VANCOUVER, March 23, 2017 /CNW/ - Eco Oro Minerals Corp. ("Eco Oro" or the "Company") (TSX: EOM) acknowledges that it has received notice of a petition filed with the British Columbia Supreme Court by a dissident shareholder group led by Courtenay Wolfe and Harrington Global Opportunities Fund Ltd. (the "Dissidents").
The Dissidents' petition seeks to disenfranchise certain shareholders from participating in the Company's upcoming general meeting of shareholders. Eco Oro is confident that the Dissidents' petition will be seen by the court to be a transparent attempt to disrupt the Company's affairs, and without merit.
Company Profile
Eco Oro Minerals Corp. is a publicly-traded precious metals exploration and development company with a portfolio of projects in Colombia. Eco Oro has been focused on its wholly-owned, multi-million ounce Angostura gold-silver deposit, located in northeastern Colombia.