WINNIPEG, Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Wildcat Exploration Ltd. (TSXV-WEL) is pleased to announce the appointment of R. Barry Cook, M.Sc., P.Geo. and Bruce W. Mackie, M.Sc., P.Geo. to its recently announced Technical Advisory Panel.
Mr. Cook received his B.Sc. (Eng) and M.Sc. (Eng) degrees from Queen's University and he is a registered professional engineer and/or a registered professional geologist in various provinces and territories of Canada.
He is an Associate Consulting Geologist with Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates, prior to which he had a long and successful career with Cominco Ltd., working on in a wide variety of geological models and terrains in Canada and overseas. In his consulting career Mr. Cook has consulted to Canadian and international clients, including Noranda, Teck Cominco, Phelps Dodge and Rio Tinto.
Mr. Mackie is a professional geologist, and received his B.Sc.degree in geology and chemistry from Carleton University and his M.Sc. in geology from the University of Manitoba.
He has more than 30 years of mining industry experience in Canada and internationally. He has a proven exploration record, having managed several successful projects in gold and base metals in senior positions with Noranda, Hemlo Gold and North American Palladium.
"Wildcat is a presently a small company, but with Barry and Bruce joining Mark Fedikow and Paul Spry on our Technical Advisory Panel, we are positioning ourselves to do exciting work. All four Panel members are eminent explorationists and their guidance to our talented in-house geological team will be invaluable," commented John Knowles, President and CEO. "We are very pleased to have attracted experts of their stature to Wildcat."
About Wildcat Exploration Ltd.
Wildcat Exploration Ltd. is a Winnipeg-based company exploring for gold and base metals in Canada. Its portfolio includes: (1) the Foster River zinc project in Saskatchewan, (2) three gold properties and one gold and platinum group element (PGE) property in the Rice Lake greenstone belt in Manitoba, and (3) two PGE properties in the Snow Lake area of Manitoba. As the Company builds its property portfolio, Wildcat welcomes proposals from owners of advanced Canadian exploration properties.
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