E79 Resources Corp. announced the appointment of Patrick Donnelly as President of the Company effective May 2, 2022. Patrick has a broad range of experience in mineral exploration, capital markets, corporate development, and investor relations.

He began his career as a project geologist almost 30 years ago exploring for precious and base metals and diamonds in western and northern Canada. Subsequently, Patrick worked for a Canadian securities firm as a mining analyst. Most recently, Patrick was the Vice President of Corporate Communications and Development for Trilogy Metals Inc. ("Trilogy") which, with its partners, is advancing the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects in Alaska, USA.

Prior to working for Trilogy, Patrick also spent over three years as President at First Mining Gold Corporation ("First Mining"), where he was also co-founder and led the company's initial public offering and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Patrick was instrumental in negotiating and completing eight M&A transactions at First Mining. Patrick holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from the University of British Columbia.