Hannan Appoints Ciara Talbot as Director
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NEWS RELEASE October 4, 2017
HANNAN APPOINTS CIARA TALBOT AS DIRECTOR
Vancouver, Canada – Hannan Metals Limited (“Hannan” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: HAN) (OTCPK: HANNF)
announces the appointment of Ms. Ciara Talbot as an independent non-executive director.
Ms. Talbot currently serves as the Director, Exploration & New Business Development of Toronto/Stockholm-listed base
metal miner Lundin Mining Corporation (“Lundin”), a position she has held for the last 5 years, and brings over 20 years
of international experience in all stages of mineral explorat ion, including 18 years in technical roles with Lundin, Boliden
Limited, BHP Billiton Limited and Teck Resources Limited. In addition to her current role with Lundin, Ms. Talbot has
extensive experience as a director on the board of several fo rmer Lundin companies in Ireland. Ms. Talbot holds a BSc.
(Honours) in Applied Geology from Staffordshire University in England. Ms. Talbot is an Irish citizen, residing in Canada.
The Company also announces the resignation of Mr. Michael Iannacone as a director of the Company effective
immediately. Mr. Iannacone had served as director of the Company since July 2013. Following Mr. Iannacone’s
resignation as a director of the Company, Ms. Talbot was appointed as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee,
joining members Messrs. David Henstridge and Nick DeMare.
Mr. Michael Hudson, Chairman and CEO states, “ We are delighted to welcome Ciara to the Board. Ciara’s extensive
technical experience and leadership roles in the mining sector , in particular, Ireland, significantly strengthen the skill set
of our Board. I would also like to thank Mike Iannacone fo r his valuable contributions to Hannan over the past four
years.”
About Hannan Metals Limited (TSX.V:HAN) (OTCPK: HANNF)
Hannan Metals Limited has 100% ownership of the County Clare Zn-P b-Ag-Cu project in Ireland, which consists of 9 prospecting
licences for 32,223 hectares. Zinc remains in tight supply amidst rising demand and st agnant supply. Ireland is a leading glo bal
jurisdiction for zinc mining an d exploration. In 2015, Ireland was the world’s 10th largest zinc producing nation with 230,000 tonnes
produced.
This maiden mineral resource for Kilbricken was published in July 2017, and immediatel y ranks Kilbricken as one of the top ten base
metal deposits discovered in Ireland by to nnes and grade. Total indicated mineral reso urces were calculated as 2.7 million tonn es at
8.8% zinc equivalent (“ZnEq”), including 1.4 million tonnes at 10.8% Zneq and total in ferred mineral resources of 1.7 million t onnes at
8.2% ZnEq, including 0.6 million tonnes at 10.4% ZnEq. Importantly, the initial resource is expandable at all scales, from near resource
to prospect scale.
Over the last decade, the team behind Hannan has forged a long and successful record of financing and discovering mineral projects in
Europe. Additionally, the team holds extens ive zinc experience, gained from the world’s largest integrated zinc producer of th e time,
Pasminco Ltd.
Mr. Michael Hudson FAusIMM, Hannan’s Chairman and CEO, a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed
and approved the technical disclosure contained in this news release.
On behalf of the Board,
"Michael Hudson"
Michael Hudson, Chairman & CEO
Further Information
www.hannanmetals.com
1305 – 1090 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7
Mariana Bermudez, Corporate Secretary,
+1 (604) 685 9316, [email protected]
Forward Looking Statements
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laws. Except for statements of historical fact, certain inform ation contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements, wh ich include the Company’s
expectations regarding future performance based on current result s, expected cash costs based on the Company’s current internal expectations,
estimates, projections, assumptions and beliefs, which may prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
undue reliance should not be placed on th em. Such forward-looking statements necess arily involve known and unknown risks and un certainties, which
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may cause the Company’s actual performance and financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projects of fu ture performance or
results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statement. These risks and uncertainties in clude, but are not limited to: The Company’s
expectations regarding the current drill program, liabilities inhe rent in mine development and production, geological risks, th e financial markets
generally, and the ability of the Company to raise additional ca pital to fund future operations. There can be no assurance that forward-looking
statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in su ch statements. The
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