Thunder Mountain Gold Appoints Exploration SVP to Advance South Mountain Silver-Zinc Project

Published: Sep 9, 2026 11:16
Thunder Mountain Gold announced the appointment of Dr. Steven Osterberg as Senior Vice President of Exploration, effective immediately. Ron Espell has stepped down as Chief Operating Officer. Osterberg will oversee target generation, technical evaluation, drilling and resource-growth programs, with a focus on the South Mountain project in Idaho. South Mountain is an exploration and development-stage silver-zinc-gold-copper-lead project covering approximately 13,061 acres. It contains more than 8,000 feet of historic underground workings and approximately 4,000 feet of rehabilitated, MSHA-compliant development.

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