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Alaska Energy Metals Announces Appointment of Corri Feige to Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alaska Energy Metals Corporation (TSX-V: AEMC, OTCQB: MLRKD) (“Alaska Energy Metals” or the “Compa
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alaska Energy Metals Corporation (TSX-V: AEMC, OTCQB: MLRKD) (“Alaska Energy Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Corri Feige has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Alaska Energy Metal’s President & CEO Gregory Beischer commented: “We are really pleased to have Corri join our company! She has great energy, vision, and leadership skills, but, most importantly, she has boundless enthusiasm for resource-centered economic development in Alaska. Her enthusiasm is infectious! With many connections in the Alaska resource, finance, and government communities, we look forward to Ms. Feige having a positive impact on our newly relaunched company.” Corri Feige commented: “I am very pleased to join the AEMC team and help deliver critical energy transition metals to the market. The potential of the Nikolai nickel – copper – cobalt – platinum group element project is tremendous and stands as a great example of Alaska’s critical mineral endowment. With nickel and cobalt demand estimated to increase by 1,900% and 4,000% respectively over the next 15 years, Nikolai, and projects like it, will be on the leading edge of meeting the mineral demands of electrification and new energy storage technologies for years to come.” Corri Feige is presently the President and Principal of Terra Piniun LLC. This Anchorage-based consulting firm specializes in communications, regulatory issues, permitting, land use and project planning in resource development with particular focus on mining and petroleum. Previously, Ms. Feige was Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (“ADNR”), having been appointed to this position in 2018 by current Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy. ADNR is charged with administering the State’s program for the conservation and development of Alaska’s vast natural resource endowment. Ms. Feige also served as a Trustee for the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (the “Permanent Fund”) and while doing so chaired the Audit Committee and sat on the Corporate Governance Committee. The Permanent Fund started and sustained by Alaska petroleum production royalties and has been grown through investing activities to a total value of over US$76 billion. The Permanent Fund pays all Alaskans an a...