FPX Nickel Announces Board Appointment of Rob Pease
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November 22, 2017
FPX Nickel Announces Board Appointment of Rob Pease
Vancouver, November 22, 2017 – FPX Nickel Corp. (FPX-TSX.V) (“FPX Nickel” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Pease, P. Geo., to the Board of
Directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Pease is currently the Chairman of Trek Mining Inc. and sits on the board of Liberty Gold
Corp., Pure Gold Mining Inc. and Red Eagle Mining Corporation. In 2006, Rob founded
Terrane Metals Corp., which developed the Mt .Milligan copper-gold project, located in central
British Columbia, through final feasibility and the commencement of project construction, before
Terrane’s acquisition by Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. for $650 million in 2010. Rob
is a former Director and Strategic Advisor to Richfield Ventures Corp., which advanced the
Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia., until the acquisition of Richfield by New
Gold Inc. for $500 million in 2011. Mr. Pease is the recipient of several major industry awards,
having been named 2010’s “B.C. Mining Person of the Year” by the Mining Association of B.C.
and having received the “E.A. Sholz Award” for excellence in mine development from the
Association for Mineral Exploration B.C. in 2015. Rob is a Fellow of the Geological
Association of Canada and holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences from the University of
Waterloo.
“We are very happy to welcome Rob to the FPX Nickel Board,” commented the Company’s
Chairman, Peter Bradshaw. “Rob has deep experience in the development and construction of
projects in central British Columbia, and is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished
mining entrepreneurs in the province. He will play a critical role in helping us to advance our
flagship Baptiste deposit at the Decar nickel project through the development and permitting
process.”
The appointment of Mr. Pease is subject to receipt of approval from the TSX Venture Exchange
and the Securities Regulatory Authorities. Mr. Pease has been granted options on 250,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at a price of $0.10 per share for a five-year period
commencing on November 21, 2017.
Concurrent with the appointment of Mr. Pease, Mr. Robert Watts has tendered his resignation
from the Company’s Board. Mr. Watts been retained as a Company Advisor, and current
Director Jim Gilbert has assumed the Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee.
“On behalf of the Company’s Board and our shareholders and myself, I would like to extend my
very great appreciation to Bob for his many years of dedicated service,” said Mr. Bradshaw,
Chairman of the Board. “Bob was a founding Director of the Company in 1996, and we have
benefitted tremendously over two decades from his wisdom and counsel. Bob has been
instrumental in the evolution of the Company over the years and he will be missed. We wish
Bob very well indeed in his future endeavours as I know he plans to remain very active in
community activities in his home city of Victoria.”
About FPX Nickel Corp.
FPX Nickel Corp. is focused on the exploration and development of the Decar Nickel-Iron Alloy
Project, located in central British Columbia, and other occurrences of the same unique style of
naturally occurring nickel-iron alloy mineralization known as awaruite. For more information,
please view the Company’s website at www.fpxnickel.com or contact Martin Turenne, President
and CEO, at (604) 681-8600.
On behalf of FPX Nickel Corp.
"Martin Turenne"
Martin Turenne, President, CEO and Director
Forward-Looking Statements
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looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These
statements address future events and conditions and so involve inherent risks and uncertainties,
as disclosed in the Company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. Actual
results could differ from those currently projected. The Company does not assume the obligation
to update any forward-looking statement.
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for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.