International Consolidated Uranium Inc. Announces Appointment of Gregory Duras as CFO
VANCOUVER, Oct. 15, 2020 - International Consolidated Uranium Inc. ("CUR" or the "Company") (TSXV: CUR) announces that Mr. Gregory Duras, B.Admin., CPA, CGA has been appointed as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.Mr. Duras is a senior executive with over 23 years of experience working in the resource sector in corporate development, financial management and cost control positions. He's held the position of CFO at several publicly traded companies, including Savary Gold Corp., Nordic Gold Corp and Avion Gold Corp., and spearheaded large corporate financings. He is currently the CFO of Emerita Resources Ltd. and Red Pine Exploration Inc. Mr. Duras holds a Bachelor of Administration degree from Lakehead University and completed his Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in 1998. Mr. Duras replaces Janine Richardson as Chief Financial Officer.
Philip Williams, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I'm pleased to welcome Greg to the Company. Greg is an accomplished executive and brings with him decades of experience in the resource sector, financial reporting, and capital markets. Greg joins us at a very exciting time, and his experience will be a tremendous asset as the Company continues to develop its global portfolio of uranium assets. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Ms. Richardson for her contributions to the Company over the past three years, particularly in recent months during this transition period. We wish Ms. Richardson well in her future endeavors."
The Company also announces that is has granted an aggregate of 570,000 incentive stock options to certain officers, directors, and consultants of the Company (the "Options"). The Options were granted on October 15th, 2020, are exercisable at a price of $0.54, vest in three equal annual instalments commencing on the grant date and have a term of five years. The Options were issued pursuant to the Company's Omnibus Long-term Incentive Plan and are subject to regulatory approval.
About Consolidated Uranium
International Consolidated Uranium Inc. (formally, NxGold Ltd.) is a Vancouver-based exploration company. The Company recently entered into options agreements with Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX: MGA) to acquire a 100% interest in the Ben Lomond and Georgetown uranium projects in Australia, and IsoEnergy Ltd. (TSXV: ISO) to acquire a 100% interest in the Mountain Lake uranium project in Nunavut, Canada. The Company entered into the Mountain lake option agreement with IsoEnergy on July 16, 2020 and the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval. In addition, the Company owns 80% of the Mt. Roe gold project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and has entered into an earn-in agreement with Meliadine Gold Ltd. to earn up to a 70% interest in the Kuulu Project (formerly known as the Peter Lake Gold Project) in Nunavut.
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SOURCE NxGold Ltd.
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Philip Williams, President and CEO
International Consolidated Uranium Inc.
+1 778 383 3057
pwilliams@consolidateduranium.com