VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trevali Mining Corporation (“Trevali” or the “Company”) (TSX: TV, BVL: TV; OTCQX: TREVF, Frankfurt: 4TI) today announced the appointments of Nick Popovic and Aline Cote to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), replacing Chris Eskdale and Dan Myerson as Glencore nominees on the Board effective immediately. Both Mr. Popovic and Ms. Cote have also been nominated for election at the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held September 16, 2020.
Mr. Popovic began his career with Glencore in 1992, initially as a Zinc and Lead Concentrates Metal Trader and holding progressive roles culminating with his recent appointment as Head of Zinc Smelters and Marketing. Mr. Popovic is also currently the Chair of Kazzinc Holdings Ltd. and a director of Compañia Minera Volcan S.A.A.
Ms. Cote began her career as an exploration geologist with Noranda Inc. before transitioning into project management and technical services roles under Xstrata plc, and held progressive roles with Xstrata and with Glencore, leading to her recent appointment as the first female Industrial Lead at Glencore, as co-head of Zinc Industrial Assets.
The Board is pleased to welcome Mr. Popovic and Ms. Cote, and also thanks both Mr. Eskdale and Mr. Myerson for their commitment to Trevali and the significant role they each played in the growth and development of the Company.
ABOUT TREVALI
Trevali is a global base-metals mining company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The bulk of Trevali’s revenue is generated from base-metals mining at its three operational assets: the 90%-owned Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso, the 90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Namibia, and the wholly-owned Santander Mine in Peru. In addition, Trevali owns the Caribou Mine, Halfmile and Stratmat Properties and the Restigouche Deposit in New Brunswick, Canada, and the past-producing Ruttan Mine in northern Manitoba, Canada. Trevali also owns an effective 44%-interest in the Gergarub Project in Namibia, as well as an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Heath Steele deposit located in New Brunswick, Canada.
The shares of Trevali are listed on the TSX (symbol TV), the OTCQX (symbol TREVF), the Lima Stock Exchange (symbol TV), and the Frankfurt Exchange (symbol 4TI). For further details on Trevali, readers are referred to the Company’s website (www.trevali.com) and to Canadian regulatory filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com .
Investor Relations Contact : Brendan Creaney – Vice President, Investor Relations and Interim Chief Financial Officer Email: bcreaney@trevali.com Phone: +1 (778) 655-6070
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of management of the Company as of the date the statement is published, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect management’s expectations or beliefs regarding future events including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the board and leadership transitions at Trevali, as well as the Company’s growth strategies and planned development activities. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to management and organizational changes, the ability to optimize and grow the assets and operations of the Company, and other risks and uncertainties that are more fully described in the Company’s annual information form, interim and annual audited consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis of those statements, all of which are filed and available for review under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Trevali provides no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events may differ from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Source: Trevali Mining Corporation
