AuRo Resources Appoints Tony Floyd As Technical Advisor
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AuRo Resources Appoints Tony Floyd As Technical Advisor
Vancouver, British Columbia, November 23, 2010 – AuRo Resources Corp. (TSX-V: ARU) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Tony Floyd, P. Geo., has been appointed as a Technical Advisor to the Board of Directors.
Mr. Floyd obtained his academic credentials in the United Kingdom. First with a B.Sc. Honours degree in geology from the University of Nottingham and then a M.Sc in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from the University of Leicester. He then emigrated to Canada in 1973 and worked throughout North America for a number of junior and senior mining companies including McIntyre Mines Ltd., Cypress Resources, Westley Mines Ltd., and the Pezim group of companies.
In 1987 he formed Bridger Resources Inc. Bridger was one of the first juniors to conduct exploration and development in Chile. In 1990 Bridger became a high grade gold producer from its La Pepa project in the Maricunga district of Chile. In 1993 political change in Peru led Mr Floyd to form Inca Pacific Resources Inc. Inca Pacific was amongst the first wave of explorers in Peru which allowed it to assemble an impressive portfolio of prospects. In 1999 this came to fruition when a very significant discovery was made at its Magistral Copper/Molybdenum property.
In 2002, Ross Beaty, Anthony Floyd and Robert Pirooz founded the Lumina Copper Group (comprised of Lumina Copper Corp. and its successor companies: Regalito Copper Corp., Lumina Resources Corp., Northern Peru Copper Corp. and Global Copper Corp.), of which: Regalito Copper Corp. was acquired by Pan Pacific Copper Co., Ltd. for approximately CAD $135 million in 2006; Lumina Resources Corp. was acquired by Western Copper Corp. for approximately CAD $27 million in 2006; Northern Peru Copper Corp. was acquired by China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. and Jiangxi Copper Company Ltd. for approximately CAD $455 million in January 2008; and Global Copper Corp. was acquired by Teck Cominco Limited for approximately CAD $415 million in August 2008. Mr. Floyd is currently chairman of Inca Pacific Resources. Inc.
“We are extremely honoured to have an individual of Mr. Floyd’s caliber, track record and expertise within South America as a Technical Advisor to the AuRo board”, said Mark Lawson, President & CEO of AuRo Resources Corp.
Suite 2020 – 410 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 5A1 Telephone: (604) 893-8838 Facsimile: (604) 681-0796 ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
(sgd.) “Mark Lawson”, President & CEO
For further information please contact:
Andreas Curkovic Investor Relations T: 416-577-9927
Tyler Ross Jeremy Ross Corporate Development T: 604-893-8838
Mark Lawson President & CEO T: 416-623-0565
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