- QC Copper adds Executive from Detour Gold with open-pit
development experience
- Seeks Best in Class Community Engagement and ESG Initiatives
within Quebec
TORONTO,
March 28, 2022 /CNW/
- QC Copper and Gold Inc. ("QC Copper" or the
"Company") (TSXV: QCCU) (OTCQB: QCCUF) is pleased to
announce that Derek Teevan has
been appointed as Vice President Strategic Engagement to support
the development of the Opemiska Copper Mine Complex. Derek will
lead QC Copper's team responsible for strategic engagement,
permitting, and environmental excellence.
Derek is a respected mining executive with an extensive
background in resource development from permitting through to
operations and is a recognized leader and frequent speaker on
corporate social responsibility, communication, and Indigenous
relations.
In previous roles as Senior Vice President Corporate and
Aboriginal Affairs for Detour Gold Corp., Derek was on the
leadership team from exploration to production that developed
Canada's largest gold mine, Detour
Lake, and was sold to Kirkland Lake Gold Corp for $4.3 Billion. Derek was also a Director at De
Beers Canada and on the team that permitted and built the Snap Lake
NWT and Victor Projects, the first and only diamond mine in
Ontario.
"The Opemiska is an important part of the history of mining in
Quebec, and our goal is to advance
the project to build a modern copper mining complex in the area. To
achieve this QC Copper will build out best-in-class community
engagement and environmental protocols as we develop the Opemiska
and our Company. Derek has the experience and track record of
supporting brownfield development assets into world class mines"
said Stephen Stewart, CEO of QC
Copper.
"I am pleased to be joining the team and look forward to
building the project with a focus on environmental excellence,
sustainability and community engagement," said Derek Teevan.
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