VANCOUVER, BC, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Solaris
Resources Inc. (TSX: SLS) (OTCQB: SLSSF) ("Solaris" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.
Kevin Thomson to its Board of
Directors effective immediately.
Mr. Thomson brings over 35 years of senior strategic mergers and
acquisitions experience in the mining industry. Mr. Thomson
currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President, Strategic
Matters for Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") where he is
involved in all matters of strategic significance, including the
management of complex negotiations, development of corporate
strategy, involvement in complex legal issues, and governance
related matters. Prior to joining Barrick in 2014, Mr.
Thomson was a senior partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
LLP ("Davies Ward"), and was one of Canada's leading mergers and acquisitions
lawyers where he advised many of Canada's largest and most successful public
companies, including Barrick, on a number of industry leading
transactions and also was a key strategic and legal advisor to a
number of the country's leading private enterprises. Mr.
Thomson was the longest standing member of the committee
responsible for managing the Davies Ward firm.
Richard Warke, Executive
Chairman, commented, "We are pleased to welcome Kevin to the Board.
His mergers and acquisition experience will be a valuable asset to
the Board as we continue to progress the Warintza Project in
south-eastern Ecuador."
On behalf of the Board of Solaris Resources Inc.
"Daniel Earle"
President & CEO, Director
About Solaris Resources Inc.
Solaris is advancing a portfolio of copper and gold assets in
the Americas, which includes: a high-grade resource with expansion
and additional discovery potential at the Warintza copper and gold
project in Ecuador; discovery
potential on the grass-roots Tamarugo project in Chile and Capricho and Paco Orco projects in Peru; exposure to US$130M spending / 5-yrs through a farm-out
agreement with Freeport-McMoRan on the Ricardo Project in
Chile; and significant leverage to
increasing copper prices through the 60%-interest in the
development-stage La Verde
joint-venture project with Teck Resources in Mexico.
Cautionary Notes and Forward-looking Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking information
and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable
securities legislation (collectively "forward-looking
statements"). The use of the word "will" and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
statements include statements regarding our intent, or the beliefs
or current expectations of our officers and directors, including
statements made with respect to Mr. Thomson's mergers and
acquisition experience being a valuable asset as we continue to
progress the Warintza Project in south-eastern Ecuador. Although Solaris believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and/or
information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on
forward-looking statements since Solaris can give no assurance that
such expectations will prove to be correct. These statements are
based on a variety of assumptions including assumptions made about
the Company's ability to advance efforts at the Warintza Project
and the extent to which the Company undertakes mergers and
acquisition activities in the future. These statements also involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause actual results or events to differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including the
risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in the latest
Solaris Management's Discussion
and Analysis and Annual Information Form available at
www.sedar.com. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements
contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news
release and Solaris does not undertake any obligation to publicly
update or revise any of these forward-looking statements except as
may be required by applicable securities laws.
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