TSX: CUX
VANCOUVER, July 11 /CNW/ - Ascendant Copper Corporation ("Ascendant" or the "Company") (TSX: ACX) is pleased to announce that, at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 25, 2008, shareholders approved the renaming of the Company to Copper Mesa Mining Corporation ("Copper Mesa").
"With the recent acquisition of two near-term producing copper projects in the southwestern United States, we believe the name Copper Mesa better reflects the Company's current focus and acquisition policy," said Gary E. Davis, President and CEO.
Effective July 11, 2008, Copper Mesa will be trading under the new ticker symbol "CUX" on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
About Copper Mesa Mining Corporation
Copper Mesa Mining Corporation is a mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing a portfolio of copper exploration projects with a primary emphasis on the development of its near-term producing copper properties in the Americas. The Company intends to continue to expand its existing resource base in the Americas through acquisition of additional properties of merit.