VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mirasol Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: MRZ) (OTCPK: MRZLF) (the “Company” or “Mirasol”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy Heenan to the permanent position of President for the Company. Mr. Heenan was one of the original founders of Mirasol and has led the Company’s exploration operations in South America since its inception in 2003. He has served in progressively senior positions, including Country Manager, Vice President Exploration and Interim President.
Mirasol’s Executive Chair, Patrick Evans, commented: “Mr. Heenan served as Interim President during an exhaustive CEO search, which has now concluded. The Board of Mirasol congratulates Tim on his appointment as President. After a wide search and careful consideration of a number of well qualified candidates, the Board concluded that Mr. Heenan is best placed to provide operational leadership to the Company.”
Mr. Evans added: “Based in Chile and Argentina for the past thirty years, Mr. Heenan has a deep knowledge of the geology, local exploration and mining industry of these jurisdictions, evidenced by the high quality of Mirasol’s large suite of early and advanced stage projects. Tim has also demonstrated operational excellence as Interim President, managing drill campaigns on three advanced-stage projects during the current exploration season.”
The Company has now started a search for Mr. Heenan’s successor as Vice President Exploration and expects to fill the position by the third quarter when the next South American exploration season commences.
About Mirasol Resources Ltd
Mirasol is a well-funded exploration company focused in Chile and Argentina. Mirasol has six partner-funded projects, two with Newcrest Mining Ltd (Chile), and one each with First Quantum Minerals (Chile), Mine Discovery Fund (Chile), Mineria Activa (Chile) and Silver Sands Resources (Argentina). Mirasol is currently self-funding exploration at two projects, Inca Gold (Chile) and Sacha Marcelina (Argentina).
For further information, contact:
Patrick Evans, Executive Chair
Tel: +1 (416) 670-5114
Email: contact@mirasolresources.com
Website: www.mirasolresources.com
Forward Looking Statements: The information in this news release contains forward looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: changes in world commodity markets, equity markets, costs and supply of materials relevant to the mining industry, change in government and changes to regulations affecting the mining industry and to policies linked to pandemics, social and environmental related matters. Forward-looking statements in this release include statements regarding future exploration programs, operation plans, geological interpretations, mineral tenure issues and mineral recovery processes. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, results may vary, and we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Mirasol disclaims any obligations to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
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