Vancouver, May 8, 2024 - Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. (TSXV: PEMC) ("Pacific Empire", "PEMC" or the "Company"), a British Columbia copper-gold explorer, is pleased to announce today the appointment of Mr. Andrew Lee to the Board of Directors effective immediately.
Mr. Andrew Lee currently serves as the Director of Finance at Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Prior to joining Wheaton, he held several analytical positions at BHP Group Limited in Singapore. With over 15 years of experience in mining finance, Mr. Lee brings a wealth of expertise to Pacific Empire. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, complemented by a Double Major Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Mathematics and Economics from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Pacific Empire's President and CEO, Brad Peters: "We are delighted Andrew has joined the Pacific Empire board. Andrew brings a passion and skill for corporate growth which fits with Pacific Empire's focus on advancing its Trident copper-gold-silver porphyry project towards discovery in 2024."
About Pacific Empire
Pacific Empire is a copper exploration company based in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PEMC. The Company has a district scale land position in north-central British Columbia totaling 22,541 hectares.
British Columbia is a "Green" copper jurisdiction with abundant hydroelectric power, access and infrastructure in close proximity to the end market.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
"Brad Peters"
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. Tel: +1-604-356-6246
brad@pemcorp.ca
www.pemcorp.ca
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