La Castilla del Oro

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Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. - ("Petaquilla" or the "Company") today announced positive drill and trench results from the Tucan Project on its Oro Del Norte exploration concession located in central Panama. The Tucan Project is
The governor of the province of Coclé, Richard Fifer, stated that for the first time in the province, there will be a master plan to serve as a frame work for the five years of government in regards to the priorities of the
The Castilla Del Oro Foundation And The Knights Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe
Photo Caption: Prominent Panamanian entrepreneur, Richard Fifer-Carles, driving force and manager of the Castilla del Oro Foundation in Spain and Panama, received the investiture of the band that officially recognizes him as a Knight of the Association of Knights of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, during a religious ceremony presided by the Cardinal Emeritus of Barcelona.

The union of two entities that look for the progress of the communities most in need

 

Madrid, October 2011

After the religious ceremony, engineer Fifer-Carles, joined by the also knighted, Duke of Veragua, Cristobal Colon de Carvajal, president of the Castilla del Oro Foundation in Spain, proudly carried the flag of his homeland through the narrow streets of Guadalupe, during the march of the new knights, until arriving to the headquarters of the Royal Association of Knights of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, where this religious organization signed an important agreement of cooperation and brotherhood with the Castilla del Oro Foundation of Spain and Panama, which will benefit Panama’s rural tourism.

The celebration of this religious holiday and solemn ceremony dates back to 1928, year when King Alfonso XIII recognized the Virgin of Guadalupe as the Queen of the Hispanic World, for being the greatest symbol of the evangelization in America, a fact also recognized by UNESCO in 1993.
 

UNIVERSITY STUDIES
   
 
  • 1983 – 1985: Rice University, Belaire Research Center, Houston, Texas (Geophysical Engineering)
  • 1982 - 1983: Tulane University, New Orleans, Lousiana (Advanced Finance Studies)
  • 1978 - 1981: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. (B. S. Geology)
 
 
 
 
   

POSITIONS HELD
   
 
  • Currently, Director and Executive Chairman of the Board of Petaquilla Minerals Ltd., President of Fundacion Petaquilla, and President of the group of Operating Companies
  • 2003 - 2010 Director of  of Petaquilla Minerals, Ltd. Petaquilla Copper Ltd. and President and CEO of the group of Panamanian Operating Companies
  • February 2002 to September 2003 : Presidential | Ambassador – At-Large
  • September 1999 to January 2002: Governor of the Province of Cocle and National Security Advisor of the Republic of Panama
  • 1997 - 1999:  President of the Panamanian Mining Development Corporation (CODEMIN)
  • 1994 – 1998:  Director and Chairman of Adrian Resources – Petaquilla Minerals, Ltd.
  • 1993 - August 1999:  Founder and Majority Shareholder of Grupo Geo (Consortium formed by seven companies which provided products and services in the Republic of Panama to the industrial sector, emphasizing Oil, Minerals, Reforestation and Technology.
  • 1987 – 1992:  Landmark Graphics Corporation, Latin America Division
    • 1992:  Left to establish Grupo Geo in the Republic of Panama
    • Landmark Graphics acquires Zycor and ITA, significant effort to incorporate these two important products on the established distribution system. Reaches goal of installing 60 systems in Latin America
    • 1990:  General Manager of Landmark Latin America: 
      • Establishes Regional Office in Caracas, Venezuela
      • Landmark Graphics Corp. becomes the leader in 3D technology in Latin America, having installed more than 40 3D/2D interpreting and processing systems in 15 centers
      • Expands the interpreting and processing centers to all PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela) operative affiliates, including cities as Caracas, Puerto La Cruz and Maracaibo: on PEMEX (Petróleos de México) in Trinidad and Tobago, on HOCOL (Shell Company) in Cartagena, Colombia
    • 1981-1987:  Team Leader of Scientifics Group for Texaco in the development of new models for exploration of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina.