VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Western
Copper and Gold Corporation ("Western" or the "Company") (TSX: WRN)
(NYSE American: WRN) is pleased to announce that Dr. Bill Williams has been appointed to Western's
Board of Directors, effective November 6,
2020.
Dr. Williams is an economic geologist with nearly 40 years of
experience related to the exploration and development of mining and
oil & gas projects as well as oversight of mining operations.
He provides consulting services to the mining industry with a focus
on company/project (e)valuations, M&A analyses, risk analysis,
project management, and permitting strategies. Most recently,
he served as the Interim CEO and Director of Detour Gold
Corporation and was a Director and COO of Zinc One Resources Inc.,
with whom he led the team that made the discovery of the Mina Chica
zinc-oxide deposit in the Bongará district, north-central
Peru. He is the former CEO, President, and Director of Orvana
Minerals Corp., prior to which he was a Vice President for Phelps
Dodge Exploration overseeing activity in the Americas, which
included the discovery of the Haquira porphyry copper deposit in
Peru. During his tenure with
Phelps Dodge he was also engaged in
M&A activities. Additionally, he worked on the development of
porphyry copper deposits in Argentina for Northern Orion Explorations,
exploration for porphyry copper deposits in Chile for Western Mining, and he started his
career working for Tenneco Oil Company in the exploration and
development of oil and gas deposits. Dr. Williams holds a
Ph.D. in Economic Geology from the University
of Arizona and is a Certified Professional Geologist.
"Bill's diverse background in the mining industry strategically
compliments the existing experience on Western's Board of
Directors", said Dale Corman,
Executive Chairman. "We look forward to Bill's contributions as we
move the Casino Project forward."
ABOUT WESTERN COPPER AND GOLD CORPORATION
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino
Project, Canada's premier
copper-gold mine in the Yukon
Territory and one of the most economic greenfield
copper-gold mining projects in the world. For more
information, visit www.westerncopperandgold.com.
On behalf of the board,
"Paul West-Sells"
Dr. Paul
West-Sells
President and CEO
Western Copper and Gold Corporation
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