Interra Copper Corp. Announces Voting Results from 2023 AGM and Welcomes New Directors and Chief Financial Officer
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INTERRA COPPER CORP. ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM 2023 AGM AND
WELCOMES NEW DIRECTORS AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
June 27, 2023, VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Interra Copper Corp. (CSE: IMCX, OTCQB:
IMIMF, FRA: 3MX) (“Interra” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the voting results from
its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that was held on June 27, 2023 (the “Meeting”).
Shareholders were asked to vote on several items of business as described in the Company’s
Management Information Circular dated May 23, 2023 (the “Circular”), and all proposals put
forward to the Company’s shareholders were approved. A total of 3,748,261 Common shares
representing approximately 16.77% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares were voted
in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
Shareholders fixed the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at six and elected
incumbent directors Chris Buncic, Rick Gittleman and Jason Nickel as well as new directors Mike
Ciricillo, Dr. Mark Cruise, and Rich Levielle. At a subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors,
Paul Robertson was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
Chris Buncic, President, CEO and a Director of Interra Copper, commented, “ We are excited to
welcome Mike, Mark and Rich to Interra’s Board of Directors as we chart our course for growth
for the Company. Their combined technical experience is unparalled among the leadership teams
of junior exploration and development companies, and we expect great things to come for our
business. Paul has been working with the Chilean team since inception and has a valuable
experience in Latin America, and we look forward to continuing our work with him.”
Mike Ciricillo is a mining executive with over 30 years of operational and project experience,
having lived and worked on 5 continents over the span of his career. Mike began his career in
1991 at INCO Ltd in Canada and later joined Phelps Dodge in 1995 which was acquired by
Freeport-McMoRan. There he served in positions of increasing responsibility in the United States,
Chile, The Netherlands, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the DRC, Mike served
as President of Freeport McMoRan Africa and spent 5 years at Tenke Fungurume from the
construction phase into the operations phase. Mike then joined Glencore in 2014 as Head of
Copper Operations in Peru, followed by the role of Head of Copper Smelting Operations, and
eventually, he was placed in the role as Head of Glencore’s Worldwide Copper Assets. He is
currently President of the Natural Resources Sector for the NANA Corporation in Alaska.
Dr. Mark Cruise, PGeo, ICD.D is a profe ssional geologist with over 27 years of international
exploration and mining experience. A former poly metallic commodity specialist with Anglo
American plc, Dr. Cruise founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Trevali Mining Corporation.
Under his leadership, from 2008 to 2019, the company grew from an initial discovery into a global
zinc producer with operations in the Americas and Africa. He has previously served as Vice
President Business Development and Exploration, COO and CEO for several TSX, TSX-Venture
and NYSE-Americas listed exploration and development Companies.
Rich Leveille has a lifetime's worth of experienc e in the mining sector, having grown up in major
copper camps in the western US where his father worked for Kennecott. He has a B.S. Geology
from the University of Utah and an M.S. in geology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. He
worked for a progression of companies including AMAX, Kennecott, Rio Tinto, Phelps Dodge and
Freeport-McMoRan in the US and internationally, where he was directly involved with and/or
managed teams that made several major discoveries. His last corporate position was Sr VP
Exploration for Freeport-McMoRan, based in Phoenix. Mr. Leveille retired in September 2017 and
has devoted his time since then to hiking, backpacking, fishing, writing, advocacy for immigrants
and geological consulting.
Paul Robertson, CPA, CA is the founding partner of Quantum Advisory LLP and has over 20
years of accounting, auditing, and tax experience. He has developed extensive experience in the
mining sector and provides financial reporting, regulatory compliance, internal controls and
taxation advisory services to a number of junior resource companies.
Interra would also like to thank David McAdam, Scott Young, and Oliver Foeste for their past
services to the Company and wishes them well in their future pursuits.
At the Meeting, shareholders also supported the re-appointment of D&H Group LLP, Chartered
Professional Accountants, as auditor of the Co mpany for the ensuing year and authorized the
directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor.
About Interra Copper Corp.
Interra Copper Corp. is focused on building shareholder value through the exploration and
development of its portfolio of highly prospective/early-stage exploration copper assets located in
Chile and Northern British Columbia.
The Company’s portfolio includes three copper projects located the Central Volcanic Zone, within
a prolific Chilean Copper belt: Tres Marias and Zenaida in Antofagasta Region, and Pitbull in
Tarapaca Region. The Company now holds a significant land package covering an area of 20,050
ha with the projects situated amongst several of the world’s largest mines owned by the largest
global mining companies including Glencore, Anglo American, Teck Resources and BHP among
others. The Company also owns two exploration projects in Northern British Columbia: Thane
and Chuck Creek. The Thane Project is located in the Quesnel Terrane of Northern BC and spans
over 20,658 ha with 6 high-priority targets identified demonstrating significant copper and precious
metal mineralization.
Interra Copper’s leadership team is comprised of senior mining industry executives who have a
wealth of technical and capital markets experience and a strong track record of discovering,
financing, developing, and operating mining projects on a global scale. Interra Copper is
committed to sustainable and responsible business activities in line with industry best practices,
supportive of all stakeholders, including the local communities in which we operate. The
Company's common shares are principally listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange under the
symbol "IMCX". For more information on Interra Copper, please visit our website at
www.interracoppercorp.com.
On behalf of the Board and Interra Copper Corp.
Chris Buncic
President & CEO, Director
For further information
Katherine Pryde
Investor Relations Contact
Forward Looking Information
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, relating to exploration on the Company’s
Tres Marias Copper Project, and the potential results of exploration work on the project. Although
the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such
expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-l ooking statements are statements that are not
historical facts; they are generally, but not alwa ys, identified by the words “expects,” “plans,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “aims,” “potential,” “goal,” “objective,”
“prospective,” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would,” “may,” “can,”
“could” or “should” occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events.
The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and
opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made, and they involve
a number of risks and uncertainties. Consequently, there can be no assurances that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially
from those anticipated in such statements. Except to the extent required by applicable securities
laws and the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange, the Company undertakes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements if management’s beliefs, estimates or
opinions, or other factors, should change. Factors that could cause future results to differ
materially from those anticipated in these fo rward-looking statements include risks associated
with mineral exploration operations, the risk that the Company will encounter unanticipated
geological factors, the possibility that the Company may not be able to secure permitting and
other governmental clearances necessary to carry out the Company’s exploration plans, the risk
that the Company will not be able to raise sufficient funds to carry out its business plans, and the
risk of regulatory or legal changes that might interfere with the Company’s business and
prospects. The reader is urged to refer to the Company’s reports, publicly available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and the Company’s website. We seek safe harbor.