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Thomas Ullrich Joins Aston Bay Holdings as COO, Executive VP; Non-Brokered Private Placement Announced
(via Thenewswire.ca) Vancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / Februar y 1, 2 016 ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Thomas Ullrich Joins Aston Bay Holdings as COO, Executive VP; Non-Brokered Private Placement Announced(via Thenewswire.ca)\n\n \nVancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / February 1, 2016 - Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. (TSX-V: BAY) (\"Aston Bay\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that Thomas Ullrich has joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Exploration, effective February 1, 2016. Mr. Ullrich has significant executive-level experience with both majors and juniors in the metals and mining industry.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\"We are thrilled that Mr. Ullrich is joining our team as we look forward to advancing the Storm Copper Project,\" said Benjamin Cox, Chief Executive Officer of Aston Bay. \"Tom's experience in the copper exploration business will be invaluable, and we are privileged to have him as part of our team. He was instrumental in advancing the project while at Antofagasta, and I believe that he will bring that knowledge and focus to propel us forward.\" \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nMr. Ullrich has over 20 years experience in mineral exploration and geoscience. He has been Chief Geologist North America for Antofagasta Minerals plc since 2011, investigating the region's copper potential through extensive property evaluations and management of drill programs in Alaska and Canada. Prior to Antofagasta, he was Senior Geologist for Almaden Minerals, where he managed the drill program for the team's discovery of the Ixtaca Ag-Au deposit in Mexico. Mr. Ullrich also established the Ar-Ar geochronology lab at the University of British Columbia and studied the Candelaria Cu-Au mine, Chile, while at Queen's University. Mr. Ullrich is an Elected Director on the Board of the Association for Mineral Exploration BC.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\"Storm has very promising exploration potential for the discovery of a high grade, large tonnage copper target in North America,\" said Mr. Ullrich. \"I look forward to continuing the advancement of the project with Aston Bay and their partners.\"\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nThe addition of Mr. Ullrich will greatly strengthen the existing Aston Bay team. Mr. Ullrich will be based in Toronto and will handle exploration and operations of the Company.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nAston Bay thanks Mr. Bruce Counts for his nearly three years of exceptional service on the Company's management team and Board of...