Abcourt Announces the Appointment of Pascal Hamelin as New CEO
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TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – ABI.V
ABCOURT ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF PASCAL HAMELIN AS NEW CEO
Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada, March 23, 2022
Abcourt Mines inc. (« Abcourt » or the «Corporation») (TSX Venture: ABI) is pleased to announce
the appointment of Pascal Hamelin as the new Chief Executive Of ficer (CEO) of the Corporation, to
succeed to Renaud Hinse, who had previously announced his retir ement. The appointment will be
effective on April 4, 2022.
Mr. Hamelin holds a mining engineering degree from École Polyte chnique de Montréal. He has over
30 years of experience in mining, project management, and exploration. He is a member of the Ordre
des ingénieurs du Québec (Eng.) and the Professional Engineers of Ontario (P.Eng). He gained his
experience mainly in the mining camps of Sudbury and Abitibi.
Mr. Hamelin has been employed at various functions and at vario us mining sites for Inco, from 1991
to 2007. Thereafter, he has occupied managing functions with Ce ntury Mining, Alexis Minerals
between 2007 and 2010.
Over the years, Mr. Hamelin has successively held the positions of General Manager, VP Operations,
and President of Metanor Resources and has been President and C EO of Bonterra from 2020 to
January 2022.
Mr. François Mestrallet, Chairman of the Board stated, “I am confident that Pascal’s experience, vision
and leadership, will enable Abcourt to continue its growth path and deliver superior stakeholder value.”
Mr. Mestrallet continued, “I thank Renaud for his long tenure a s CEO; he was the founder of the
Corporation, which, under Renaud’s leadership, acquired the Elder and Sleeping Giant mines, which
are the most significant assets of the Corporation. We are thankful for his dedication and are pleased
that he will remain on the Board of Directors.”
Pascal Hamelin, incoming President, CEO of Abcourt stated: “I am excited to join Abcourt and working
closely with the Board and all our employees to growth our corp oration. My immediate focus will be
on reviewing the Company’s strategy to better advance our proje cts while maximizing return for all
stakeholders. Abcourt owns high-quality assets with high potent ial of resource expansion in the very
prolific Abitibi region in Quebec.”
ABOUT ABCOURT MINES INC.
Abcourt Mines Inc. is a gold producer and a Canadian exploratio n corporation with strategically
located properties in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The Elder pr operty has gold resources (2018).
Abcourt is currently focusing on the extraction of gold at the Elder mine and on the development of
the Sleeping Giant.
For more information on Abcourt Mines inc., please consult our website www.abcourt.com and our
profile on SEDAR www.sedar.com
Renaud Hinse, President and CEO
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Dany Cenac Robert, Investor Relations
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