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VANCOUVER, Jan. 12 /CNW/ - FREEPORT RESOURCES INC. is very pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Peter Dimmell as a Director, and Mr. James Thistle as Secretary to the Board. Freeport welcomes the contributions of Mr. Dimmell and Mr. Thistle, whose efforts over the past six years have greatly assisted in the success of the company. Peter Dimmell, P.Geo., is a well respected professional geoscientist with 37 years of exploration experience in Canada, the US and overseas. A St. John's resident, Mr. Dimmell graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Brunswick and is registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of NL. In 1969, he commenced work with Noranda Exploration in eastern Canada. Seventeen years later, he became an exploration and technical consultant and director/officer for a number of major and junior mining companies. Dimmell has worked on Freeport's Hutton discovery, as well as the Notakwanon property located in the centre of Inco's Garland Lake claims. Guiding projects from exploration to production, Mr. Dimmell has been involved in all aspects of the industry world-wide, and has a recognized knowledge of placer deposits. He has served on the boards of numerous public companies and professional organizations. He is currently a Director and the President of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. Jim Thistle, Q.C., also a St. John's resident, was called to the Bar in Newfoundland in 1979 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1989. Thistle has served as Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General for Newfoundland, and has significant litigation and regulatory experience. He was General Counsel for the Hibernia offshore oil project, and has worked on a variety of major resource projects, in North America and internationally. Mr. Thistle was instrumental in shifting the proposed park boundaries adjacent to the Hutton garnet-titanium beaches to permit exploration and development work to proceed. Thistle's background is broad, encompassing resource development, energy, construction & environmental law, as well as public law. He acted as counsel for the Province of Newfoundland on the Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster, and has worked on major energy litigation cases such as the NL Continental Shelf (1984), and A.G. Newfoundland v. Quebec Hydro et. al. (1988). He is a well known presenter on oil and gas issues at conferences such as OTANS, Canadian Bar Association: National Construction Section, NOIBE and Oil Works Atlantic Canada. Thistle is a partner with the law firm McInnes Cooper, and is also involved with a variety of community and legal organizations. Freeport Resources, founded in 1981, is a junior mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Freeport has landholdings in Labrador and B.C., with a special focus on industrial minerals, precious metals, and gemstones.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Brenda Clark"
Brenda Clark, MAIBC President
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