Symbol: AZM.TSX Venture
LONGUEUIL, QC, April 09, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Azimut
Exploration Inc. ("Azimut" or "the Company")
(TSXV: AZM) is pleased to announce the appointments of
Dr. Martin Tuchscherer as
Chief Geologist Exploration and François Bissonnette as
Operations Manager.
Dr. Martin Tuchscherer is
a senior exploration professional with more than 15 years
international experience with major and junior mining companies in
Canada, United States and Africa. Martin
Tuchscherer's expertise ranges from generative to advanced
stage exploration for both gold and chromium-PGE-nickel
deposits.
Previous assignments include positions as Senior Geologist with
Osisko Mining Inc. (Windfall Lake gold project), Canadian Royalties
Inc. (Nunavik Nickel project) and as Consulting Geologist for
Freewest Resources Inc. (McFaulds Lake Property, Ring of Fire). In
this latter position, Martin
Tuchscherer directly participated in the discovery and
definition drilling of the world-class Black Thor chromite
deposit.
Dr. Tuchscherer holds a PhD from the University of the
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South
Africa (2008), a M.Sc. from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton (2002) and a B.Sc., specialization
in geology, from Concordia University
in Montreal (1998).
François Bissonnette is an experienced exploration
geologist employed as Azimut's Senior Geologist since 2010. He
played a key role in several of the Company's successful
exploration programs in Northern
Quebec, leading to the discovery of the polymetallic
Rex Trend in the Nunavik region as
well as the discovery of the Chromaska intrusive complex (Cr, PGE,
Ni) and significant recent progress on the Eleonore South JV gold
property in the James Bay region.
Mr. Bissonnette holds a B.Sc. in geology from Laval University in Quebec City (1992).
Azimut Exploration is a mineral exploration company whose
core business is centred on target generation and partnership
development. Targeting is performed using a pioneering proprietary
approach to Big Data analytics, enhanced by extensive exploration
know-how. The Company maintains rigorous financial discipline. It
has 48.5 million shares outstanding.
Azimut holds a strategic position for gold and base metals in
Quebec, including one of the
largest exploration portfolios in the James Bay region (21 properties covering 4,146
claims or 2,154 km2). The Company's current
significant exploration programs include the Eleonore South
Property (Azimut-Goldcorp-Eastmain JV), the Chromaska Property
(100% Azimut) and a regional strategic alliance with SOQUEM.
SOURCE Azimut Exploration Inc.