Lion Group Holding(US:LGHL) Newsfileยท2024-07-29 17:00Executive Appointments - Lion Copper and Gold Corp appoints John Banning as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, bringing 25 years of experience in mining, with a focus on copper, project design, construction, and operations [1] - Doug Stiles is appointed as Vice President of Sustainability & Environment, with 25 years of expertise in regulatory compliance, permitting, and stakeholder engagement in the mining sector [2] - Both executives have backgrounds in developing high-performance teams and resolving complex operational and regulatory challenges in mining [1][2] Strategic Leadership and Project Advancement - The new leadership appointments aim to strengthen the company's project leadership team in Yerington, Nevada, as it advances the Yerington Copper Project through Pre-Feasibility with Nuton's support [3] - The executives' expertise in permitting, building, and operating mines, including brownfield site development, adds significant value to the team [3] Incentive Stock Options - The company grants incentive stock options to officers, exercisable for five years to purchase up to 7,500,000 common shares at CS$0.08 (US$0.058) per share, subject to vesting based on time and project milestones [3] About Lion Copper and Gold Corp - Lion Copper and Gold Corp is a Canadian-based company advancing its flagship copper assets in Yerington, Nevada, through an Option to Earn-in Agreement with Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto Venture [3] About Nuton LLC - Nuton is an innovative venture aimed at growing Rio Tinto's copper business, leveraging proprietary copper leaching technologies developed over nearly 30 years [4] - Nuton's technologies enable the economic unlocking of copper from primary sulfide resources, waste, and tailings, with a focus on low environmental footprint and positive societal impact [4] Nuton Technologies - Nuton's proprietary technologies include copper heap leach-related processing and modeling capabilities, developed by Rio Tinto [5]