Copperstone Resources AB ('Copperstone' or 'the Company') announces that Chris McKnight is the new Chief Executive Officer for the Company as from September 1, 2017. Chris McKnight remains a Director of the Board.

Chris McKnight is a Geologist and business entrepreneur with over 30 years of exploration and engineering geology experience in the infrastructure, natural resources, metals and mining sectors. Project categories range from greenfields to advanced mineral exploration, feasibility, mine site construction, smelters, road and bridges, industrial and commercial buildings.

'It has been a fantastic past five years in developing the exploration opportunities in Northern Sweden together with Copperstone. I am proud to lead the Company from today onwards and continue to look forward to developing the unique opportunities that I see', comments Chris McKnight.

'It is very pleasing to welcome Chris McKnight in his new role, incorporating his extensive range of knowledge, experience and contacts within the international mining sector. For the past five years, Chris McKnight has been of decisive importance for the Company to realise the potential of the Copperstone project. In addition, on behalf of the Company, I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to Per Storm, for being a good team player during the two and a half years that we have been working together and for his enthusiasm and competence.', comments the Company's Chairman Michael Mattsson.

For further information, please contact Chairman Michael Mattsson, Copperstone Resources AB, +46 705 739 777, e-post: michael.mattsson@copperstone.se or see www.copperstone.se

This press release contains insider information which Copperstone Resources AB is obliged to publish according to the EU market abuse regulation (MAR). The information was delivered by the above mentioned contact for publishing August 31, 2017 at 17.40 CET.

Copperstone Resources AB (publ) is a mining exploration company focusing on the Copperstone project in the vicinity of the Skellefte field. This project has the potential to become one of the largest base- and precious metal deposits in the Nordic Region.

Copperstone Resources has five exploration tenements covering approx. 8756 acres and two mining concessions and one applied concession covering a total of 82 acres.

The share (COPP B) of the Company is traded on Nasdaq First North Stockholm with G&W Fondkommission as the Certified Adviser.

Copperstone Resources AB published this content on 31 August 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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