Western Copper and Gold names Mark E. Smith as board chairman, replacing Raymond Threlkeld

• Western Copper and Gold named Mark E. Smith chairman, succeeding Raymond Threlkeld, who will remain a director.
• Smith has 45+ years of mining experience, including nearly 25 years leading Vector Engineering, a 500-person firm he co-founded.
• He has worked in the Yukon for more than a decade, including on Coffee, Macpass, and Mactung, advising on mine waste and heap leach practices.
• Smith recently chaired the Yukon government’s Independent Review Board for the Eagle Mine investigation.

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