Vancouver, British Columbia: December 10, 2007, Canyon Copper Corp. (the 'Company' or 'Canyon Copper') ( OTCBB: CYOO ) is pleased to announce that Mr. Cole McFarland has agreed to join the Board of Directors of Canyon Copper.
Mr. McFarland is a senior Mining Executive who has worked in the mining industry for over 40 years. He obtained a degree in Mining Engineering at Washington State University; and later undertook graduate studies in Geology at McGill University following two years in the U.S. Air Force at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage , Alaska .
He joined Placer Development in 1957 as an Exploration Engineer and spent the next 38 years with the Placer Group of Companies in various operating, managerial and senior executive positions ; which involved the exploration, development and operation of mines in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Philippines .
Following the merger between Placer Development and the Dome and Campbell-Red Lake Mines in 1987 to form Placer Dome Inc., Mr. McFarland was appointed President and CEO of Placer Dome U.S until retirement in 1995. He was responsible for the operation and growth of three gold properties in the United States, including Cortez Gold Mines and initial development of the world class Pipeline Deposit; also during his watch, Placer Dome U.S. acquired the Donlin Creek Gold deposit in Alaska.
He joined the Board of Bema Gold Corporation in 1998 and the Board of Nova Gold Resources in 2001. He retired from the Bema Board and joined the Kinross Gold Corporation Board in April 2007 following the acquisition of Bema Gold by Kinross.
About Canyon Copper
Canyon Copper Corp.'s New York Canyon Property is located in the New York Canyon area of the Santa Fe Mining District, Mineral County , Nevada . The project hosts oxide and sulphide copper bearing mineralization outlined by historical operators. The most advanced of these zones is the Longshot Ridge copper oxide deposit. This zone has not been completely outlined and remains partially open. The Copper Queen mineralized zone is located approximately three Kilometres west of Longshot Ridge and hosts copper and molybdenum sulphide mineralization. Several additional mineralized areas identified throughout the New York Canyon property have yet to be explored.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
"Anthony Harvey"
CANYON COPPER CORP.
Anthony R. Harvey, Chairman and CEO
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