{"id":3178,"date":"2024-05-16T11:45:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/proposed-nominations-to-strengthen-western-copper-and-golds-board\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:45:08","slug":"proposed-nominations-to-strengthen-western-copper-and-golds-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/proposed-nominations-to-strengthen-western-copper-and-golds-board\/","title":{"rendered":"PROPOSED NOMINATIONS TO STRENGTHEN WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD\u2019s BOARD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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western copper and gold corporation (‘Western’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX: WRN) (NYSE American: WRN) is pleased to announce that Raymond Threlkeld Robert Chausse and Sandeep Singh will stand for election as directors at the Company’s upcoming annual general and special meeting.<\/p>\n

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‘We are extremely pleased that Mr. Threlkeld, Mr. Chausse and Mr. Singh have agreed to join our board,’ said Bill Williams <\/span> , Interim Chairman of Western. ‘The expansion of the Western board reflects the growth and strategic initiatives of the Company as the Casino <\/span> project moves into the next phase of its lifecycle.\u00a0 Their collective wealth of experience and technical, operational and financial acumen will be a strong complement to our Company.’ <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mr. Threlkeld is a seasoned mining professional with more than 30 years of experience in mineral exploration, mine operations and construction and executive management. Currently, he is a director of Calibre Mining Corp. and New Found Gold Corp. Most recently he was Chairman of Newmarket Gold and became a director of Kirkland Lake Gold <\/span> upon the sale of Newmarket <\/span> . In addition, Mr. Threlkeld was previously President and CEO of Rainy River Resources. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Threlkeld held a variety of senior executive positions with Barrick Gold Corporation rising to the position of Vice President, Project Development. Among his accomplishments were the Pierina Mine in Peru <\/span> , Bulyanhulu Mine in Tanzania <\/span> , Veladero Mine in Argentina <\/span> , Lagunas Norte Mine in Peru <\/span> and the Cowel Mine in Australia <\/span> . Mr. Threlkeld holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology from the University of Nevada <\/span> . <\/p>\n

Mr. Chausse is a proven leader with more than 25 years of international finance experience in mining who most recently served as CFO of New Gold Inc until his retirement. Currently, he is a director of Revival Gold Inc. Previously, Mr. Chausse served as CFO of Richmont Mines Inc., CFO at Stornoway Diamonds and EVP & CFO of AuRico Gold <\/span> . His experience also includes VP of Finance, Operations and Projects for Kinross Gold <\/span> and he held increasingly senior positions with Barrick Gold <\/span> . Mr. Chausse is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Toronto <\/span> Metropolitan University. <\/p>\n

ABOUT western copper and gold corporation<\/div>\n

western copper and gold corporation is developing the Casino <\/span> Project, Canada’s <\/span> premier copper-gold mine in the Yukon Territory <\/span> and one of the most economic greenfield copper-gold mining projects in the world. <\/p>\n

The Company is committed to working collaboratively with our First Nations and local communities to progress the Casino <\/span> project using internationally recognized responsible mining technologies and practices. <\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.westerncopperandgold.com . <\/p>\n

On behalf of the board, <\/p>\n

‘Sandeep Singh’ <\/p>\n

Sandeep Singh <\/span>
Chief Executive Officer
western copper and gold corporation<\/p>\n

SOURCE western copper and gold corporation<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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