NYSSA Conference Features Notable Metals and Mining Companies

Senior executives from notable mining companies will discuss how their companies have positioned themselves in the current global economic environment at the New York Society of Security Analysts €™s 16^th Annual Metals and Mining Conference on June 9, 2015.

Industry expert Dr. Raymond Goldie, Senior Mining Analyst, Vice President Commodity Economics, Salman Partners, will present his industry outlook, followed by executives €™ discussions of how global trends will affect their businesses in 2015 and beyond.

Presenting companies include:

• Nautilus Minerals (TSX: NUS; OTCQX: NUSMF), a Toronto listed resource company focused on exploring and developing seafloor sulphide deposits;
• Avalon Rare Metals (TSX: AVL.TO), a mineral development company focused on rare metal deposits in Canada, with three advanced stage projects;
• Nemaska Lithium (TSX-V: NMX-V), a lithium company with a world class mining asset and proprietary process to produce lithium hydroxide;
• Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN), developer of the Casino mineral property into Canada €™s premier copper-gold mine;
• Largo Resources Ltd. (TSX-V: LGO-V), a growing strategic mineral company focused on ramping up production at its Vanadio de Maracás Menchen Mine.

The conference will be held on June 9, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. €“12:15 p.m. at 1540 Broadway, Suite 1010, New York, NY 10036. (Main building entrance on 45^th Street.)

Visit http://www.nyssa.org/metalsmining16 for additional detail and registration information.

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