14th Apr 2015 11:09
14 April 2015
Tengri Resources
("Tengri" or the "Company")
Board Changes
· Gary Lewis, previously Tengri Executive Director, appointed Executive Chairman
· Joshua Crumb appointed Independent Non-Executive Director
· Company focused on accelerating development of priority Taldybulak gold-copper project in Kyrgyz Republic
· US$4 million funding from Robust Resources, the Company's largest shareholder
Tengri Resources(AIM: TEN), the mining exploration and development Company focused on high quality gold-copper projects in Central Asia, is pleased to announce that it has strengthened its Board of Directors (the "Board") as the company enters the development phase of its 100% owned Taldybulak Project in the Kyrgyz Republic. The appointments are made with immediate effect.
Following a successful drilling programme in 2014 at its 100% owned Taldybulak Project in the Kyrgyz Republic, the Company is now undertaking a Feasibility and parallel Conceptual Study at its Taldybulak and Andash projects. Tengri has made these board appointments as it moves to the next stage of maturity and development.
Gary Lewisjoins the Board as Executive Chairman. Mr Lewis brings more than 25 years' experience in capital markets and business and strategy development in Australia and Asia, having held a variety of leadership roles in private and public enterprises across a diverse range of industries.
Mr Lewis formerly held the role of Executive Director at Tengri, having stepped down from this position in August 2014 following the takeover of the Company's majority (87.3%) shareholder, Robust Resources Limited (Robust).
With Mr Lewis's appointment to the board, Mr John Levings will resign as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mr Levings will remain with Tengri in the role of strategic technical consultant.
The Board also today welcomes Joshua Crumb as Non-Executive Director. He is a co-founder of Loma Vista Capital Inc., and his career has included roles in corporate development, commodity market research and strategy, project/construction management and engineering design.
Mr Crumb held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Loma Vista Capital Inc., and Director of Corporate Development at Lundin Mining Corporation, having also served as Senior Business Analyst.
One of his notable roles was that of Senior Metals Strategist at Goldman Sachs, where he analysed commodity market dynamics, investment strategies, and corporate risk management programs in the Global Economics, Commodities and Strategies research division in London.
Mr Crumb holds a Master of Science in Mineral Economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
Peter Moss, Tengri's Chairman, will step down from his current role to take up the position of Non-Executive Director. The Board takes this opportunity to thank Mr Moss for his stewardship as Chairman and looks forward to his continued input as a Non-Executive Director. Idris Khan remains on the Board as a Non-Executive Director.
Gary Lewis commented: "I am very pleased to re-join the Board of Tengri, these changes further enhance the extensive commercial and technical expertise of the Board to see us through the development phase of the Taldybulak gold project.
Tengri is at an important point in its evolution as an emerging developer. The Board eagerly anticipates working alongside our recently assembled technical team to advance Phase 1 of our flagship Taldybulak project Feasibility Study - the next step to developing a low cost, near-surface, gold-copper mine.
I am also very pleased to be joined on the Board by Joshua Crumb, a mining executive of significant expertise. Joshua brings experience and understanding at both a corporate and project development level, skills that are well aligned to the Company's current development phase.
We would like to thank John Levings for his time as a Non-Executive Director and look forward to working with him in his role as a technical consultant"
Tengri will continue to update shareholders on the development initiatives at Taldybulak and other projects as they arise.
Disclosure as required by AIM Rule 17 is provided in the appendix below.
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For further information, please visit www.tengriresources.co.uk or contact:
Tengri Resources |
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Peter Moss | +44 20 3301 9346 |
finnCap Ltd (Nomad) | |
Christopher Raggett/Grant Bergman/James Thompson | +44 20 7220 0500 |
WH Ireland (Broker) | |
James Joyce / James Bavister | +44 20 7220 1666 |
Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited (Broker) | |
Heena Karani | +44 20 7469 0936 |
Tavistock (PR and IR Adviser) | |
Nuala Gallagher/ Emily Fenton/ Jos Simson | +44 20 7920 3150 |
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Mr. Gary Leon Lewis (Age 53):
Current Directorships · Atlantic Limited
| Directorships in the Past 5 Years · Tengri Resources · Robust Resources Limited · Reliance Resources Limited · Medical Australia Limited
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Shareholding/Options Held:
265,000 shares held, via ACT2 Pty Limited. Mr Lewis joins the board as a representative of Robust Resources Limited which holds 87.3% of the Company's issued share capital.
Mr Joshua Dale Crumb (Age 35):
Current Directorships · Zazu Metals Corp · Silver Bull Resources · Loma Vista Capital · JDC World Inc · LEC Minerals Inc | Directorships in the Past 5 Years · Astur Gold Corp · Natural Resources Holdings, Inc |
Shareholding/Options Held:
None
There are no other disclosures required in relation to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Notes to Editors
Tengri Resources (AIM: TEN) is a mining exploration and development company focused on low-cost gold-copper projects in Central Asia.
The Company seeks to add portfolio value by applying a phased approach to project development. Tengri's portfolio includes the large scale Taldybulak deposit (TEN 100%), which has SAMREC compliant resources of 6.7Moz of gold and 1.66bnlb of copper. Taldybulak is Tengri's priority project, undergoing a feasibility study for two-phased development, first targeting a high-grade zone at modest capital cost. The Company also continues to progress development of the Andash project (TEN 100%) which has JORC compliant resources of 682koz of gold and 170Mlb of copper.
The Company listed on AIM in July, 2014. Tengri's board and management are highly experienced in Central Asia, with mining operational and financial career backgrounds.
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