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April 5, 2012 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Altiplano Minerals Ltd. ("Altiplano" or the "Company") (APN: TSX-V) is pleased to announce that the Company has updated the position of Chief Financial Officer. Jeremy Strautman has stepped down as Chief Financial Officer to allow for John McCaffery to resume his position. "We wish to thank Mr. Strautman for his services as CFO and we are excited for Mr. McCaffery to become a part of the team moving forward" said Charles Chebry, President and CEO of the Company.
Mr. McCaffrey has been providing financial consulting services to a group of mining companies during the past year, as well as providing corporate governance consulting services to companies in Calgary and South America. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 14 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. During his tenure at Suncor Energy, John spent six years in Fort McMurray, Alberta in the roles of Financial Accounting Manager and Expenditure Accounting and Controls Manager gaining valuable exposure to the Oil Sands mining industry. Mr. McCaffrey also spent five years working for Suncor in Calgary as the Assistant Controller in the areas of Natural Gas & Renewable Energy and In-Situ Energy.
About Altiplano
Altiplano Minerals Ltd. (APN: TSX-V) is a mineral exploration company with an emphasis on acquiring projects with significant potential for discovery. Currently, Altiplano has positioned itself in one of the most mineralized zones in British Columbia, Canada, with prospective copper-gold-moly targets. The GD Property is located in central British Columbia, west of Babine Lake and south of Granisle, within the Omineca Mining Division - an area that hosts two past producing mines: the Bell Copper Mine and the Granisle Copper Mine.
Management is experienced in seeking out, advancing, and financing promising exploration projects in Canada and abroad. The Company is currently evaluating additional properties to build the project pipeline and increase shareholder value. The Company completed its initial public offering of its common shares on January 31, 2011 and began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on February 2, 2011 under the symbol "APN". Additional information concerning Altiplano can be found on its website at www.altiplanominerals.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Charles Chebry
President & CEO
Email: charles@chebry.com
Tel: (403) 283-0001
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