Western Copper and GOLD Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Jan. 13, 2022
/CNW/ - Western Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the
"Company") (TSX: WRN) (NYSE: WRN) is pleased to announce the appointment of
Ken Engquist
as
Chief Operating Officer ("COO") effective
January 15, 2022
. Mr. Engquist will oversee operations
for Western Copper and Gold and its wholly owned Casino Copper-Gold Deposit in
Yukon, Canada
("Casino").
Mr. Engquist brings nearly 30 years of leadership and extensive development experience overseeing
the de-risking and advancement of numerous mining projects from early-stage exploration through
start-up and operations. Most recently, he led operations, technical studies, work programs,
permitting, and stakeholder relations as COO of First Mining Gold. Some recent development
projects of his include First Mining's Springpole gold project, Tinka Resources' Ayawilca zinc project,
and South32's Hermosa zinc project. He holds a B.Sc. in Engineering from
Michigan Technological
University
.
Mr. Engquist's significant large copper deposit experience will be a great asset to the Company as it
continues to move the Casino project forward. During his career he led the infrastructure engineering
for the underground design of the Oyu Tolgoi mine in
Mongolia
for Rio Tinto and all aspects of the
development of the Timok copper project in Serbia for Nevsun.
Dr.
Paul West-Sells
, Western's CEO, stated, "I am pleased to welcome Ken to the executive team
at Western Copper and Gold. Ken has demonstrated leadership and success throughout his career
with the advancement of assets through various stages including development. His experience will be
a great asset to the team as we continue to move Casino forward and build the Company."
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino Project,
Canada's
premier copper-
gold mine in the
Yukon Territory
and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining
projects in the world.
The Company is committed to working collaboratively with our First Nations and local communities to
progress the Casino project using internationally recognized responsible mining technologies and
practices.
For more information, visit
www.westerncopperandgold.com
.
On behalf of the board,
"Paul West-Sells"
Paul West-Sells
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
SOURCE
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
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Please contact: Sandy Noyes, Director, Investor Relations, 604.638.2520,
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