/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/
CALGARY, Sept. 2 /CNW/ - General Mining Properties Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange: GPL) (the "Corporation") notes with sadness that its Chairman and a director, Mr. Leslie Cahan, has passed away in Phoenix, Arizona after a brief illness. Mr. Cahan will be missed by all of us and we extend our condolences to his family.
Mr. Leslie Cahan acted as Chairman, a director and Corporate Secretary of the Corporation since March 30, 2007. Mr. Cahan had over 55 years of business experience in the resource, real estate and manufacturing sectors, and was involved in all aspects of such sectors, including development, construction, manufacturing & marketing. Mr. Cahan pioneered the development of mobile camps for the oil and gas industry as well as pipeline construction companies. Through United Trailer Company, Mr. Cahan was involved in the manufacture of the majority of all mobile camps for Transcanada Pipeline Ltd. and West Coast Transmission Company Ltd., as well as for a number of other geophysical and geological exploration companies. Mr. Cahan was a partner in North King Equipment Canada Ltd., a private company which manufactured the first off-highway transport equipment for oil and gas drilling and exploration companies. Mr. Cahan was a partner in Can Amera Oil Sands Ltd. which developed the first tar sands separator. Mr. Cahan was also a partner in Nanisivick - on Baffin Island - one of the world's largest zinc mines as.
The Corporation intends to commence a search for a suitable replacement in due course.
The Corporation is a mining exploration and development company with holdings in northern Alberta, Canada. Information about the Corporation can be found at www.sedar.com.
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