TSX: TML
OTCQX: TSRMF
TORONTO, June 28,
2023 /CNW/ - Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX: TML) (OTCQX:
TSRMF) ("Treasury Metals" or the "Company") is
pleased to announce results from its 2023 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders (the "Meeting") held earlier today.
Board of Director Changes
The Company welcomes Michele
Ashby and James (Jim) Gowans
as independent members of the Board of Directors (the
"Board"), bringing extensive knowledge and experience to
complement the capabilities of the Board.
Michele
Ashby
Ms. Ashby founded Ashby Consulting
Enterprises Inc. (ACE LLC), a consulting firm that provides
corporate board training and certification through her unique
program, ACE Board Certification for Women. Her diverse background
includes 30 years as a gold specialist/analyst, financial expert,
independent corporate director and successful entrepreneur. She was
named one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business in
Colorado for 2019 by the
Colorado Chamber of Commerce for
Women for her work in training 1,000 women for corporate board
directorships; in 2022, she was selected as one of the 100 Global
Inspirational Women in Mining by Women in Mining UK. She previously
served as an independent director for Mene, Inc., Lithium X and
McEwen Mining and was an Executive Consultant with McGhee
Productivity Solutions as well as Chief Executive Officer and
founder of MiNE, LLC. Ms. Ashby was also the Chief Executive
Officer and founder of Denver Gold Group Inc., a Colorado not-for-profit corporation organized
and operating as a trade association for the mining industry. She
graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Finance from
Regis University.
James (Jim)
Gowans
Mr. Gowans has more than 40 years of
experience in the resource sector through an extensive career as a
senior executive with several major mining companies and his role
as past chair of the Mining Association of Canada. He has extensive mining knowledge and
perspective on the importance of sustainability and stakeholder
relations. He has held executive positions with Debswana Diamond
Company in Botswana, DeBeers SA,
DeBeers Canada Inc., PT Inco in Indonesia, and Placer Dome Ltd. He was also
interim president and CEO of Trilogy Metals Inc., President, CEO
and a director of Arizona Mining Inc. and senior advisor to the
Chair of the Board and Co-President of Barrick Gold Corporation. He
holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mineral Engineering from the
University of British Columbia and
attended the Banff School of Advanced Management. He currently sits
on the board of directors of Cameco Corporation, Marathon Gold
Corporation and Trilogy Metals Inc.
Jeremy Wyeth, President and CEO
of Treasury Metals, commented: "We are pleased to have Michele and
Jim join our Board as we progress our project through a Feasibility
Study to a construction decision. Their skill sets will complement
those of the Board at a very important time for Treasury
Metals."
As a part of the Company's ongoing Board Renewal process,
William Fisher and Flora Wood did not stand for re–election to the
Board at the Meeting. The Board thanks Mr. Fisher and Ms. Wood for
their valuable contributions to Treasury Metals over the years.
Voting Results of Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders
A total of 54,951,811 common shares were voted at the Meeting,
representing approximately 38.49% of the votes attached to all the
outstanding common shares of the Company.
Election of Directors
At the Meeting, all nominees listed in the Company's management
information circular dated May 12,
2023 were elected as directors of the Company to serve until
the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors
are elected or appointed. Shareholders present in person or
represented by proxy at the Meeting voted as follows:
|
Number of
Shares
|
Percentage of Votes
Cast
|
Nominee
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
David
Whittle
|
50,521,900
|
127,642
|
99.748
|
0.252
|
Jeremy Wyeth
|
50,393,925
|
255,617
|
99.495
|
0.505
|
Michele
Ashby
|
50,472,061
|
177,481
|
99.650
|
0.350
|
Frazer
Bourchier
|
50,486,150
|
163,392
|
99.677
|
0.323
|
James Gowans
|
50,434,190
|
215,352
|
99.575
|
0.425
|
Paul McRae
|
50,387,854
|
261,688
|
99.483
|
0.517
|
Margot
Naudie
|
44,347,573
|
6,301,969
|
87.558
|
12.442
|
Christophe
Vereecke
|
50,428,336
|
221,206
|
99.563
|
0.437
|
Appointment of Auditors
At the Meeting, RSM Canada LLP was reappointed as auditors of
the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until a successor is appointed and the
Board was authorized to fix their remuneration, with the following
results:
Number of
Shares
|
Percentage of Votes
Cast
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
For
|
Withheld/Abstain
|
54,792,940
|
81,623
|
99.851
|
0.149
|
The voting results are also available under the Company's issuer
profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Treasury Metals
Treasury Metals Inc. is a gold-focused company with assets in
Canada. Its Goliath Gold Complex,
which includes the Goliath, Goldlund and Miller deposits, is
located in Northwestern Ontario.
The deposits benefit substantially from excellent access to the
Trans-Canada Highway, related power and rail infrastructure, and
close proximity to several communities including Dryden, Ontario. For information on the
Goliath Gold Complex, please refer to the technical report,
prepared in accordance with NI 43–101, entitled "Goliath Gold
Complex – NI 43–101 Technical Report and Prefeasibility Study"
and dated March 27, 2023 with an
effective date of February 22, 2023,
led by independent consultants Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. The
technical report is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on the
OTCQX at www.otcmarkets.com and on the Company website at
www.treasurymetals.com.
SOURCE Treasury Metals Inc.