Umdoni Exploration Inc. Appoints Dean Besserer As The Chief Executive Officer And Announces Proposed Name Change And Two To One Share Split

Vancouver, Feb. 22, 2024 – Umdoni Exploration Inc. (CSE: UDI) (the “Company” or “Umdoni”) announces that Mr. Dean Besserer was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company.

Mr. Besserer has more than three decades of capital market and mineral exploration experience working in over 50 countries, including across much of North America and often leading projects with annual budgets exceeding US$20 million. This includes projects for gold, base metals, diamonds and industrial minerals from grassroots to feasibility. Mr. Besserer was previously Vice President and Partner at APEX Geoscience Ltd., a consulting firm with offices in Canada, the U.S., and Australia, with clients that include both major and junior mining companies. In addition, Mr. Besserer previously served as a director of Brilliant Mining, Niblack Resources, Sentosa Mining, the General Manager of Exploration for Jervois Global and, the Vice President of Exploration for various junior mining companies. He is a Professional Geologist and a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.

To accommodate this appointment Mr. Jesse Hahn resigned as the interim Chief Executive Officer and the Corporate Secretary. Mr. Barry Hartley was appointed as the Corporate Secretary.

The directors of the Company approved a subdivision (forward split) of its common shares on the basis of one common share for two common shares. Further details of the share subdivision (forward split) including the record date will be announced by a news release at a later date.

The directors of the Company also approved the change of the name of the Company to “Zeus North America Mining Corp.” The particulars and the effective date of the name change will be announced by a news release at a later date.

The directors of the Company also approved the issuance of 1,200,000 options at an exercise price of $0.27 to certain officers, directors and consultants of the Company, in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan.


About Umdoni Exploration Inc.

The Company is in the business of mineral exploration. The Company is focused on the exploration of its 100% owned Chlore Property located near Smithers, BC, as well as its exploration properties in Idaho state known as the Heath, Selway and Great Western properties. The Chlore Property hosts a calc-alkalic porphyry copper-molybdenum target. In 2021 the Company’s work plan was focused on obtaining an understanding of the alteration and mineralization on the Chlore Property. The work program included helicopter borne magnetic and radiometric surveys over the whole Chlore Property area. The 2023 phase of exploration on the Chlore Property was comprised of geological mapping, soil and rock-chip sampling. The Idaho properties consist of 90 (Heath), 57 (Selway) and 38 (Great Western) lode mining claims respectively and cover a cumulative area of approximately 3822.1 acres The Company plans to explore the Idaho properties for precious and base metals.

For more information, please contact the Company: 604-428-7050


On behalf of the Board of Directors, UMDONI EXPLORATION INC.

“Dean Besserer”
President and CEO



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