John Shanahan

John Shanahan, the CEO of Sandfire Resources America Inc., died Saturday while vacationing in Italy, the company said Monday June 11 2018. He was 58. Sandfire Resources is developing a copper mine north of White Sulphur Springs. Shanahan had been the CEO of Sandfire America since June of 2016. Before joining Sandfire, Shanahan was president and CEO of the Revett Mining Company, Inc. from 2008 to 2015 and enjoyed a lengthy professional career in mining (including with CRA Limited) and in mine finance and commodity trading in New York City with companies such as Rothschild Inc., and Barclays PLC. Shanahan died of a sudden heart attack while cycling.