Selwyn Expands Management Team
Vancouver, BC, February 24, 2011 � Selwyn Resources Ltd. (�Selwyn�)
is pleased to announce that it has expanded its management team with the
addition of Stephen Rea as Vice President Corporate Development and
Wolfgang Schleiss as Manager Exploration.
Dr.
Harlan Meade, Selwyn�s President and CEO said that �the addition of Mr.
Rea is another important step in growing Selwyn�s management team, and
preparing for transition to production status with re-start of the ScoZinc mine operations and preparation for project
financing and development of the Selwyn Project. Mr. Schleiss
brings a wealth of exploration and project evaluation experience to
Selwyn which will benefit its core projects. I welcome Stephen and
Wolfgang to the team�.
Mr.
Rea, as Vice President Corporate Development is responsible for all
aspects of corporate and business development for Selwyn with a near term
key role in overseeing business aspects of the acquisition and re-start
of ScoZinc�s mining operations and providing
support to the Selwyn Project being advanced by Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd.
Mr.
Rea holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern
University) and the Schulich School of Business
(York University) and brings to Selwyn broad investment banking and
mergers and acquisitions transaction experience in North America and
China. Most recently Mr. Rea worked with NCP Northland Capital Partners
as Vice President, Investment Banking in the Asian banking group. His
experience and relationships with financial and strategic investment
enterprises in Canada, US and China will broaden Selwyn�s business
experience and assist project financing for both ScoZinc
and Selwyn projects.
Mr.
Wolfgang Schleiss, P.Geo.,
will as Manager Exploration, be responsible for management of all of
Selwyn's exploration activities; in particular, the Selwyn Project where
he will provide services to Selwyn Chihong
Mining Ltd., the joint venture company formed by Selwyn and Chihong Canada Ltd. to advance the Selwyn Project.
Mr. Schleiss will be based in the Company�s
Vancouver office, and will report to Selwyn�s Vice President Exploration,
Jason Dunning, P.Geo..
Mr.
Wolfgang Schleiss has over 25 years experience
in both exploration and mining with a graduate degree from Michigan
Technological University in 1986, and an undergraduate degree from the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1981. Mr. Schleiss
has previously managed precious and base metal exploration programs
throughout North America, Europe and Russia for companies such as
Tamerlane Ventures, Phelps Dodge, Unimin
Corporation, and Battle Mountain Gold.
Pursuant
to the Company�s Stock Option Plan, Mr. Rea and Mr. Schleiss
have been granted incentive stock options to acquire 1,400,000 and
450,000 common shares of the Company, respectively.
Selwyn�s
primary focus is the exploration and development of its properties that
make up the Selwyn Project in the Yukon, which hosts large tonnages of
zinc-lead mineralization. The known deposits at Selwyn Project have the
potential for large scale production, and to provide a secure supply of zinc
and lead to meet the future needs of the zinc and lead markets in Asia.
The recently announced acquisition of the assets of ScoZinc
Limited, provide Selwyn with a second opportunity for growth and the
potential for production revenues in 2012.
This
press release contains forward-looking statements concerning the
advancement of the Selwyn Project. These forward-looking statements are
based on assumptions and judgments of management regarding future events
or results that may prove to be inaccurate as a result of market
conditions, engineering assumptions, and other risk factors beyond
Selwyn�s control. As a result, there is no assurance that Selwyn Project
will be advanced to production or that timelines for development will be
achieved.
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For more information contact:
Dr. Harlan Meade, President and CEO
Catalin Chiloflischi,
Manager of Investor Communications
Telephone: +1 (604) 801-7240
Toll-free: +1 (888) 989-9188
Facsimile: +1 (604) 689-8355
Email: info@selwynresources.com
Website: www.selwynresources.com
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
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