Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. Corporate Update
Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. Corporate Update
February 12, 2024, Vancouver, British Columbia – Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: HPY)
(“Happy Creek” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide a corporate update including changes to
management.
The Company announces that Mr. Jason Bahnsen has joined the Company as a consultant and
strategic advisor. In addition, Michael Cathro, President and CEO, has taken on the role of
Corporate Secretary until a permanent replacement can be appointed.
Happy Creek also announces that Mr. Kent Pearson, Director, and Ms. Kathy Love, Corporate
Secretary, have left the Company to pursue other opportunities. The Company thanks them for
their dedicated and professional service to the Company and wishes them we ll in their future
endeavors.
Mr. Bahnsen has over 35 years of experience in mine operations, company restructuring,
company leadership, and providing strategic and corporate finance advice to listed and private
resource companies globally. During his career Jason has worked with resource companies in
multiple countries including Canada, Australia, Indonesia, China and the UK. Mr. Bahnsen holds
a B.Sc in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada and an MBA from University of
New England, Australia. Mr Bahnsen has joined Happy Creek Minerals as an advisor and will
assist the company to optimize its business and asset strategy.
Michael Cathro, Happy Creek CEO commented: “We are very excited to add Jason to our team.
He brings deep industry connections and a wealth of corporate finance and technical skills that
will be invaluable as we drive the Company forward through exploration, development and
partnerships.”
Cathro continued “our Company continues to advance our package of very large, 100% owned
critical mineral projects in infrastructure-rich mining districts in southern British Columbia. The
Company is primarily focused on its high-grade Fox tungsten deposits, copper discoveries at the
Highland Valley project, and copper, molybdenum and gold-silver targets on the Silverboss
project. To weather the current challenging markets, the Company has reduced its overhead
expenses to a minimum, while adding value to the projects through inexpensive surface surveys,
targeting studies, permitting and community relations work. Happy Creek is looking at all options
to raise funds to advance the projects at a faster rate , including project-level farm-ins, joint
ventures and alliances.”
The Company has granted 4.5 million options at $0.055 to management and consultants, effective
immediately, in accordance with the Company’s 2022, rolling 10% option plan. The options vest
immediately and expire in five years.
Indigenous Communities
Happy Creek is committed to responsible mineral resource development. The Company’s priority
is to build and sustain mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous Communities in the
territories in which the Company explores.
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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-percent-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.
Additional information relating to Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. may be obtained or viewed on the
SEDAR+ website at www.sedar.com or on the Company’s website at
www.happycreekminerals.com.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“Michael Cathro”
President and Chief Executive Officer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Michael Cathro
Telephone: 604-590-1525
Email: [email protected]
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Ven ture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", “foresee”, "plan", "planned", "continue", "expect",
“thought to”, "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "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 mineralized zone, potential
expansion of mineralization, potential type(s) of mining, potential grades as well as to Happy Creek’s ability to fund ongoin g
expenditure, or assumptions about future metal or mineral prices, currency excha nge rates, metallurgical recoveries and grades,
favourable operating conditions, access, political stability, obtaining or renewal of existing or required mineral titles, li censes and
permits, labour stability, market conditions, availability of equipment, accuracy of any mineral resources, anticipated costs and
expenditures. Assumptions may be based on factors and events that are not within the control of Happy Creek and 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 information. Additional
information on risks and uncertainties can be found within Financial S tatements, Prospectus and other materials found on the
Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Although Happy Creek has attempted to identify important factors that could 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. Happy 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.