Altiplano Minerals Ltd. Announces Appointment to Board of Directors and Formation of Advisory Board APN: TSX-V ALTPF: OTCQB 9AJ1: FWB
Altiplano Minerals Ltd. Announces Appointment to Board of
Directors and Formation of Advisory Board
APN: TSX-V
ALTPF: OTCQB
9AJ1: FWB
EDMONTON
,
June 28, 2017
/CNW/ - Altiplano Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: APN) (OTCQB: ALTPF) (FWB: 9AJ1) ("
APN
" or the "
Company
")
is pleased to announce the appointment of
Jamie Hutton
as an independent director, effective immediately. Mr. Hutton's appointment expands the
Company's Board of Directors to five.
Mr. Hutton currently consults for various companies in the diamond drilling industry. For six years, his role was General Manager of Foraco
Canada Ltd., Western Division, a position he held since Connors Drilling Ltd. was sold to Foraco International on
February 1, 2007
. He oversaw
the bidding, operational and administrative activities of Foraco Drilling Ltd. which conducts contract diamond drilling operations in western
Canada
, NWT,
Nunavut
and
Yukon
. Mr. Hutton holds a BSc degree in Geophysics from the
University of British Columbia
(1972) and a
Diploma in Sales and Marketing from UBC (1979).
From
September 1, 1993
until
June 8, 1998
, Mr. Hutton held the position of Contract Manager for Connors Drilling Ltd. in
Canada
and was
appointed General Manager for the Connors Drilling group which conducted contract diamond drilling operations in
Canada
,
Chile
,
Argentina
, and
Ecuador
. In this capacity, he was responsible for the operational and administrative activities in those locations.
Altiplano Minerals Ltd. is also pleased to announce the formation of an advisory board ("Advisory Board") that will be comprised of specialists
from within the mining industry, each providing their unique perspective on various aspects of advancing development on APN's projects in
Chile
.
The first appointee to the Advisory Board is Mr.
Eugene Puritch
, President, P&E Mining Consultants Inc. Mr. Puritch is a professional mining
engineer specializing in geological modeling and mine design with over 35 years experience in engineering and operations of open-pit and
underground mines. Throughout his career, Mr. Puritch has worked in
Latin America
in addition to many other parts of the world. His focus has
been gold, silver, base metals, PGM and iron deposits ranging from small underground narrow vein structures to large open-pit multi-element
properties.
CEO
John Williamson
stated, 'The addition of Mr. Hutton and the formation of a technical advisory board led by Mr. Puritch adds a wealth of
South American operational and technical expertise to our current Board. The addition of these team members should signal to the market our
commitment to continuously add shareholder value at every level of the company.
"
About Altiplano
Altiplano Minerals Ltd. (APN: TSX-
V)
is a mineral exploration company focused on evaluating and acquiring projects with significant potential
for advancement from discovery through to production, in
Canada
and abroad. Management has a substantial record of success in capitalizing
opportunity, overcoming challenges and building shareholder value. Additional information concerning Altiplano can be found on its website at
www.altiplanominerals.com
.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
/s/ "John Williamson"
President and CEO
Tel: (780) 437-6624
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the (TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than
statements of historical facts, that address exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company
expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continuity of mineralization, uncertainties
related to the ability to obtain necessary permits, licenses and title and delays due to third party opposition, changes in government
policies regarding mining and natural resource exploration and exploitation, and continued availability of capital and financing, and
general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more
information on the Company, investors should review the Company's continuous disclosure filings that are available at
www.sedar.com
.
SOURCE
Altiplano Minerals
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For further information:
Lisa May, Investor Relations, [email protected], Tel: (778) 288-2737; Renmark Financial Communications
Inc., Laura Welsh: [email protected], Tel.: (416) 644-2020 or (514) 939-3989, www.renmarkfinancial.com
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