Xplore Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer
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Xplore Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer
VANCOUVER, BC, May 15, 2025 – Xplore Resources Corp . (TSX-V: XPLR) (“Xplore” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Devin Pickell as the President, Chief Executive
Officer and a director of the Company.
Mr. Pickell is a registered professional geologist with almost 20 years of industry experience in mineral
production and exploration, specia lizing in advancing gold and lithiu m projects in North America.
Maximizing shareholder value through discovery and growth, Mr. Picke ll has occupied multiple critical
roles in the Rice Lake region of the Red Lake greenstone belt, where he was integral to the sale of the Rice
Lake mine to Klondex mines, discovery of multiple new deposits, and co-founde d the exploration group
1911 Gold. Mr. Pickell is currently acting as senior geological consultant on multiple projects in the junior
gold and lithium space in Ontario.
Devin Pickell, the Company’s new CEO and President, stated, “I am very excited to join the Xplore team
and look forward to putting together a clear plan to add shareholder value at our Surge Project in
northwestern Ontario. As a critical minerals project with a strong land position in the Root Bay area, I
believe Surge is well positioned for discovery. We have the right technical team in place, and I am confident
in our ability to unlock its potential.”
Dominic Verdejo has resigned as President, Chief Execu tive Officer and director of the Company. The
Company thanks Mr. Verdejo for his service and wishes him well in his future endeavours.
About Xplore Resources
Xplore Resources is a North American lithium explor ation company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
under symbol XPLR. The Company has a prospectiv e land package in the emerging Root Bay lithium
district located in northwest Ontario. Xplore’s flagship property is the Surge lithium project, on trend and
near two lithium deposits and just 25 m from a ne w lithium discovery. The Company is led by a highly
experienced management team with a strong track record of growing shareholder value.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Devin Pickell, CEO
Xplore Resources Corp.
For further information on Xplore, contact:
Telephone: 604-678-5308
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.xploreresources.com
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