VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 4, 2022 /CNW/ - Foran Mining Corporation
(TSXV: FOM) (OTCQX: FMCXF) ("Foran" or the "Company") is pleased to
announce the appointment of David K.
Bernier as Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), effective
immediately. Mr. Bernier has over 25 years of deep operational
experience gained from a series of progressively senior roles
across mine design, project development, and production management
at various operations in Canada.
Before joining Foran, Mr. Bernier was the Canadian Country
Manager for Pan American Silver Corp. responsible for managing its
multiple operations in the Timmins Region. Mr. Bernier held
positions as Project Manager, Mine Manager, and then General
Manager of the Bell Creek Complex, preceding its acquisition by Pan
American Silver Corp. in 2019. Prior to this, Mr. Bernier was the
General Manager of Dumas Contracting Ltd., where he provided
leadership over mine contracting services for companies including
Alamos Gold, Glencore, Vale and Goldcorp (now Newmont). Mr. Bernier
has also held management level roles at several operations across
North America, including mines
owned by FNX Mining Company (now KGHM International), Xstrata
Nickel (now Glencore), Falconbridge Ltd. (now Glencore), and Placer
Dome North (now Newmont).
Dan Myerson, Executive Chairman
and CEO, commented, "When it comes to mining, the most important
natural resource is people, and Dave is truly an exceptional
person. Since joining Foran as Project Director in April 2021, Dave has been instrumental in
advancing the McIlvenna Bay project. With extensive polymetallic
(base and precious) asset-level experience ranging from permitting
to mine construction and production, Dave is the perfect leader to
build this world-class mine and mining camp, and to advance Foran
as a company. Dave possesses an inspiring work ethic and has an
incredible amount of common sense. His inherent passion for success
and his prioritization of people at the forefront of all planning
and decision-making are unique and invaluable attributes. We are
very fortunate to have Dave Bernier
as our COO."
Mr. Bernier, COO, commented "I am thrilled to be part of this
talented and innovative team and look forward to continuing the
advancement of McIlvenna Bay. With several key catalysts on the
horizon, including the pending Definitive Feasibility Study,
development and permitting milestones, as well as an exciting
near-mine exploration plan, it is a fantastic time to be exploring
and developing a mine in one of the best mining jurisdictions. I am
eager to execute on our strategy to build McIlvenna Bay and a
centralized processing facility to help transform the Hanson Lake
District into the next prolific mining camp in Canada."
About Foran Mining
Foran Mining is a copper-zinc-gold-silver exploration and
development company, committed to supporting a greener future,
empowering communities, and creating circular economies which
create value for all our stakeholders, while also safeguarding the
environment.
Our goal is to build the first carbon neutral copper mine in
Canada. We are in the feasibility
stage of development for our flagship McIlvenna Bay project in
eastern Saskatchewan. The project
is located entirely within the traditional territory of the Peter
Ballantyne Cree Nation. The company also owns the Bigstone project,
a resource-development stage deposit located 25km southwest of its
McIlvenna Bay project.
McIlvenna Bay is a copper-zinc-gold-silver rich VHMS deposit
intended to be the centre of a new mining camp in a prolific
district that has already been producing for 100 years. McIlvenna
Bay sits just 65km from Flin Flon,
Manitoba and is part of the world class Flin Flon Greenstone
Belt that extends from Snow Lake,
Manitoba, through Flin Flon
to Foran's ground in eastern Saskatchewan, a distance of over 225km.
McIlvenna Bay is the largest undeveloped VHMS deposit in the
region. The Company filed a NI 43-101 Technical Report for the
updated resource estimate for the McIlvenna Bay deposit on
November 25, 2021, wherein the
Indicated Resources increased to 39.1 million tonnes, a 70%
increase compared to the previous resource estimate from 2019.
Foran's copper-zinc Bigstone Deposit could potentially serve as
additional feed for the mill at McIlvenna Bay. The Company filed a
NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Bigstone Deposit's first
resource estimate on January 21,
2021.
Foran trades on the TSX.V under the symbol "FOM" and on the
OTCQX under the symbol "FMCXF."
