BACANORA MINERALS LTD announced the appointment of Jamie Strauss as a Non-Executive Director of the Company, subject to normal regulatory checks. Bacanora is currently working towards completion of a Feasibility Study at its Sonora Lithium Project in Mexico ("Sonora"). Mr. Strauss' proven ability to engage with institutions in North America, Australia and Europe to secure funding will be highly valuable to Bacanora in this process. Jamie Strauss is the founding partner of Strauss Partners Ltd. He has worked as a stockbroker in the City of London for over 25 years, specialising in the natural resources sector for nearly 20 of these. He was previously Managing Director of UK Equity product at BMO Capital Markets, prior to which he was a director of Hargreave Hale Ltd. He is a Non-Executive director of Altius Minerals and Gold Standard Ventures. He was on the board of Extorre Gold Mines until its successful sale to Yamana in 2012. He is also a trustee of The Julian Baring Scholarship Fund.