TSX-V Trading Symbol: SURG
Frankfurt Trading Symbol: G6D2
VANCOUVER, BC, April 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Surge Copper Corp.
(TSXV: SURG) (Frankfurt: G6D2) ("Surge" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce it has appointed
Paul Chawrun and Steve Blower to a technical advisory committee
that will assist the Company in planning and executing its
exploration and development efforts at the Ootsa and Berg
projects.
Leif Nilsson, Chief Executive
Officer, commented: "Paul's proven track record in guiding the
planning, design, and execution of engineering programs for large,
tier-one projects will provide a significant benefit to Surge as we
advance our projects. Paul also brings to bear a highly relevant
combination of technical and financial experience, as he was
front-and-centre on Teranga's acquisition of the Massawa project
from Barrick, which leveraged Teranga's infrastructure in the
district and unlocked significant synergies, creating a step change
in value for all stakeholders. Similarly, as we embark on both
late-stage resource drilling activity and regional exploration in
the Berg-Huckleberry-Ootsa district, Steve's extensive experience
in exploration leadership, including at Huckleberry Mines, will
prove invaluable."
Mr. Chawrun most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of
Teranga Gold Corp., providing technical leadership to a high-growth
business from a single asset producer, through multiple
acquisitions, major project construction, and capital project
financing, culminating in the sale to Endeavour Mining Corp. Prior
to Teranga, Paul served as the Director of Technical Services at
Detour Gold Corporation, providing technical leadership of a large
capital project from an exploration stage, through project scoping,
feasibility, and execution for operational readiness. Through
earlier roles at Suncor Energy Inc. and Dynatec Corporation, Paul
has significant experience in design and management of tailings
facilities, materials handling engineering studies, and strategic
mine plan optimization. Paul holds dual degrees in Mining
Engineering and Geology from Queen's University and McMaster University, respectively, and an MBA from
Athabasca University.
Mr. Blower is a professional geologist with over 25 years of
experience in the minerals industry including mine geology,
resource estimation, and exploration for a variety of commodities.
For the past 15 years, as President and CEO of Pitchstone
Exploration Ltd., VP Exploration for Denison Mines Corp., and VP
Exploration for IsoEnergy, Ltd., he has led exploration teams that
have generated two significant discoveries of high-grade uranium
deposits in the Athabasca Basin.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Blower served as mine geologist at the
Huckleberry and Similco open pit copper mines in British Columbia. Mr. Blower holds a BSc in
Geological Sciences from the University of
British Columbia and an MSc in Geological Sciences from
Queen's University.
About Surge Copper Corp.
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Ootsa Property, an
advanced stage exploration project containing the East Seel, West
Seel and Ox porphyry deposits located adjacent to the open pit
Huckleberry Copper Mine, owned by Imperial Metals. The Ootsa
Property contains pit constrained NI 43-101 compliant resources of
copper, gold, molybdenum, and silver in the Measured and Indicated
categories.
The Company is also earning into a 70% interest in the Berg
Property from Centerra Gold. Berg is a large, advanced stage
exploration project located 28 km northwest of the Ootsa deposits.
Berg contains pit constrained 43-101 compliant resources of copper,
molybdenum, and silver in the Measured and Indicated categories.
Combined, the adjacent Ootsa and Berg properties give Surge a
dominant land position in the Ootsa-Huckleberry-Berg district and
control over four advanced porphyry deposits.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
"Leif Nilsson"
Chief Executive Officer
For Further information, please contact:
Telephone: +1 604 416 2978 or +1 604 558 5847
info@surgecopper.com
http://www.surgecopper.com
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forward looking statements, including but not limited to the
Company's plans regarding the Berg Property and the Ootsa
Property. These statements are only predictions and involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance,
or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or
implied by these forward-looking-statements. Such uncertainties and
risks may include, among others, actual results of the Company's
exploration activities being different than those expected by
management, delays in obtaining or failure to obtain required
government or other regulatory approvals, the ability to obtain
adequate financing to conduct its planned exploration programs,
inability to procure labour, equipment and supplies in sufficient
quantities and on a timely basis, equipment breakdown, impacts of
the current coronavirus pandemic, and bad
weather. While these forward-looking statements, and
any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith
and reflect the Company's current judgment regarding the direction
of its business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes
materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections,
assumptions or other future performance suggestions herein. Except
as required by applicable law, the Company does not intend to
update any forward-looking statements to conform these statements
to actual results.
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