QC Copper & Gold Announces a Series of Scholarships for Indigenous and Quebec Students in Partnership with YMP Scholarship Fund
QC Copper & Gold Announces a Series of
Scholarships for Indigenous and Quebec
Students in Partnership with YMP Scholarship
Fund
TORONTO
,
May 25, 2022
/CNW/ - QC Copper and Gold Inc. ("QC Copper & Gold" or the
"Company") (TSXV: QCCU) (OTC: QCCUF) is pleased to announce that in partnership with the
YMP Scholarship Fund
it has renewed its Quebec Indigenous Mining Scholarships and the Northern
Quebec Mining Scholarships for 2022. QC Copper & Gold will be awarding
$10,000
within four
scholarships. Two
$2,500
scholarships to exceptional indigenous students enrolled in a mining-
related program at a French-language post-secondary institution in Quebec, and two
$2,500
scholarships to outstanding students enrolled in a mining-related program at a French-language
post-secondary institution in Quebec.
"QC Copper and YMP Scholarship Fund are very pleased to support initiatives that encourage
Quebec
, Canadian and Indigenous students to develop their education in the natural resource sector.
The mining and exploration industry faces a substantive talent gap, and we are proud to support
STEM and earth sciences education. Given that our industry is the largest employer and a primary
partner of these communities, it is critical to engage all Indigenous communities and encourage their
involvement in the extractive industries," said
Stephen Stewart
, CEO of QC Copper & Gold and
Chairman of Young Mining Professionals and its Scholarship Fund.
About YMP Scholarship Fund
Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund ("YMPSF") is pleased to announce the continuation of
its scholarship program in 2022, with
$200,000
in scholarships to be given directly to students
studying earth sciences in
Canada
. YMPSF is a volunteer-based organization with 100% of its
donations from partners awarded directly to the student scholarship recipients. YMPSF's mandate is
to attract young people to Canada's exploration and mining industry by supporting their academic
studies in earth sciences post-secondary programs.
Click
here
to apply to the YMP Scholarship applications. The application deadline is
August 31,
2022
.
About QC Copper & Gold
QC Copper & Gold is a Copper and Gold exploration company focused on its Opemiska Copper
project within the
Chibougamau
district of
Quebec
. The Opemiska property covers 12,782 hectares
and covers the past producing Springer, Perry, Robitaille and Cooke mines, owned and operated by
Falconbridge. The company is listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange under the symbol QCCU
For information and updates on QC Copper & Gold please visit:
www.qccopper.com
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release. Certain information in this press release may contain forward-looking statements. This
information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties
that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any
forward-looking statements. QC Copper and Gold Inc. assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those
reflected in the forward looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable
to QC Copper and Gold Inc. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained
in filings by QC Copper and Gold Inc. with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are
available under QC Copper and Gold Inc. profile at
www.sedar.com
.
SOURCE
QC Copper & Gold Inc.
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For further information:
Stephen Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, Phone:
416.644.1571, Email:
CO: QC Copper & Gold Inc.
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