Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. Appoints new Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. Appoints new Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
September 27, 2021, Vancouver, British Columbia – Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: HPY)
(“Happy Creek” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Hughes, B.Sc. has been
appointed as a Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company effective
October 1, 2021.
Mr. Michael Cathro M.Sc., P.Geo., Interim Pr esident and CEO said, “On behalf of Happy Creek,
I would like to welcome Mr. Hughes to our leadership team. Peter is a seasoned administrator
and entrepreneur with a long and successful track record in capital markets and the governance
of TSX Venture Exchange companies.”
Mr. Hughes has 35 years’ business experience in cluding senior-level executive and Director
positions in both private and public companies specializing in pharmaceuticals, alternative energy,
transportation, mining, aquaculture and sports technology. Areas of experience include corporate
structuring, private and public equity financings and public company management. Mr. Hughes is
a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelors’ degree in Science, Canadian
Securities Course and Director’s and Officer’s Course. Mr. Hughes currently serves as a Director
of a number of publicly traded companies, includi ng Lead Director of Kelso Technologies Inc.
(TSX/AMEX).”
Mr. Hughes said, “I am very excited about my appointment with Happy Creek and look forward to
working closely with the experienced executives and technical team to build value for the
Company and the shareholders.”
Mr. Walter Segsworth, Chairman stated “The Board of Directors of the Company welcome Mr.
Hughes and believe that his background in markets and leadership will augment the existing
strengths of the Board and will be of great benefit to the Company and the shareholders going
forward.” Mr. Segsworth continued “On behalf of the Board and the shareholders of Happy Creek,
I thank Mr. Cathro for stepping in as interim President and CEO and leading the Company
competently and enthusiastically over the last six months”.
About Happy Creek Minerals Ltd.
Happy Creek is focused on making new discoveries and building resources in proximity to
infrastructure on the Company’s 100%-owned portfolio of diversified metals projects in British
Columbia. The Company’s Management, Board of Directors and Technical Advisors have solid
expertise and depth in the mineral resource sector and capital markets.
More information on the Company’s projects can be found on the website at
www.happycreekminerals.com.
The Company operates with the principles and guidelines set out for COVID-19 that are
established by provincial health and safety authorities to protect workers and the communities in
which the Company operates.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“Michael Cathro”
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Michael Cathro, P.Geo, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Office Phone: (604) 662-8310
Email: [email protected]
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is def ined in the policies of the
TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Michael Cathro, P.Geo. is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and is responsible for the
preparation and approval of the technical information disclosed in the news release. The reader is cautioned that results
or information from an adjacent property does not infer or in dicate similar results or information will or does occur on
the subject property. Historical information from the subj ect or adjacent property cannot not be relied upon as the
Company’s QP, a term which was created and defined under NI-43-101 has not prepared nor verified the historical
information.
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including
statements that address capital costs, recovery, grade, and timing of work or plans at the Company’s mineral projects.
Forward-looking information may be, but not always, identi fied by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate",
“foresee”, "plan", "planned", "continue", "expect", “thought to”, "project", "predict", "potential", "tar geting", "intends",
"believe", “opportunity”, “further” and others, or which describes a goal or action, event or result such as "may", "should",
"could", "would", "might" or "will" be undertaken, occur or achieved. Statements also include those that address future
mineral production, reserve potential, potential size or scale of a miner alized zone, potential expansion of
mineralization, potential type(s) of mini ng, potential grades as well as to Happy Creek’s ability to fund ongoing
expenditure, or assumptions about future metal or mineral prices, currency exchange rates, metallurgical recoveries
and grades, favourable operating conditi ons, access, political stab ility, obtaining or renewal of existing or required
mineral titles, licenses and permits, labour stability, market conditions, availability of equipment, accuracy of any mineral
resources, anticipated costs and expenditures. Assumpti ons may be based on factors and events that are not within
the control of Happy Creek a nd there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Such forward-looking information
involves known and unknown risks, which may cause the actual results to materially differ, and/or any future results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking informati on. Additional information on risks and uncertainties can be
found within Financial Statem ents, Prospectus and other materials f ound on the Company’s SEDAR profile at
www.sedar.com. Although Happy Creek has attempted to identify im portant factors that coul d cause actual actions,
events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there can be no assurance
that such information will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such statements. H appy Creek withholds any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.