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Copper Creek Gold Corp. ("Copper Creek" or the “Company”) (TSX-V: CPV) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Moe Dilon as a director of the Company.
Mr. Dilon began his career as a Commodities Trader for a well-known Wall Street firm in the 1970’s managing their Asian operations out of Singapore. In 1984, he returned to Asia to start an edible oil trading company based out of Hong Kong. In 1988, Mr. Dilon began making strategic investments in emerging markets focusing on Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. Mr. Dilon moved to Canada in 1989 and made a series of investments in commodities and resources, bringing co-investors from Asia. In 2010, Mr. Dilon was nominated as one of the 200 most influential business people in Hong Kong.
Mr. Moe Dilon is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wangton Capital Corp. (trading on the NEX). He is also an advisor to the Chairman of
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He previously served as a Director of ZoomAway Travel Inc. (formerly, Multivision Communications Corp.) from March 11, 2015 to March 2, 2017. Mr. Dilon brings a vast amount of experience in local and international capital and public markets, having worked on numerous mergers and acquisitions, raising capital and adding shareholder value. He will be instrumental to help the Company meet its financial goals and build strategic relationships to advance its future property acquisitions.
The Company also announces that Stanley Loh has resigned as director of Copper Creek. We thank Mr. Loh for his time on the board. He will continue to work with Copper Creek to bring potential business opportunities.
About Copper Creek Gold Corp:
The Company is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company. On June 1, 2017, the Company announced a letter of intent with Minera Bonanza Peru SA (“Minera Bonanza”) pursuant to which the Company would acquire approximately 96.5 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of Minera Bonanza. If approved, the Company would issue common shares of the Company to the Minera Bonanza shareholders on the basis of one common share for each Minera Bonanza share.
Minera Bonanza owns the Colqui project located in the Huanza district of Peru, 85 kilometres northeast of Lima in the province of Huarochiri. The project comprises an area of approximately 9,700 hectares corresponding to a surface rights agreement, and upon which Minera Bonanza owns a 99-per-cent interest in six contiguous mining concessions and a 100-per-cent right to reuse certain tailings from historical mining operations at the Colqui mine.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, COPPER CREEK GOLD CORP.
“Gordon Jung”
Gordon Jung, President, CEO and Director
Contact:
Copper Creek Gold Corp.
(604) 786-3255
gordiejung@gmail.com
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This news release includes certain forward-looking statements or information. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of Copper Creek are forward looking-statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Copper Creek’s plans or expectations include availability of capital and financing, general economic, market or business conditions, regulatory changes, timelines of government or regulatory approvals and other risks inherent in the oil and gas and mineral exploration industries and from the time to time in the filings made by Copper Creek. Copper Creek makes all reasonable efforts to update its corporate material, documentation and forward-looking information on a timely basis.
Source:
Copper Creek Gold Corp. (TSX Venture:CPV)
