QC Copper Appoints Derek Teevan Vice President of Strategic Engagement QC Copper adds Executive from Detour Gold with open-pit development experience Seeks Best in Class Community Engagement and ESG Initiatives within Quebec
QC Copper Appoints Derek Teevan Vice
President of Strategic Engagement
QC Copper adds Executive from Detour Gold with open-pit development experience
Seeks Best in Class Community Engagement and ESG Initiatives within
Quebec
TORONTO
,
March 28, 2022
/CNW/
-
QC Copper and Gold Inc. ("
QC Copper
" or the "
Company
")
(TSXV: QCCU) (OTCQB: QCCUF) is pleased to announce that
Derek Teevan
has been appointed
as Vice President Strategic Engagement to support the development of the Opemiska Copper Mine
Complex. Derek will lead QC Copper's team responsible for strategic engagement, permitting, and
environmental excellence.
Derek is a respected mining executive with an extensive background in resource development from
permitting through to operations and is a recognized leader and frequent speaker on corporate
social responsibility, communication, and Indigenous relations.
In previous roles as Senior Vice President Corporate and Aboriginal Affairs for Detour Gold Corp.,
Derek was on the leadership team from exploration to production that developed
Canada's
largest
gold mine, Detour Lake, and was sold to Kirkland Lake Gold Corp for
$4.3 Billion
. Derek was also a
Director at De Beers Canada and on the team that permitted and built the Snap Lake NWT and
Victor Projects, the first and only diamond mine in
Ontario
.
"The Opemiska is an important part of the history of mining in
Quebec
, and our goal is to advance
the project to build a modern copper mining complex in the area. To achieve this QC Copper will
build out best-in-class community engagement and environmental protocols as we develop the
Opemiska and our Company. Derek has the experience and track record of supporting brownfield
development assets into world class mines" said
Stephen Stewart
, CEO of QC Copper.
"I am pleased to be joining the team and look forward to building the project with a focus on
environmental excellence, sustainability and community engagement," said
Derek Teevan
.
For information and updates on QC Copper and Gold, please visit:
www.qccopper.com
And please
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.
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For further information:
To speak to the Company directly, please contact: Stephen Stewart,
Chief Executive Officer, Phone:
416.644.1571, Email:
CO: QC Copper & Gold Inc.
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