iMetal Resources Inc. (IMR-tsxv) strengthens its Advisory Committee
April 17, 2017, Vancouver, BC
iMetal Resources Inc. (IMR-tsxv) strengthens its Advisory Committee
iMetal Resources Inc ., (iMetal or the company) is pleased to announc e the appointment of Jim
Dawson, M.Sc., P.Eng., Brian Fagan, and Michael Blanchard as additions to the company’s Advisory
Committee. Each of these gentlemen possess invaluable experience in their respective fields that w ill
greatly contribute to iMetal’s success on all fronts.
Jim Dawson, M.Sc., P.Eng. is President of Dawson Geological Consulting Ltd., a successful thirty-
five-year-old geological consulting company , headquartered in Vancouver, B C. He has been a
Professional Consulting Geologist for over thirty years and a Director of Public Companies in the
Mineral Resource Industry for over twenty. As a partner with Kerr, Dawson & Associates Ltd. from 1972
to 1985, he participated in the discovery of the Blackdome Mine, Frasergold and Taurus Properties in
British Columbia, and the Big Horn Mine in Arizona. He was an Independ ent Director of Minefinders
Corp. Ltd. for sixteen-years until it was acquired by Pan American Silver Corp. for $1.6-billion. He was
a Director and Member of the Technical Advisory Board of Kaminak Gold Corp. since December 2006
until it was acquired by Go ldcorp in May 2016 in an all -stock transaction valued at $520 -million. Jim
was also part of the original Pan Ocean team which made the discovery of the Lac Cinquante U -Mo
Occurrence in 1975. Currently, he is a director of Kivalliq Energy Corp., Wealth Minerals Ltd., and New
Dimension Resources. He graduated from Memorial University, Newfoundland, with a B.Sc. in 1960
and an M.Sc. in 1963. Jim’s input and insight on iMetal’s geological matters will be invaluable.
Brian Fagan has over 35 -years of hands -on experience in all aspects of the mineral exploration
sector and related securities business. Moving from Rhode Island, USA, to Vancouver, BC, with his
wife and three young children in the early seventies, he immediately went to work in the securities
business as a desk trader. In a very short-time-span, he advanced from desk trader, to floor trader, to
Registered Representative, to Managing Director of a local Vancouver based Brokerage Firm. While
still Registered, he brought his first mineral exploration company public on the former Vancouver Stock
Exchange (VSE). Shortly after that, he resigned from all his security company registrations and
positions to concentrate on forming and managing public mineral exploration companies. During the
following years he formed, financed, and managed three additional exploration companies through the
facilities of the former VSE. Publicly and privately, he has operated and/or managed successful mineral
property acquisition/exploration programs in Canada, United States, Me xico, and Argentina. In 1995,
Brian launched The Fagan Report (TFR) a subscription based newsletter concentrating on Canadian
listed resource companies. During the fifteen-year continuous publication of The Fagan Report, he was
a sought-after speaker and c ommentator at major re source investment conferences, r adio, TV, and
financial publications. Brian currently publishes a complimentary online Digest,
www.StocksAndSpeculations.com - An International Forum for Stock Speculators. iMetal is excited to
have Brian accept a position on its Advisory Committee and provide his expertise, connections, and
contributions to the daily operations of the company.
Michael Blanchard is a seasoned Digital Marketing executive with a focus on market penetration,
online lead generation, increased investor engagement and interaction, effective social media, and
mobile device presence. Previously a managing partner of WSI, the world’s large st Digital Marketing
agency, he is Google AdWords and Google Analytics Certified. He has worked with business leaders
and entrepreneurs across Canada to cost effectively unlock the full potential of the Internet through
innovative digital marketing. Michael is creating a digital platform that will enable iMetal to exponentially
increase its ability to deliver its development story to the investment public.
The company also announces that it has granted incentive stock options to, consultants and advisors
to acquire a total of 1.25 million common shares of the company at an exercise price of five -cents per
share for a period of five years based on the closing price of the company's shares on the TSX Venture
Exchange on Thursday, April 13, 2017.
About iMetal Resources Inc.: iMetal is a rapidly emerging mineral exploration company focused
on the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties that exhibit commercial potential
in the mining -friendly, title-secure Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada. With its broad
management experience in junior resource acquisition, exploration, and development — iMetal is well
positioned to aggressively advance and augment its promising property portfolio for its shareholders.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Johan Grandin
President & CEO, IMetal Resources Inc