EGR Exploration Ltd. (TSX-V:EGR) has elected professional geologist Ashley Kirwan to its board of directors following the resignation of Sven Gollan, who will transition to an advisory role at the company.
Kirwan, a co-founder and president and CEO of consulting firm Orix Geoscience, will also join the board’s audit committee.
The company noted that Kirwan has over 15 years of experience in the mining industry. She has worked throughout North and South America; as an exploration geologist with Bridgeport Ventures Inc in Nevada, and on both exploration and underground projects with Quadra FNX Mining Ltd (now KGHM International) in Sudbury, Ontario.
In 2020, she was recognized with the Young Mining Professionals’ Eira Thomas Award as one of the top mining industry leaders under the age of 40.
“She brings a wealth of knowledge from a geological technical perspective and as an entrepreneur and business leader. I look forward to working with Ashley as we continue our process of making a discovery on the Detour West property,” EGR CEO Daniel Rodriguez commented.
“I want to thank Sven for giving me this opportunity and for helping create EGR to what it is today. His support has been tremendous. I look forward to following his work at Teako and using him as an advisor to EGR.”
EGR also announced that its board of directors has approved a grant of stock options under the company’s stock option plan to its directors, officers and consultants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,310,000 treasury shares at $0.06.
The options vest immediately and are exercisable for a period of five years.
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