WATERDOWN, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/22/14 -- Opta Minerals Inc. (TSX: OPM), announced today that Mr. Victor Hepburn is retiring as Director of the Company effective December 31, 2014. Mr. Hepburn has been a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee since November, 2004.
Jeremy Kendall, Chairman of the Board of Directors, commented "On behalf of Opta Minerals Inc., we thank Mr. Hepburn for his significant contributions to the Company over the years and we wish him and his family many happy and healthy years ahead."
Opta Minerals is a vertically integrated provider of custom process solutions and industrial mineral products used primarily in the steel, foundry, loose abrasive cleaning, water-jet cutting and municipal water filtration industries. The Company has production and distribution facilities in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Idaho, France, Slovakia and Germany. Opta has one of the broadest product lines in the industry.
Contacts:
Opta Minerals Inc.
David Kruse
President and Chief Executive Officer
905-689-7361, ext 405
Opta Minerals Inc.
Peter Fryters
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
905-689-7361, ext 405
investor_relations@optaminerals.com
www.optaminerals.com
