Surge Exploration Announces New Corporate Secretary
Suite 1220 ‐ 789 W Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1H2
Telephone: (778) 945‐2656
NEWS RELEASE
Surge Exploration Announces New Corporate Secretary
Vancouver, BC – July 26, 2018 – Surge Exploration Inc. (the "Company" or “Surge”) (TSX‐V: SUR,
OTCQB:SURJF, FRA:DJ5C) announces the appointment of Lori Pavle as Corporate Secretary of the
Company, replacing Tina Whyte, who has resigned to focus her efforts on other corporate clients,
effective immediately. The Company thanks Ms. Whyte for her service and contributions and
wishes her success in future endeavours.
Ms. Pavle has over 25 years of experience in the administration of public companies predominantly
in the junior resource sector. She has served as Corporate Secretary for several publicly traded
mining companies including Bayfield Ventures Corp. (acquired by New Gold Inc.), Cypress
Development Corp., Aben Resources Ltd., Skyharbour Resources Ltd., Gold Reach Resources Ltd., and
International Samuel Exploration Corp. Prior to this, Lori worked for several years at Hunter
Dickinson Inc., providing support as a corporate administrator for several of the groups public and
private mining exploration companies. Lori began her career working a combined twelve years as a
paralegal at two well‐known Vancouver securities law firms specializing in the practice areas of
mergers, acquisitions and public listings of resource companies.
About Surge Exploration Inc. https://surgeexploration.com/
The Company is a Canadian‐based mineral exploration company which has been active in the
resource sector in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada. The Company has an exploration
office in Santiago, Chile to review mineral exploration opportunities in Chile and elsewhere in South
America.
Teledyne and Glencore Bucke Properties, Cobalt Properties - Ontario Canada
The Company has an option to earn an undivided 60% interest in the Glencore Bucke Property and
the Teledyne Property, located in Cobalt Ontario.
Glencore Bucke Cobalt Project
The Property is subject to a back‐in provision, production royalty and off‐take agreement with
Glencore Canada Corporation. The Property is situated in Bucke Township, 6 km east‐northeast of
Cobalt, Ontario, Strategically, the Glencore Bucke Property consists of 16.2 hectares and sits along
the west boundary of the Teledyne Cobalt Project. The Property covers the southern extension of
the #3 vein that was historically mined on the neighbouring Cobalt Contact Property located to
the north of the Glencore Bucke Property. Diamond drilling in 1981 on the Glencore Bucke
Property delineated two zones of mineralization measuring 150 m and 70 m in length. During
the fall of 2017, 21 diamond drill holes totaling 1,900 m were completed.
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Ontario Teledyne Cobalt Project:
The 607.1 hectare Teledyne Project is also located near Cobalt, Ontario and is subject to a royalty
with New Found Gold and off‐take agreement with Glencore Canada Corporation. The Property
adjoins the south and west boundaries of claims that hosted the Agaunico Mine, as well as the
eastern boundary of the Glencore Bucke Property. From 1905 through to 1961, the Agaunico
Mine produced a total of 4,350,000 lbs. of cobalt and 980,000 oz. of silver. A significant portion of
the cobalt that was produced at the Agaunico Mine located along structures that extended
southward onto the Teledyne property, and a total of 11 diamond drill holes totaling 2,200 m
were completed in the fall of 2017. The drilling has confirmed cobalt mineralization present on
the Property which is consistent with historical grades as reported historically by Cunningham‐
Dunlop (1979) and Bressee (1981), disclosed in the Company’s NI 43‐101 reports filed on Sedar.
These reports are available in the public domain through MNDM’s AFRI database.
Hedge Hog Property, Copper / Gold Property - British Columbia, Canada
The Company has an option to earn an undivided 60% interest seven mineral tenure covering 2,418
hectares (5,972 acres) located approximately 80 km northeast of the town of Quesnel, BC and 20
km north of the historic gold mining towns of Wells and Barkerville.
Atacama Cobalto Project, Cobalt / Copper Property – Copiapó, Chile
The Company announced on July 24, 2018 that it has entered into a non‐binding Memorandum of
Understanding with Compañía Minera del Pacífico S.A. (“CAP Minería”) for an option to acquire up to
100% of the Atacama Cobalto Project in the prolific Atacama Region in Northern Chile. The Atacama
Cobalto Project is located in the Atacama Province in northern Chile, 15 km northwest of the town of
Copiapó. The Atacama Cobalto Project consists of 1,059 hectares and is located only 3 km East of the
Cerro Iman Mine. To date, CAP Minería has drilled over 20,250 m on the Atacama Coblato Project.
This transaction is subject to additional Company due diligence, the signing of a Final Binding
Definitive Option Agreement, and TSX Venture Exchange approval.
On Behalf of the Board of
Directors
“Tim Fernback”
Tim Fernback
Director
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accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release may contain forward‐looking statements which include, but are not limited to, comments that involve future events and
conditions, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Except for statements of historical facts, comments that address resource
potential, upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt and security of mineral property titles, availability of funds, and others
are forward‐looking. Forward‐looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may vary materially from those
statements. General business conditions are factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from forward‐looking statements.