Starfield Announces Appointment of Interim President & CEO
Starfield Resources Inc.
T.SRU: TSX
Starfield Announces Appointment of Interim President & CEO
Toronto, Ontario – Starfield Resources Inc. (TSX: SRU) (“Starfield”, “the Company”) today announced that Philip S. Martin (B.Sc. Eng., MBA, P.Eng.) has been appointed as President and CEO on an interim basis. Mr. Martin is on the Board of Directors of Starfield and has served as a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Martin is a professional Engineer with an MBA from Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK, and has extensive experience in the finance and investment business. He has worked with Toronto Dominion Bank (in corporate banking), Gordon Capital Corporation (analyst and investment banking) and First Associates Investment Inc. (investment banking). He is currently a director of several mining and exploration companies listed in Canada and acts as a mining finance consultant.
In addition, Starfield is also very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Donald Shaxon as our new Corporate Development Manager. Mr. Shaxon is a valuable addition to the team, and will be responsible for Starfield's shareholder and media communications, as well as assisting Mr. Martin in marketing activities planned for the company. Mr. Shaxon has almost 20 years experience in the public relations, corporate communication and venture capital fields, including the mining industry.
About Starfield
Starfield Resources Inc. is an advanced exploration and development stage company. The Company’s primary asset is its Ferguson Lake nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum-palladium property in Nunavut, Canada. Additional assets include a nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE-chrome project in the Stillwater district of Montana with historic copper, nickel, chromite resources (non 43-101 and not to be relied on); the Superior Mine Project formerly referred to as the Moonlight copper project in California with two significant copper prospects, one of which has a historical copper resource; and one gold property in Nevada that is under option to another company.
Starfield has also funded the development of an innovative, environmentally friendly and energy efficient hydrometallurgical flow sheet to recover metals from massive sulphides.
Forward-Looking Statements
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For further information contact:
Philip S. Martin
President and CEO
416-860-0400 ext. 222
pmartin@starfieldres.com
Greg Van Staveren
Chief Financial Officer
416-860-0400 ext. 223
gvanstaveren@starfieldres.com
Don Shaxon
Investor Relations
416-860-0400
dshaxon@starfieldres.com
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