JIULIAN RESOURCES INC. (TSX-V: JLR) (“Jiulian” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Leduc, P.Eng. and Douglas Meirelles to its board of directors, effective immediately.
Mr. Leduc is a mining engineer and geologist with over 30 years’ experience covering all aspects of the development, operation, planning and evaluation of mining projects, with expertise in designing construction and operating large heap leach gold mines. Previously, Mr. Leduc was COO and then CEO of NewCastle Gold Ltd until it merged with Equinox Gold, CEO of Luna Gold Corp, COO at Lydian International Limited and President and COO of Bear Creek Mining Corporation. He is currently the COO of Kore Mining and in charge of the development and permitting of the Imperial Project in California. He holds a B.Sc. (Honors)in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University and a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Ottawa.
Mr. Meirelles has over 15 years’ experience in managing publicly traded mining companies in Brazil and Canada. Mr. Meirelles brings extensive expertise in finance as well as operation, government and stakeholder relations. Previous roles include Corporate Director & Country Manager for Equinox Gold / Luna Gold for 6 years. Mr. Meirelles also progressed his career through various management roles with Troy Resources, Colossus Minerals, Serabi Gold, Jaguar Mining and Newcrest Mining. Mr. Meirelles is also an independent director of the Signus Mining News Platform and a fellow of the Brazil-Canada Mining Chamber of Commerce.
The Company also announces that effective immediately Scott Dorion, PGeo., has resigned as a director of the Company, he will continue his role as independent Qualified Person (QP) for the Company. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Dorion for his efforts and wishes him well in his future endeavors.
About Jiulian
Jiulian is an exploration company engaged in acquiring and advancing mineral properties located in southern British Columbia. The Company’s flagship asset is the wholly-owned, 4,056-hectare Big Kidd property, located near Aspen Grove, BC. The Big Kidd property is located 25 km (approximately 15 minutes via Highway 97C) east of Merritt, BC, and 102 km west of the Company’s head office in Kelowna, BC. The Property has a network of gravel roads, LTE cellular service and a high-voltage power line running across it. Jiulian Resources is listed on the TSX-V under the symbol “JLR”.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
JIULIAN RESOURCES INC.
“X. Charlie Cheng”
Charlie Cheng
Chief Executive Officer
For more information regarding this news release, please contact:
Oliver Friesen, Director
T: 604-789-6128
W: www.jiulianresources.com
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Certain statements contained in this news release, constitute “forward-looking information” as such term is used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information is based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to certain factors and assumptions, including: that the Company’s financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events, that the Company obtains required regulatory approvals, that the Company continues to maintain a good relationship with the local project communities. Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, which could result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that the Company’s financial condition and development plans change, delays in regulatory approval, risks associated with the interpretation of data, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility that results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to mineral exploration and development activities and to the Company as set forth in the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis reports filed under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com. There can be no assurance that any forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, the reader should not place any undue reliance on forward-looking information or statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information or statements, other than as required by applicable law.
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