Ssr Mining Appoints New Board Directors
News Release 17-31
SSR Mining Inc. PHONE +1 604.689.3846 Suite 800 - 1055 Dunsmuir Street
www.ssrmining.com TOLL FREE +1 888.338.0046 PO Box 49088
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December 19, 2017
SSR MINING APPOINTS NEW BOARD DIRECTORS
VANCOUVER, B.C. – SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ: S SRM) (TSX: SSRM) (“SSR Mining”)
announces the appointment of Ms. Elizabeth A. Wademan and Mr. Simon A. Fish, to its Board of
Directors (“Board”). The Board approved the appointments to strengthen its expertise in the areas
of the international capital markets, legal and corporate governance. The appointments are
effective January 1, 2018.
Ms. Wademan is a senior capital markets professional with over 20 years of financial services
experience. Prior to retiring in 2016, Ms. Wademan spent 18 years in investment banking at BMO
Capital Markets, where she focused on the global metals and mining and technology sectors and
was responsible for mining equity capital markets. As a former Managing Director in investment
banking, Ms. Wademan has extensive experience in capital markets and strategic advisory in
both domestic and interna tional markets, as well as a depth of knowledge of commodities and
securities markets. She currently serves on the boards of Torex Gold Resources Inc. and St.
Joseph’s Health Center Foundation. Ms. Wademan obtained her Bachelor of Commerce in
Finance and International Business from McGill University. She is a CFA charterholder and is a
holder of the Institute of Corporate Directors Director designation (ICD.D).
Mr. Fish is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at BMO Financial Group, where he
is responsible for legal, regulatory and corporate governance affairs. Prior to joining the bank in
2008, Mr. Fish was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Vale SA (formerly Inco
Limited). Additionally, Mr. Fish held various positions at Royal Dutch Shell, most recently serving
as the Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Shell Canada. Before joining
Shell, Mr. Fish practiced corporate and securities law with Dechert LLP, an international law firm.
Currently, he serves on the board of a number of think -tank, non -profit and charitable
organizations. Mr. Fish holds business and law degrees from the University of Cape Town, the
Washington College of Law and Harvard Business School.
Michael Anglin, Chairman of the Board stated , “We are pleased to have attracted Elizabeth and
Simon and welcome them both to the SSR Mining Board of Directors. Their perspective
complements our current board members while their added capital markets experience enhances
the execution of our strategy.”
About SSR Mining
SSR Mining Inc. is a Canadian-based precious metals producer with three operations, including
the Marigold gold mine in Nevada, U.S., the Seabee Gold Operation in S askatchewan, Canada
and the 75% -owned and operated Puna Operations joint venture in Jujuy, Argentina. We also
have two feasibility stage projects and a portfolio of exploration properties in North and South
America. We are committed to delivering safe production through relentless emphas is on
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Operational Excellence. We are also focused on growing production and Mineral Reserves
through the exploration and acquisition of assets for accretive growth, while maintaining financial
strength.
SOURCE: SSR Mining Inc.
For further information contact:
W. John DeCooman, Jr.
Vice President, Business Development and Strategy
SSR Mining Inc.
Vancouver, BC
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