APN: TSX-V
ALTPF: OTCQB
9AJ1: FWB
EDMONTON, June 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Altiplano
Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: APN) (OTCQB: ALTPF) (FWB: 9AJ1) ("APN"
or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of
Jamie Hutton as an independent
director, effective immediately. Mr. Hutton's appointment
expands the Company's Board of Directors to five.
Mr. Hutton currently consults for various companies in the
diamond drilling industry. For six years, his role was
General Manager of Foraco Canada Ltd., Western Division, a position
he held since Connors Drilling Ltd. was sold to Foraco
International on February 1, 2007. He
oversaw the bidding, operational and administrative activities of
Foraco Drilling Ltd. which conducts contract diamond drilling
operations in western Canada, NWT,
Nunavut and Yukon. Mr. Hutton holds a BSc degree in
Geophysics from the University of British
Columbia (1972) and a Diploma in Sales and Marketing from
UBC (1979).
From September 1, 1993 until
June 8, 1998, Mr. Hutton held the
position of Contract Manager for Connors Drilling Ltd. in
Canada and was appointed General
Manager for the Connors Drilling group which conducted contract
diamond drilling operations in Canada, Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador. In this capacity, he was responsible
for the operational and administrative activities in those
locations.
Altiplano Minerals Ltd. is also pleased to announce the
formation of an advisory board ("Advisory Board") that will be
comprised of specialists from within the mining industry, each
providing their unique perspective on various aspects of advancing
development on APN's projects in Chile.
The first appointee to the Advisory Board is Mr.
Eugene Puritch, President, P&E
Mining Consultants Inc. Mr. Puritch is a professional mining
engineer specializing in geological modeling and mine design with
over 35 years experience in engineering and operations of open-pit
and underground mines. Throughout his career, Mr. Puritch has
worked in Latin America in
addition to many other parts of the world. His focus has been
gold, silver, base metals, PGM and iron deposits ranging from small
underground narrow vein structures to large open-pit multi-element
properties.
CEO John Williamson stated,
'The addition of Mr. Hutton and the formation of a technical
advisory board led by Mr. Puritch adds a wealth of South American
operational and technical expertise to our current Board. The
addition of these team members should signal to the market our
commitment to continuously add shareholder value at every level of
the company."
About Altiplano
Altiplano Minerals Ltd. (APN:
TSX-V) is a mineral
exploration company focused on evaluating and acquiring projects
with significant potential for advancement from discovery through
to production, in Canada and
abroad. Management has a substantial record of success in
capitalizing opportunity, overcoming challenges and building
shareholder value. Additional information concerning
Altiplano can be found on its website at
www.altiplanominerals.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
/s/ "John Williamson"
President and CEO
Tel: (780) 437-6624
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accuracy of this release.
This release includes certain statements that may be
deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this
release, other than statements of historical facts, that address
exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or
developments that the Company expects are forward-looking
statements. Although the Company believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, continuity of mineralization, uncertainties
related to the ability to obtain necessary permits, licenses and
title and delays due to third party opposition, changes in
government policies regarding mining and natural resource
exploration and exploitation, and continued availability of capital
and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees
of future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
For more information on the Company, investors should review the
Company's continuous disclosure filings that are available
at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE Altiplano Minerals