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BLIND CREEK RESOURCES LTD.
804 - 750 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2T7
www.blindcreekresources.com
Telephone: 604-682-2928
Facsimile: 604-492-1944
TSX Venture Exchange
Trading Symbol: “BCK”
For Immediate Release
BLIND CREEK RESOURCES LTD.
ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT
Vancouver, British Columbia, May 3 rd, 2017 (TSX-V: BCK) – Blind Creek Resources Ltd . (“Blind
Creek” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Brian P. Fowler, P.Geo., as
President of the Company.
Mr. Fowler has 38 years of mineral exploration experience from grassroots work to feasibility studies
and mine development, and has fulfilled roles in the exploration industry from field geologist to
corporate executive and director . Mr. Fowler’s career includes project identification, acquisition and
advancement throughout Canada and internationally , exploring for a wide range of commodities
including gold, silver and base metals.
From 1991 to 2004, Mr. Fowler worked in a variety of technical and managerial roles for Placer Dome
Inc., where he managed a regional exploration office and a number of advanced stage, feasibility –
level projects and evaluations (Musselwhite, Mt. Milligan, Kerr–Sulphurets–Mitchell, South Deeps) and
directed Minex exploration at a number of the Company’s mines throughout the world. In 2004 – 2005
Mr. Fowler was Exploration Manager for Quadra Mining Ltd., where he evaluated and managed a
number of advanced and prefeasibility exploration evaluations and projects in Canada, the United
States, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Australia (Carlotta, Sierra Gorda, Magistral). Mr. Fowler then
worked as a mining consultant and analyst for Quest Capital Corp. until 2007. Subsequent to this, Mr.
Fowler worked primarily as a mining executive and was a founding director of a number of publicly
traded junior exploration companies including BCGold Corp., Laurentian Goldfields Ltd., Reservoi r
Capital Corp., Oro Silver Resources Ltd. and RedQuest Capital Corp.
Mr. Fowler is a long standing member of APEGBC, the Society of Economic Geologists and Fellow of
the Geological Association of Canada.
About Blind Creek
Blind Creek is a Vancouver-based junior resource company that has been listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange for 14 years. The Company’s primary focus is zinc-lead silver, and more recently gold and
silver exploration and development in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. The
Company’s flagship property is the Blende Project in north- central Yukon, one of the largest
undeveloped Zn- Pb-Ag deposits in Western Canada. More recently the company has acquired a
100% interest in the historic and fully -permitted Engineer Gold Mine, situated 32 km southwest of
Atlin, B.C. While the Company will remain focused on developing its key Blende Project, the Company
recently tripled the Engineer Gold Mine property size to 11,556 hectares and plans to commence a
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2017 work program that is to include soil geochemical surveys, trenching, geological mapping,
sampling, diamond drilling and preparation of a NI43-101 technical report.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, For further information, please contact:
Thomas Kennedy, Brook Bellian
Chief Executive Officer Manager Corporate Communications
Tel: (778) 883-7869
Email: [email protected]
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 news release includes certain forward- looking information or forward-looking statements
for the purposes of applicable securities laws. These statements include, among others, statements
with respect to the timing and completion of the work planned for the Engineer Mine and Gold Hill
properties. These statements address future events and conditions and, as such, involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, among others,
the timing and completion of the work planned for the Engineer Mine and Gold Hill properties, the
anticipated benefits of the acquisition of the Engineer Mine and Gold Hill properties to t he Company,
the timing and success of the Company’s future exploration and development activities, exploration
and development risks, market prices, exploitation and exploration results, availability of capital and
financing, general economic, market or business conditions, uninsured risks, regulatory changes,
defects in title, availability of personnel, materials and equipment, unanticipated environmental
impacts on operations and other exploration risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings
made by the Company with securities regulators. In making the forward -looking statements, the
Company has applied several material assumptions including, but not limited to, the assumptions that
the work planned for the Engineer Mine and Gold Hill propert ies will proceed as planned, the
anticipated benefits of the acquisition of the Engineer Mine and Gold Hill properties will be realized,
the proposed exploration and development of the Company’s mineral projects will proceed as
planned, market fundamentals will result in sustained metals and mineral prices, and any additional
financing needed will be available on reasonable terms. The Company expressly disclaims any
intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise except as otherwise required by applicable securities
legislation.