Magna Mining Inc. announced the appointment of Jeff Huffman to the full-time position of Chief Operating Officer, effective 13 November 2023. Mr. Huffman is joining Magna from Dumas Contracting Ltd. (Dumas), where he served as the President and COO. Over his 5 years with Dumas, Mr. Huffman led the transition of the business into a growth cycle, led the introduction of new technologies, and improved business management methodologies while remaining at profitability margins.

Under Mr. Huffman's leadership over the past 2 years, Dumas demonstrated their best safety record since its inception in 1994. Before his position at Dumas, Mr. Huffman was the Mine Manager for North American Palladium's Lac des Iles Mine. He was instrumental in leading the planning and execution of a complete transition in underground mining methodology, which ultimately contributed to NAP being acquired for CAD 1 billion in 2019.

From 2003 to 2015, Mr. Huffman held several positions of increasing mine management responsibility in Sudbury while employed by Falconbridge/Xstrata Nickel and FNX Mining/KGHM International. Mr. Huffman is a proud graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines, acquired his MBA from Athabasca University and holds a designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP).