LION One Appoints Ian Chang as Chief Development Officer FOR Advancement of the Tuvatu GOLD Project IN Fiji, Grants Options
311 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1B5
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LION ONE APPOINTS IAN CHANG AS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF THE TUVATU GOLD PROJECT IN FIJI, GRANTS OPTIONS
North Vancouver, BC, April 12, 2017. Lion One Metals Limited (TSX-V: LIO) (ASX: LLO) (OTCQX: LOMLF)
(the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ian I Chang, M.A.Sc, P.Eng. , as Chief
Development Officer. Mr. Chang has over 30 years of experience in executive roles, project a nd
engineering management ranging from smaller high -grade underground gold mines to large -scale
projects, and will lead the advance of Lion One’s fully permitted high -grade underground Tuvatu Gold
Project located near Nadi on the island of Viti Levu in the Republic of Fiji.
From 2011 until 2016 Mr. Chang was Vice -President, Project Development for Pretium Resources Inc.,
where he managed the feasibility study and subsequent development of Brucejack, Pretium’s $1 billion,
2,700 tonne per day (tpd), high grade underground gold project . Mr. Chang’s corporate responsibility
encompassed all capital project development at Pretium includ ing engineering, procurement, and
construction of all roads, powerline s, site infrastructure, work camps, processing facilities, and related
permitting.
Mr. Chang was previously Project Director and Head of Project Management for Fluor Canada Limited,
with responsibility for the management of EPCM for mining and metal projects, including the EPCM
contract for Vale's $3 billion Long Harbour nickel -copper-cobalt refinery in Newfoundland. Over the
course of his career he has held management, engineering and commissioning roles on a number of
projects that have progressed through feasibility to successful operation. His roles have included:
project manager for the engineering and procurement portion of the US$650 million mine expansion of
Minera El Abra in Chile; pre -feasibility study manager for a 2,000 tpd mine at Meadowbank in Nunavut;
project manager for the design of the 3,300 tpd Musselwhite gold mill; project engineer on the
engineering, construction and commissioning of the copper and zinc autoclave system of Hudson Bay's
Flin Flon operations; mechanical engineer involved in the design for the column flotation cells at the
Campbell Red Lake mine and for the design of the 450 tpd gold -silver concentrator at the Mineral Hill
mine in Montana. Mr. Chang holds Bachelor and Master of Applied Science degrees in mechanical
engineering from the University of British Columbia and is a registered professional engineer.
Lion One CEO Walter Berukoff commented “On behalf of the Lion One Metals team, we would like to
welcome Mr. Ian Chang to the company’s senior management and Fiji operations team. Ian ’s EPCM and
project development skills et will be invaluable to Lion One , and will be a cornerstone of our technical
team as we transition through development at Tuvatu.”
The Company also announces it has granted incentive stock options to various directors officers, and
employees of the Company, for the purchase of 1,200,000 common shares of the Company. The Options
each have an exercise price of $1.00, are exercisable for a period five years , and vest over a three year
period from the date of grant. The grant of Options is subject to acceptance by the TSX Venture
Exchange.
About Lion One
Lion One Metals Limited is focused on the development of its fully permitted high grade underground
Tuvatu Gold Project located near Nadi on the island of Viti Levu in the Republic of Fiji. For more
information on Lion One including diagrams, maps, photos, and technical reports please visit the
Company’s website at www.liononemetals.com or the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com .
311 West 1st Street, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 1B5
Tel: 604-998-1250 fax: 604-998-1253 NA toll-free: 1-855-805-1250
email: info (@) liononemetals.com web: www.liononemetals.com
On behalf of Lion One Metals Limited
“Walter H. Berukoff”
Chief Executive Officer
For further information please contact
Stephen Mann, Managing Director (Perth, Australia) Tel: 604-973-3007
Hamish Greig, Vice President (North Vancouver, BC) Tel: 604-973-3008
Joe Gray, Investor Relations (North Vancouver, BC) Tel: 604-973-3004
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