Canter Appoints Warwick Smith as Executive Chairman
Canter Appoints Warwick Smith as Executive
Chairman
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 15, 2025) - Canter Resources Corp. (CSE: CRC)
(OTC Pink: CNRCF) (FSE: 6O1) ("
Canter
" or the "
Company
") is pleased to announce the appointment
of Warwick Smith as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Smith brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in corporate finance and mergers and
acquisitions (M&A). His proven track record of successful deal-making and value creation aligns well
with Canter's current focus and growth strategy. The Company has derisked and delineated compelling
brine discovery targets at its Columbus Lithium-Boron Project (the "
Project
"), with an amended Notice
of Intent (NOI) currently under review with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
"Canter is actively engaged with prospective strategic partners at both the Project and corporate levels
and having Warwick's extensive experience in the Chairman role as we navigate the strategic
opportunities in front of us will provide key support as we work towards becoming a prominent North
American critical metals Company at a time when securing the domestic supply of these strategic
minerals has never been more important," stated Joness Lang, CEO of Canter Resources.
"I have worked closely with Joness for several years at American Pacific Mining where we have
combined to secure major partnerships, strategic investors and accretive M&A deals together. I look
forward to joining Canter in the Chairman role and achieving similar outcomes together in the critical
metals sector," stated Warwick Smith, Executive Chairman.
Warwick Smith's notable achievements:
Leading the acquisition of the past-producing Madison Mine in Montana as CEO of America
Pacific Mining Corp., securing a joint venture agreement with Rio Tinto. This transaction was
nominated for the S&P Global Platts Deal of the Year in 2021.
Spearheading American Pacific's takeover of Constantine Metals, bringing the Palmer VMS
Project in Alaska and partnership with Dowa Metals and Mining ("
Dowa
").
Negotiating the transaction to take over 100% interest in the Palmer Project, plus a US $10 million
cash payment from Dowa in exchange for an option for Dowa to purchase half of the zinc
concentrate once Palmer begins production.
Nominated for CEO of the year in 2022 by S&P Global Platts.
As an industry expert, he has been featured in numerous prominent financial and mining publications,
including Bloomberg, Mining Journal, Northern Miner, Kitco and CBC.
About Canter Resources Corp.
Canter Resources Corp. is a junior mineral exploration company advancing the Columbus Lithium-Boron
Project and the Railroad Valley (RV) Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada, USA. The Company is
completing a phased drilling approach at Columbus to test highly prospective brine targets at varying
depths for lithium-boron enrichment and plans to leverage the Company's critical metals targeting
database to generate a portfolio of high-quality projects with the aim of defining mineral resources that
support the technology and domestic clean energy supply chains in North America.
On behalf of the Board of Directors.
For further information contact:
Joness Lang
Chief Executive Officer
Canter Resources Corp.
Tel: 778.382.1193
For investor inquiries contact:
Kristina Pillon, High Tide Consulting Corp.
Tel: 604.908.1695
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