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NovaCopper's CEO and VP Exploration Receives Colin Spence Award
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nNovaCopper's CEO and VP Exploration Receives Colin Spence Award\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNovaCopper's CEO and VP Exploration Receives Colin Spence Award\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Jan. 25, 2016\n\n\n\nTSX, NYSE-MKTSymbol: NCQ \n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Jan. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - On behalf of NovaCopper Inc.'s (TSX, NYSE-MKT: NCQ) (\"NovaCopper\" or \"the Company\") Board of Directors and all the staff, Gerry McConnell, Chairman congratulates our President and Chief Executive Officer, Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse and our past Vice President, Exploration, Joseph Piekenbrock as recipients of AME BC's 2015 Colin Spence Award for Excellence in Global Mineral Exploration.  Rick and Joe are being recognized for their success in defining and significantly expanding the Donlin Creek gold deposit and the Arctic copper-zinc-silver massive sulphide deposit and for exploration success at the Bornite copper deposit.  Rick and Joe will be receiving their award at AME BC Awards Celebration of Excellence Gala to be held on January 27, 2016 during the Mineral Exploration Roundup 2016 conference.\n\nRick and Joe have an exceptional track record of major discoveries for which they have been recognized by their peers. As part of the team at NovaGold Resources Inc. they received the prestigious Thayer Lindsley Award for the discovery of the Donlin Creek deposit from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in 2009.\n\nNovaCopper acknowledges the efforts of Mr. Neil Pogany, Partner, Deloitte LLP for the nomination and Mr. Clynton Nauman, President and CEO of Alexco Resource Corp. and Mr. Robert Quartermain, President and CEO of Pretium Resources Inc. for their letters in support of the nomination.\n\n\"Colin Spence was a person with a superb understanding of the science of ore deposits; massive sulfides to porphyries, precious and base metal deposits, and a determination to unearth mineral deposits using a combination of technical excellence and systematic diligence in areas of the world both accessible and remote.  In my view, there c...