeing various technical studies from NI 43-101 resource estimates to feasibility studies and detailed engineering.