Blossom Gold Completes Senior Executive Team and Bolsters Operational Leadership with the Appointment of Graden Colby as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director
Executive Summary
- Blossom Gold Inc. has appointed Graden Colby as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Executive Director, effective May 12, 2026.
- Brandon Throop has transitioned into an expanded role as Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations.
Key Details
- New Appointments:
- Graden Colby: Appointed as COO and will remain on the Board as Executive Director.
- Brandon Throop: Expanded role to Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations.
- Professional Background (Graden Colby):
- Over 20 years of experience in underground and open pit mining in Nevada.
- Previously spent over five years at Nevada Gold Mines overseeing underground operations (>5M tons/year) and open pit production (>60M tons/year).
- Held various roles at Newmont Mining Corporation for 14 years, including Mine Manager at Leeville and Carlin Portal Mines.
- Rosebud Project Resource Context:
- The project hosts an Inferred Mineral Resource of 70.755 million tons grading 0.62g/t Au (0.018 opt Au) and 6.49g/t Ag (0.189 opt Ag).
- Total contained metal: 1.28 million ounces of gold and 13.4 million ounces of silver.
Notable Quotes
Rick Winters, CEO of Blossom: "Blossom shareholders and stakeholders need not be concerned about our ability to advance Rosebud. Graden’s depth of experience with several Nevada gold mining operations, combined with his reputation for building strong teams, safety programs and delivering results, makes him an ideal fit. There could be no clearer testament to our intentions of building a mine than the addition of an operator of Graden's caliber to our senior leadership team."
Graden Colby, Chief Operating Officer: "While on the Board, I have watched Blossom assemble a strong, capable team that is executing a focused deposit expansion and infill drilling program, permitting and development effort aimed at initiating a feasibility study in 2027 for a major open pit, heap leach operation. This experience and my belief in Rosebud made accepting the role as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director a no brainer."