SME:CC - Sama Resources announces Appointment of Terry Krepiakevich to the Board of Directors
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Montreal, Quebec, April 9, 2024 – TheNewswire – Sama Resources Inc. ( TSXV:SME ) (“ SME ” or the “ Company ”) TSX-V: SME,OTC: SAMMF) is pleased to announce that Mr.Terry Krepiakevich FCPA, FCA, ICD.D has been appointed to the Board ofDirectors of the Company effective April 9, 2024.
Mr. Krepiakevich has over 30 years of experience as aCPA and CFO. He has served on several audit committee positions forboth the TSX and NYSE listed companies and, in May 2011 was recognizedwith the BC CFO of the Year Award. Mr. Krepiakevich is a Fellow ofthe British Columbia CPA Association and a certified member of theInstitute of Corporate Directors. He has been a Director and AuditCommittee Chair of Alexco Resource Corp. He has also served as amember and chair of the compensation and governance committees forvarious listed companies. Mr. Krepiakevich has also served on theboard of Covenant House for nine years, and in the past has served onnumerous charitable organizations in the Vancouver community.
“We are delighted to welcome Mr.Krepiakevich to our Board," said BenoitLa Salle, Executive Chairman of the Board of theCompany . "Mr.Krepiakevich brings decades of valuable experience, includingdirectorships at various successful mining companies. His expertise infinance and the mining sector will complement our already highlyqualified board as we continue to deploy our vision to be a leader inbase metal in Côte d’Ivoire.”
The Company also wishes to announce that Mr. EricFinlayson is stepping down as a member of the Board of Directorseffective April 9, 2024 .
“On behalf of the Board of Directors and management, we wishto thank Mr. Finlayson forhis contributions to the Board in the past years and wishes him wellin his future endeavours ”, stated Benoit La Salle, Executive Chairman ofthe Board of the Company.
T he appointment of Mr. Krepiakevich as a Director ofthe Company is subject to regulatoryapproval.
About Sama Resources Inc.
Sama is a Canadian-based, growth-oriented resourcecompany focused on exploring the Samapleu nickel-copper project inCôte d’Ivoire, West Africa. The Company is managed by experiencedindustry professionals with a strong track record of discovery. Samais committed to advancing the Samapleu-Grata Nickel-Copper Project.Sama’s projects are located approximately 600 km northwest ofAbidjan in Côte d’Ivoire and are flanked to the west by the Ivorianand Guinean borders. Sama’s projects are located adjacent to thelarge world-class nickel-cobalt laterite deposits of Sipilou andFoungouesso, forming a 125 km-long new Base Metal Camp in West Africa.Sama owns 40% interest in the Samapleu nickel-copper project in Côted’Ivoire with its joint venture partner Ivanhoe Electric owning 60%.
For more information, please visit www.samaresources.com.
Ivanhoe Electric is a U.S. company that combinesadvanced mineral exploration technologies with electric metalsexploration projects predominantly located in the United States.Ivanhoe Electric uses its accurate and powerful Typhoon TM geophysicalsurveying system, together with advanced data analytics provided byits subsidiary, Computational Geosciences Inc., to accelerate andde-risk the mineral exploration process as we seek to discover newdeposits of critical metals that may otherwise be undetectable bytraditional exploration technologies. Ivanhoe Electric believes theUnited States is significantly underexplored and has the potential toyield major new discoveries of critical metals. Ivanhoe Electric’smineral exploration efforts focus on copper as well as other metalsincluding nickel, vanadium, cobalt, platinum group elements, gold andsilver. Through the advancement of its portfolio of electric metalsexploration projects, headlined by the Santa Cruz Copper Project inArizona and the Tintic Copper-Gold Project in Utah, as well as otherexploration projects in the United States, it intends to supportUnited States supply chain independence by finding and delivering thecritical metals necessary for the electrification of the economy.Ivanhoe Electric also operate a 50/50 joint venture with Saudi ArabianMining Company Ma’aden to explore for minerals on ~48,500km 2 of underexplored Arabian Shield in the Kingdom of SaudiArabia. Website: www.ivanhoeelectric.com .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASECONTACT:
Dr. Marc-Antoine Audet, P. Geo, President and CEO
Tel: (514) 726-4158
Mr. Matt Johnston, Vice President Corporate Development
Tel: (604) 443-3835 or (877) 792-6688, Ext. 5
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Bettina Filippone: bfilippone@renmarkfinancial.com
Tel: (416)-644-2020 or (212)-812-7680
www.renmarkfinancial.com
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