Trimetals appoints Edwards as president, CEO, director

Jan 16, 2018

2018-01-16 07:31 ET – News Release

Mr. Robert van Doorn reports

TRIMETALS MINING INC. APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Trimetals Mining Inc. has appointed Eric H. Edwards as its president and chief executive officer and a director of the company. The company also announces the retirement of company founder Ralph Fitch as a director and officer of the company after a 53-year career as a geologist. Mr. Fitch has led the company and its predecessors since inception in 1994. These changes were effective Jan. 15, 2018.

Robert van Doorn, chairman of the board of Trimetals, said: “We express our thanks to Ralph Fitch for his service to the company through the years. Ralph’s contributions were vital in acquiring our exciting Gold Springs and Escalones projects. We wish Ralph the best in his retirement.”

Mr. van Doorn further stated: “We welcome Eric Edwards to the company and look forward to the next stages of growth and development at Gold Springs and Escalones. Mr. Edwards brings more than 30 years of professional experience in gold exploration, mine operations, corporate development and finance to Trimetals. The company remains well positioned with an experienced international exploration team, energetic management and diversity of directors to capitalize on gold exploration and strategic growth.”

Mr. Edwards has worked for major and junior public companies with projects in Canada, the United States, Ecuador, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Peru. He most recently served as president and chief executive officer of Lupaka Gold Corp. where he directed that company through its initial public offering, and guided growth through its strategic corporate acquisition of Andean American Gold Corp.

Mr. Edwards’s other past corporate positions include president of Ventura Gold Corp. that was acquired by International Minerals Inc., vice-president and chief financial officer of Andean Resources, which was acquired by Goldcorp, vice-president and chief financial officer of Queenstake Resources, which was acquired by Yukon Nevada Gold. Mr. Edwards was chief financial officer for Ivanhoe Mines, joining the company while still private and taking it through its IPO on the Toronto Stock Exchange, project debt financing, copper offtake and corporate acquisitions.

Mr. Edwards’s professional experience includes more than 15 years in open-pit and underground mines in various operations capacities with Kinross, TVX Gold, Minorco, Rio Tinto and Nerco Minerals, including mine manager at the underground TVX Gold Mineral Hill mine in Montana.

Mr. Edwards has a BS (honours) in geology from Utah State University and a master in business administration from University of Utah

About Trimetals Mining Inc.

Trimetals Mining is a growth-focused mineral exploration company creating value through the exploration and development of the prospective Gold Springs gold-silver project in Utah and Nevada, and the Escalones copper-gold porphyry deposit in Chile. The company combines a record of discovery and advancement of large projects, mining and exploration supportive jurisdictions, low-political-risk areas, key operational and process expertise, and a focus on community relations and sustainable development. Management has extensive experience in the global exploration and mining industry.

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