Search Minerals Expands Advisory Committee and Engages Investor Relations Firm
February 14 2022 - 3:20PM
Search Minerals Inc. (TSXV: SMY | OTCQB:
SHCMF) (“
Search” or the
“
Company”), is pleased to announce that Search
will significantly bolster its expertise with the addition of Ken
Baxter and W. Andrew Krusen, Jr to its Advisory Committee. We are
also pleased to engage Pretium Capital Group for investor public
relations and related communication services.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS
KEN BAXTER
Ken Baxter holds a Bachelor of Science Geology
and a Master of Scientific Studies, both from the University of
Queensland in Australia. Mr. Baxter has over 35 years experience in
design and commissioning of process plants including innovative and
technically challenging plants. He has successfully managed design
teams for gold and base metals, predominantly copper and he was
responsible for the design of the Mt. Gordon and Sepon
hydrometallurgical plants and for the Kansanshi Autoclave
plant.
Mr. Baxter is a member of the Australasian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AUSIMM) and is currently an
independent consultant with Chaparell Pty Ltd.
W. ANDREW KRUSEN, JR
Andy Krusen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Geology from Princeton University. He is Chairman of Dominion
Financial Group, Inc., a merchant banking organization that
provides investment capital to the natural resources,
communications and manufacturing and distribution sectors. He is
also the managing member of Krusen- Douglas, LLC, a large landowner
in the Tampa, Florida area.
Mr. Krusen serves as a director of publicly
traded Alico, Inc., an agribusiness and land management company as
well as several privately held companies, including, Lumina
Analytics, LLC, and EcoLandCo., LLC.
He is currently a director and Chairman of
Florida Capital Group, Inc.- a Florida bank holding company, as
well as Florida Capital Bank, N.A., its wholly owned
subsidiary.
Mr. Krusen is a former member of the Young
Presidents’ Organization and is currently a member of the World
President’s Organization and the Society of International Business
Fellows. He is past Chairman of Tampa’s Museum of Science and
Industry.
Greg Andrews, President/CEO states: “We are
pleased to welcomed Ken Baxter and Andy Krusen to our Advisory
Committee. The depth of technical expertise and business acumen
brought to Search Minerals by Mr. Baxter and Mr. Krusen will be
invaluable with helping Search advance its “Sprint to Production”
plan.”
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Search is pleased to announce the engagement of
Pretium Capital Group ("Pretium") by its principal, Mr. Sherman
Dahl, to provide media and investor relations services to the
Company. Pretium has been retained on a six-month contract basis to
advise the Company with respect to its public communication
materials, to manage the social media accounts of the company and
provide content, to assist in market awareness efforts, assist
management in developing a strategy to enhance and expand the
Company's exposure, and support corporate development
initiatives.
Pretium principal, Mr. Dahl, has a proven record
of being able to increase investor awareness and liquidity. Mr.
Dahl was previously a vice-president and investment adviser with
National Bank Financial, a leading Canadian investment dealer. In
addition to managing a $150-million retail book and achieving
Chairman's Council level, Mr. Dahl participated in numerous capital
raises totaling over $100 million directly for various issuers with
total issuer financings of $1 billion on behalf of retail and
institutional clients over a 20-year career.
Pretium shall receive a monthly remuneration of
$5,000 per month and the contract expires August 31, 2022.
About Search Minerals Inc.
Led by a proven management team and board of
directors, Search is focused on finding and developing Critical
Rare Earths Elements (CREE), Zirconium (Zr) and Hafnium (Hf)
resources within the emerging Port Hope Simpson – St. Lewis CREE
District of South East Labrador. The Company controls a belt 63 km
long and 2 km wide and is road accessible, on tidewater, and
located within 3 local communities. Search has completed a
preliminary economic assessment report for
FOXTROT, and a resource estimate for DEEP
FOX. Search is also working on three exploration prospects
along the belt which include: FOX MEADOW, SILVER
FOX and AWESOME FOX.
Search has continued to optimize our patented
Direct Extraction Process technology with the support from the
Department of Industry, Energy ad Technology, Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador, and from the Atlantic Canada Opportunity
Agency. We have completed two pilot plant operations and produced
highly purified mixed rare earth carbonate concentrate and mixed
REO concentrate for separation and refining. We also recognize the
continued support by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
for its Junior Exploration Program.
For further information, please
contact:
Greg AndrewsPresident and CEOTel:
604-998-3432E-mail: info@searchminerals.ca
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