TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Doré Copper Mining Corp. (the "Company" or "Doré Copper") (TSXV: DCMC; OTCQX: DRCMF; FRA: DCM) announces the resignation of Vice-President, Exploration Sylvain Lépine, effective March 1, 2024. Mr. Lépine has been appointed General Manager of Nord du Québec Investissement Minier (NQIM), a new regional institutional fund sponsored by SDBJ (Société de développement de la Baie-James) and ARBJ (Administration régionale Baie-James) that will mainly invest in mining exploration companies in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec. Mr. Lépine will remain a Technical Advisor to the Company to ensure a smooth transition during the search for a new Vice President Exploration.
Ernest Mast, President and CEO of Doré Copper, commented, “On behalf of the Board, we would like to thank Sylvain for his leadership, dedication and contributions to the Company and we wish him well in his new role at NQIM. During the period of management transition, Sylvain will remain a consultant to the Company.”
About Doré Copper Mining Corp.
Doré Copper Mining Corp. aims to be the next copper producer in Québec with an initial production target of +50 Mlbs of copper equivalent annually by implementing a hub-and-spoke operation model with multiple high-grade copper-gold assets feeding its centralized Copper Rand mill.1 The Company has delivered its PEA in May 2022 and is proceeding with a feasibility study.
The Company has consolidated a large land package in the prolific Lac Doré/Chibougamau and Joe Mann mining camps that has historically produced 1.6 billion pounds of copper and 4.4 million ounces of gold.2 The land package includes 13 former producing mines, deposits and resource target areas within a 60-kilometre radius of the Company’s Copper Rand Mill.
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| Ernest Mast | Laurie Gaborit |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Phone: (416) 792-2229 | Phone: (416) 219-2049 |
| Email: ernest.mast@dorecopper.com | Email: laurie.gaborit@dorecopper.com |
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- Sources for historic production figures: Economic Geology, v. 107, pp. 963–989 – Structural and Stratigraphic Controls on Magmatic, Volcanogenic, and Shear Zone-Hosted Mineralization in the Chapais-Chibougamau Mining Camp, Northeastern Abitibi, Canada by François Leclerc et al. (Lac Dore/Chibougamau mining camp) and NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Joe Mann Property dated January 11, 2016 by Geologica Groupe-Conseil Inc. for Jessie Ressources Inc. (Joe Mann mine).
- Technical report titled "Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Chibougamau Hub-and-Spoke Complex, Québec, Canada" dated June 15, 2022, in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The Technical Report was prepared by BBA Inc. with several consulting firms contributing to sections of the study, including SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd., SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. and WSP Inc.
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