Business
Fancamp Exploration Appoints Blake Rhodes to its Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (“Fancamp” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FNC) is pleased
About this update from Fancamp Exploration Ltd.
[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (“Fancamp” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FNC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Blake Rhodes to its Board of Directors, a seasoned mining executive with more than 25 years of global experience spanning legal, operational, and corporate development roles. Mr. Rhodes retired from Newmont Corporation in April 2022, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, and as a member of the executive leadership team. During his distinguished tenure at Newmont, he held several senior leadership positions, including General Counsel, Senior Vice President of Indonesia, and Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, overseeing mergers and acquisitions. In these roles, Mr. Rhodes played a key part in shaping Newmont’s global portfolio and executing complex, large-scale international transactions. Mr. Rhodes brings extensive transactional and international business expertise, having lived and worked in key mining jurisdictions including Jakarta, Adelaide and Singapore in addition to North America. He played a central role in several of Newmont’s most significant strategic initiatives, including the acquisition of Goldcorp Inc. and the formation of the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture. Mr. Rhodes holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Iowa State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. Mr. Rhodes’ appointment comes at a pivotal time as Fancamp advances its previously announced strategic reorganization, including the planned spin-out of its exploration assets. Upon completion of the spin-out, the existing Fancamp entity will focus on growth, monetization, and expansion of its portfolio, with a focus on scale through strategic acquisitions while maintaining a capital light business model (refer to press releases dated December 1, 2025 and February 10, 2026). With more than 25 years of experience in corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, and global mining operations, Mr. Rhodes brings a highly relevant and complementary skill set to support the Corporation’s evolution. Mark Billings, Chairman of Fancamp Exploration Ltd. comments “Blake’s extensive experience in str...