TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct.
27, 2009) - Alturas Minerals Corp. (the "Company") (TSX
VENTURE:ALT)(BVLAC:ALT) announces the resignation of Mr. Laurie Curtis,
and the appointment of Mr. Walter Henry, to the board of directors of
the Company.
Paul Pearson,
President and CEO of Alturas commented, "Laurie Curtis has
recently resigned from the board of directors, owing to the substantial
time demands from other companies with which he is involved. We express
our sincere gratitude for the devoted service and commitment that he
has given in building the Corporation since 2006 and wish him well in
his future endeavours. We are delighted to welcome Walter Henry to the
Corporation's board of directors and his appointment will greatly
strengthen the Company's financing and corporate development
strategies.
Mr. Henry holds the CFA designation and has over 15 years of experience
in capital markets financing, international project financing, and
corporate bank financing in a wide spectrum of industries, with an emphasis
on resource sector financings. He is currently the Vice-President,
Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Royal Nickel Corporation which
owns 100% of the Dumont nickel sulphide deposit in the Val D'Or/Amos
mining region of Quebec. Mr. Henry has previously held the positions of
CFO for Juno Special Situations Corp, Alturas Minerals Corp. and
Tiberon Minerals Ltd., Manager at CIBC World Markets and Assistant Vice
President, Mining and Infrastructure, within the Financial Advisory
Services Group of Price Waterhouse Coopers Securities Inc. Prior to
joining Pricewaterhouse Coopers Securities Inc., Mr. Henry in 1998
joined BNP Paribas Canada, in the Energy, Mining and Project Finance
Group.
Mr. Henry is a Director of Merrex Gold Inc. and Consolidated Westview
Resource Corp., all TSX Venture listed companies. He is also a director
of Raven Minerals Corp. (private), and Saddle Gold Inc. (private). Mr.
Henry was previously a director with Golden Odyssey Mining Inc.
About Alturas Minerals Corp.
Alturas is a Canadian corporation, and is the parent of Alturas
Minerals S.A. ("Alturas Peru"). Alturas Peru has been
actively exploring various mineral projects in Peru since January 2004.
Alturas' properties include four drill-ready mineral exploration projects
located in central and southern Peru, which includes the Chapi
Chapi-Utupara Copper-Gold Project, the Sombrero Copper-Gold Project,
the Ccaccapaqui Gold-Silver Project and the Huajoto Gold-Silver-Zinc
Project. In addition, Alturas Peru has interests in four other
exploration projects in Peru. Alturas' exploration strategy is focused
on the discovery of large epithermal gold mineralized deposits and
copper-gold porphyry/skarn deposits. For further information, please
visit the Company's website at www.alturasminerals.com.
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Cautionary Language and Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements",
which are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such statements. Investors are cautioned that such
statements are not guarantees of future performance and results. Risks
and uncertainties about the Company's business are more fully discussed
in the Company's disclosure documents filed from time to time with the
Canadian securities authorities.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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