For additional information, please contact:
Jonathan French,
CFA
Director, Investor
Relations
409 Granville Street,
Suite 904
Vancouver, BC,
Canada, V6C 1T2
Email:
jfrench@foranmining.com
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referred to as "forward looking statements"), which relate to
future events or future performance and reflect management's
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achieved. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's
current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and
information currently available to the Company. All statements,
other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking
statements or information. Forward-looking statements or
information in this news release relate to, among other things:
complete the feasibility study in a timely manner, and the
anticipated capital and operating costs, sustaining costs, net
present value, internal rate of return, payback period, process
capacity, average annual metal production, average process
recoveries, anticipated mining and processing methods, proposed PFS
production schedule and metal production profile, anticipated
construction period, anticipated mine life, expected recoveries and
grades, anticipated production rates, infrastructure, social and
environmental impact studies, future financial or operating
performance of the Company, subsidiaries and its projects,
estimation of mineral resources, exploration results, opportunities
for exploration, development and expansion of the McIlvenna Bay
Project, its potential mineralization, the future price of metals,
the realization of mineral reserve estimates, costs and timing of
future exploration, the timing of the development of new deposits,
requirements for additional capital, foreign exchange risk,
government regulation of mining and exploration operations,
environmental risks, reclamation expenses, title disputes or
claims, insurance coverage and regulatory matters. In addition,
these statements involve assumptions made with regard to the
Company's ability to develop the McIlvenna Bay Project and to
achieve the results outlined in the PFS, and the ability to raise
capital to fund construction and development of the McIlvenna Bay
Project.
These forward-looking statements and information reflect the
Company's current views with respect to future events and are
necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while
considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to
significant operational, business, economic and regulatory
uncertainties, and contingencies. These assumptions include: our
mineral reserve and resource estimates and the assumptions upon
which they are based, including geotechnical and metallurgical
characteristics of rock confirming to sampled results and
metallurgical performance; tonnage of ore to be mined and
processed; ore grades and recoveries; assumptions and discount
rates being appropriately applied to the technical studies; success
of the Company's projects, including the McIlvenna Bay Project;
prices for zinc, copper, gold and silver remaining as estimated;
currency exchange rates remaining as estimated; availability of
funds for the Company's projects; capital decommissioning and
reclamation estimates; mineral reserve and resource estimates and
the assumptions upon which they are based; prices for energy
inputs, labour, materials, supplies and services (including
transportation); no labour-related disruptions; no unplanned delays
or interruptions in scheduled construction and production; all
necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals are received
in a timely manner; and the ability to comply with environmental,
health and safety laws. The foregoing list of assumptions is not
exhaustive.
The Company cautions the reader that forward-looking statements
and information include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results and developments to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements or information contained in this news
release and the Company has made assumptions and estimates based on
or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without
limitation: the projected and actual effects of the COVID-19
coronavirus on the factors relevant to the business of the
Corporation, including the effect on supply chains, labour market,
currency and commodity prices and global and Canadian capital
markets, fluctuations in zinc, copper, gold and silver prices;
fluctuations in prices for energy inputs, labour, materials,
supplies and services (including transportation); fluctuations in
currency markets (such as the Canadian dollar versus the U.S.
dollar); operational risks and hazards inherent with the business
of mining (including environmental accidents and hazards,
industrial accidents, equipment breakdown, unusual or unexpected
geological or structure formations, cave-ins, flooding and severe
weather); inadequate insurance, or the inability to obtain
insurance, to cover these risks and hazards; our ability to obtain
all necessary permits, licenses and regulatory approvals in a
timely manner; changes in laws, regulations and government
practices in Canada, including
environmental, export and import laws and regulations; legal
restrictions relating to mining; risks relating to expropriation;
increased competition in the mining industry for equipment and
qualified personnel; the availability of additional capital; title
matters and the additional risks identified in our filings with
Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR in Canada (available at www.sedar.com). Although
the Company has attempted to identify key factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors
that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described,
or intended. Investors are cautioned against undue reliance on
forward-looking statements or information.
These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof
and, except as required by applicable securities regulations, the
Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to
update the forward-looking information.
SOURCE Foran Mining Corporation