Rackla Metals (TSX-V:RAK) has appointed Paul Gruner and Claudine Lee as directors as it advances its Lentung Tungsten Project in Canada’s western Northwest Territories.
Both previously served on Rackla’s advisory committee, helping shape its Indigenous engagement framework and northern development strategy.
Lee is a professional geoscientist with more than 20 years of experience across exploration, mining operations, environmental management, and permitting in northern Canada.
She joined Canadian Zinc in 2021 as VP of corporate social responsibility, leading impact benefit agreement negotiations and environmental, social, and governance programs involving Indigenous communities.
Gruner’s background spans Indigenous business leadership, mining, infrastructure, renewable energy, and economic development. A chartered professional accountant, he will also join Rackla’s audit committee.
CEO Simon Ridgway says the appointments come as the company evaluates opportunities beyond exploration.
“The addition of Paul and Claudine strengthens the board at an important stage in Rackla’s evolution and provides us with additional experience to evaluate these opportunities carefully and move the company toward its next phase of growth,” Ridgway says.
Rackla plans to establish committees overseeing technical assessments, Indigenous relations, northern infrastructure, permitting, environmental matters, and potential development financing. Gruner and Lee are expected to contribute to that work.
The appointments follow Rackla’s C$3.65 million ($3.66 million) flow-through financing, with proceeds earmarked for exploration and drilling at Lentung.
Rackla Metals is a Canadian explorer focused on tungsten and rare earth minerals in the Tombstone Gold-Tungsten Belt of eastern Yukon and western Northwest Territories.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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