QC Copper and Gold Inc announced that Kevin Canario has been appointed as the company's chief financial officer.
Most recently, Canario was corporate controller of Battle North Gold Corporation (TSX:BNAU) where he was instrumental in the eventual sale of the Bateman Gold project.
Prior to this, he was the CFO of INV Metals Inc (TSX:INV). and worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 5 years within the mining assurance practice managing audits for a variety of publicly listed clients ranging from small exploration to large multi-asset operations. Canario holds a CPA, CA and Honours Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University, Canada.
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QC Copper and Gold also announced the resignation of Jeff Potwarka, the company's outgoing CFO. The entire Ore Group team said it thanked Potwarka for his dedication and many years of service to the team and the company's shareholders and wished him the best in his future endeavours.
The company also announced that in accordance with its stock option plan, it has granted a total of 3,525,000 incentive options to officers, directors, and consultants of the company, at an option price of $0.34 per share, exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issue.
QC Copper and Gold’s Opemiska property covers 12,782 hectares and covers the past producing Springer, Perry, Robitaille, and Cooke mines, which were previously owned and operated by Falconbridge between 1953-1991.
The project hosts excellent on-site infrastructure, including a power station and direct access to Highway 113 and the Canadian National Railway.
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