Big North Graphite Announces the Appointment of Director and Chairman of the Board
03 Marzo 2014 - 8:01AM
Access Wire
Vancouver, B.C., / ACCESSWIRE /
March 3, 2014 / BIG NORTH GRAPHITE CORP. (TSX-V: NRT) (OTC:
BNCIF)(the "Company"
or "Big North") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Daniel
R. Bleak as a Director and Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr.
Bleak has over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration and
has developed and managed a broad range of exploration projects
throughout North America and Mexico. He has been instrumental in
the discovery of several producing mineral deposits and has
developed decorative rock and industrial materials businesses in
the Southwest United States and Mexico.
Mr. Bleak
has served on the board of directors of several companies and as an
officer of a number of mining, mineral exploration and development
companies. Since 2000, Mr Bleak was President and Director of Black
Mountain Mining Company (a private company), where he discovered
and brought into production a feldspar operation located in western
Arizona.
As a consultant to Big
North, Mr. Bleak has been responsible for developing the amorphous
graphite operations located in Sonora, Mexico.
"We are
extremely pleased to have Mr. Bleak join Big North's board and to
serve as Chairman," commented Spiro Kletas, Big North's president
and CEO. "Mr. Bleak's experience in bringing industrial mineral
projects into production will prove invaluable to the Company as we
continue development of our projects in Mexico, including the past
producing El Tejon flake graphite mine and mill in
Oaxaca."
The
Company also announces that Mr. Dean Nawata has resigned as a
director. The Board and Management would like to thank him for his
service, and wish him the best in his future endeavors. Mr. Nawata
will remain an Advisor to the Company.
About Big North
Graphite Corp.
Big North is a graphite
development and exploration company focused on select projects in
Mexico and Canada. The Company acquired three past producing
amorphous graphite mines in Sonora, Mexico and is working towards
accelerating the restart of the Nuevo San Pedro amorphous graphite
mine. Big North is currently in the Test Mining phase at Nuevo San
Pedro and has completed sales of amorphous graphite totaling 760
tons to date.
Big North Graphite recently
announced the acquisition of the past producing El Tejon flake
graphite mine and mill in Oaxaca, Mexico. Big North is poised to
capitalize on the increasing strategic demand for graphite
throughout the world, a demand that is being driven by the growth
in new, green technologies including the lithium ion batteries that
are being used in hybrid and fully electric vehicles.
Big North also owns high priority,
large flake graphite exploration projects in Ontario and Quebec,
Canada.
For further information please contact Spiro Kletas at (604)
629-8220.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
(signed) "Spiro
Kletas"
Spiro
Kletas
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term
is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Except for
historical information contained herein, this news release contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially. Except as required pursuant
to applicable securities laws, the Company will not update these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date hereof. More detailed information about potential factors
that could affect financial results is included in the documents
filed from time to time with the Canadian securities regulatory
authorities by the Company.
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