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URL: http://brilliantmining.com/investors/news_releases/index.php?content_id=28&page_number=1
Brilliant Mining Corp. (BMC-V) (the "Corporation") today announced that, subject to regulatory approval, Rob Carpenter, Ph.D., P.Geo., has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Carpenter is a practicing professional geologist certified by the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario and has been involved with all aspects of precious and base metal exploration for over 16 years. His more than ten years of experience with BHP-Billiton Ltd, Placer Dome Inc., and WMC Resources Ltd. were primarily focused on early stage exploration projects throughout Canada, Australia and the United States. While with WMC Resources Ltd, he spent time on early stage nickel exploration projects in northern and eastern Canada, including conceptual targeting exercises for nickel-copper-PGE deposits.
Mr. Carpenter completed his Ph.D. thesis in 2003 with the University of Western Ontario. This work focused on the regional geological setting of the Meliadine Lake gold deposits in Nunavut. More recently, he spent three years with the Federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, where he was responsible for evaluating and recommending approval technical reports submitted on mineral claims, prospecting permits and mining leases as required under the Canada Mining Regulations. For the past year, he has served as Senior Exploration Geologist with Committee Bay Resources Ltd.
In accordance with policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and subject to regulatory approval, the Board of Directors for Brilliant has granted stock options pursuant to the "rolling" Incentive Stock Option Plan as approved by shareholders at their last Annual General and Special meeting.
The Corporation will issue 250,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.115 per common share that will expire five years from the date of issue or earlier, as contemplated under the approved plan. Of these options, 220,000 will be granted to directors and officers of the Corporation with the remaining 30,000 to consultants.
For more information, please contact:
Sean Mager, President and CEO at (780) 437-6624 ext.234
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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