Rusoro Mining President, George Salamis interviewed by Inca Kola News


George Salamis: Hi Otto, thanks for inviting me to a chat on Inca Kola News. I have been reading it with interest for a few months now.

Otto: So on with the show. Can you tell us a bit about your background as a miner and how you became President of Rusoro?

GS : Well to use an over-used clich�, I guess mining is in my blood. My Father is an accomplished mining engineer and prospector who worked extensively overseas in mine development, often dragging us with him to live in some fairly exotic and remote places. Central America, Africa, Northern Quebec, you name it. Rock and mineral "pop-quizzes" were part of everyday life in our household.
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And Otto, "yes", as you have rightly pointed out on your Blog in the past, the family name "Salamis" does attract the odd snicker down in South America. I tell you, it's a great ice-breaker when meeting a Venezuelan government person for the first time!

Otto: Ok, so now can you tell us something about the background of your boss, Andr� Agapov? I'm asking you this because on the gossip mill circuit you hear all sorts of things about the Agapovs, both father and son. Can you tell us more about their background and how they've become gold miners in Venezuela, maybe laying to rest a few of the rumors along the way?

George Salamis : Here's what I know about them after becoming close friends and working colleagues with both father and son and have confirmed from them personally, corroborated by those who know and have worked for them in the past, etc. Vladimir Agapov, our Chairman, is an aeronautical engineer by training and used to run Aeroflot's North American operations in the bad old days of the Cold War (1980's and early 90's). Based in Montreal, he fought hard to keep Aeroflot's transatlantic flight routes open in the face of some fairly serious sanctions that were on the go at the time against Mother Russia. This was not exactly a cushy job. Montreal: nice place, however think Siberia in winter, with OK baguettes, good beer and great hockey. In spite of the obstacles Vladimir kept the flight routes open and his planes fueled, even when they didn't want to sell him fuel for his fleet of Ilyushin's. A true story of perseverance in my view.
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I'd like to dispel another popular misconception regarding the Agapovs. They were not given the "silver spoon treatment" in Russia like many of the oligarchs in Russia when the iron curtain fell. They are, in fact, not oligarchs at all. They are simply hard working and serious businessmen with a desire to build mines in Venezuela. Their success has come as a result of hard work and perseverance, a common theme in everything they have done. Ok Otto? So you can put away the John Le Carre novels and toss aside that copy of "Eastern Promises" that you got for Christmas! Does not apply here.

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