Canadian mining major Snow Lake Resources Ltd., (Snow Lake), announced the resignation from its Board of Directors of its Chairman, Louie Simens, effective May 29, 2022, and the appointment of Chief Executive Officer, Philip Gross, as successor effective immediately.
Simens served as the Chairman of Snow Lake’s Board of Directors from December 2020 and as a Director from November 2018. Currently, Simens serves as the Executive Director of Nova Minerals, a company focused on exploration in Alaska’s prolific Tintina Gold Belt for high grade gold deposits, the statement said.
Philip Gross, CEO of Snow Lake, commented “On behalf of our Board of Directors and Snow Lake’s management team, we thank Louie for his service and commitment to the Company. I want to extend our sincere gratitude for Louie’s time and dedication throughout the Company’s IPO process and recent operational advances.”
CEO Philip Gross further stated “I feel privileged to take on this role at such an inflection point for Snow Lake as we work to establish Snow Lake Lithium as an integral component of the North American EV ecosystem. We remain steadfast in our initiatives to become the first fully electric lithium mine and to continue to advance the Company towards commercial production. Our recent drilling results continue to validate resource expansion of our Snow Lake Lithium property with high-grade results across multiple targets. We look forward to the continued expansion and definition of our identified resources.”
