Azimut Strengthens its Exploration Team Symbol: AZM.TSX Venture
Azimut Strengthens its Exploration Team
Symbol: AZM.TSX Venture
LONGUEUIL, QC
,
April 09, 2018
/CNW Telbec/ -
Azimut Exploration Inc.
(
"Azimut"
or
"the Company"
) (
TSXV: AZM
) is pleased to
announce the appointments of
Dr.
Martin Tuchscherer
as Chief Geologist Exploration and
François Bissonnette
as Operations Manager.
Dr.
Martin Tuchscherer
is a senior exploration professional with more than 15 years international experience with major and junior mining
companies in
Canada
,
United States
and
Africa
.
Martin Tuchscherer's
expertise ranges from generative to advanced stage exploration for both
gold and chromium-PGE-nickel deposits.
Previous assignments include positions as Senior Geologist with Osisko Mining Inc. (Windfall Lake gold project), Canadian Royalties Inc.
(Nunavik Nickel project) and as Consulting Geologist for Freewest Resources Inc. (McFaulds Lake Property, Ring of Fire). In this latter position,
Martin Tuchscherer
directly participated in the discovery and definition drilling of the world-class Black Thor chromite deposit.
Dr. Tuchscherer holds a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand in
Johannesburg, South Africa
(2008), a M.Sc. from the
University of New
Brunswick
in
Fredericton
(2002) and a B.Sc., specialization in geology, from
Concordia University
in Montreal (1998).
François Bissonnette
is an experienced exploration geologist employed as Azimut's Senior Geologist since 2010. He played a key role in several
of the Company's successful exploration programs in
Northern Quebec
, leading to the discovery of the polymetallic
Rex Trend
in the Nunavik
region as well as the discovery of the Chromaska intrusive complex (Cr, PGE, Ni) and significant recent progress on the Eleonore South JV gold
property in the
James Bay
region. Mr. Bissonnette holds a B.Sc. in geology from
Laval University
in
Quebec City
(1992).
Azimut Exploration
is a mineral exploration company whose core business is centred on target generation and partnership development.
Targeting is performed using a pioneering proprietary approach to Big Data analytics, enhanced by extensive exploration know-how. The
Company maintains rigorous financial discipline. It has 48.5 million shares outstanding.
Azimut holds a strategic position for gold and base metals in
Quebec
, including one of the largest exploration portfolios in the
James Bay
region
(21 properties covering 4,146 claims or 2,154 km
2
). The Company's current significant exploration programs include the Eleonore South Property
(Azimut-Goldcorp-Eastmain JV), the Chromaska Property (100% Azimut) and a regional strategic alliance with SOQUEM.
SOURCE
Azimut Exploration Inc.
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For further information:
Jean-Marc Lulin, President and CEO, Tel.: (450) 646-3015 - Fax: (450) 646-3045, [email protected],
www.azimut-exploration.com
CO: Azimut Exploration Inc.
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