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Electric Metals Announces Appointment of Brian Savage as Chief Executive Officer
TORONTO, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electric Metals (USA) Limited (“EML” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EML) (OTCQB: EMUSF) is delighted to announce the appoin
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electric Metals (USA) Limited (“EML” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EML) (OTCQB: EMUSF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Brian Savage to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective today. Mr. Savage replaces Mr. Gary Lewis who has resigned all positions with the Company. The Board thanks Mr. Lewis for his service to the Company and wishes him well in his future endeavours. The main goal for Mr. Savage is to further the evaluation and advancement of the Emily Manganese Project in Central Minnesota and to transition the project from a resource to an operating mine and high purity manganese processing plant. Mr. Savage is eminently suited to this role. An American citizen and resident of Colorado, he holds an MSc in Mineral Economics and a BSc in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Mr. Savage has a long history of identifying, building, transforming and growing businesses in the mining and metals industry. His most recent project has been the formation of a joint venture to restart the shipping of manganese from the Kisenge mine facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Savage has a wealth of experience in exploration, development, production and project financing. He has spent years developing mining projects in various countries including Kazakhstan, Russia, Guinea and the Congo, as well as a number of operations in the United States. He has worked with a large range of stakeholders, including property owners, local communities, governmental and international entities and shareholders. Mr. Savage stated, “I am thrilled to join Electric Metals. We believe the Emily Manganese Project represents the highest grade manganese deposit in North America and offers an exciting opportunity to develop high-value high-purity manganese products for the electric vehicle and energy storage sector, filling a crucial gap in the US market.” The Board of Electric Metals is confident that Mr. Savage has the right experience to advance the Emily Manganese Deposit from a geologic, technical, economic and environmental viewpoint, while maintaining a stewardship that is in the best interest of all stakeholders. During the last year the company has expended great effort in exploration drilling with the aim to further quantify the Emily Deposit. In the n...