Tirex Appoints Mining Engineer, Mr. Fred Sveinson, P.Eng to the Board of Directors
512 – 470 Granville St. Tel: 604 687-7160 www.tirexresources.com Vancouver B.C. Toll Free: 1-877-687-7160 [email protected] Canada V6C 1V5 TXX: TSX-V
July 12, 2010 NR 11 - 2010
Tirex Appoints Mining Engineer, Mr. Fred Sveinson, P.Eng to the Board of Directors
Tirex Resources is pleased to announce it has appointed Mr. Fred Sveinson, P.Eng. to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Sveinson is a professional mining engineer with 40 years of experience in all aspects of the mining industry. His career has encompassed underground mining in Zambia, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada including the Arctic, to achieving senior management levels with such companies as Echo Bay Mines Ltd., and Dynatec Corp.
Mr. Sveinson has established a solid reputation for assembling successful operating teams, evaluating projects, re-structuring operations, and rejuvenating mines. As President and CEO of Gold City Industries Ltd., and in conjunction with a joint venture participant, he was instrumental in acquiring the Bissett gold mining assets in Manitoba and merging the joint venture companies in 2005 into San Gold Corporation, which has become a successful gold mining company with a market capitalization of in excess of $1B. Mr. Sveinson is currently President and CEO of Merit Mining Corp. which is working on its key gold-copper and gold-silver-lead-zinc projects located near Greenwood and Revelstoke, British Columbia respectively.
Mr. Sveinson joins Tirex as the company is in the midst of evaluating the production potential of multiple mineralized zones in the company’s Mirdita VMS District where the company has drilled more than 20,000 metres in 64 holes to date.
Tirex also reports that Mr. William (Bill) Weymark has resigned from the company’s board of directors. The company thanks Mr. Weymark for his significant contributions to the growth of the company and wishes him well in all of his current and future endeavours.
Upon the close of the recently announced financing, the company will also issue a total of 1 million stock options with an exercise price of $0.165 to various directors, officers and consultants to the Company.
Further details on the company and the Mirdita Project can be found on the Tirex website at www.TirexResources.com.
ON BEHALF OF TIREX RESOURCES LTD.
"Bryan J.R. Slusarchuk"
CEO and Director
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Tirex Resources Ltd.
512 – 470 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6C 1V5 Tel. 604/687-7160 Fax. 604/687-7165 Email: [email protected] Website: www.TirexResources.com
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