FIREWEED ZINC LTD.: Appointment of Executive Vice President and Board Committees

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FIREWEED ZINC LTD. (?Fireweed? or the ?Company?) (TSXV:FWZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of George Gorzynski as Executive Vice President of the Company and the formation of several committees of the Board of Directors.

Appointment of Executive Vice President
George Gorzynski, a Director and Co-Founder of Fireweed, has been appointed as Executive Vice President of the Company. Mr. Gorzynski is a geological engineer with 35 years' experience in exploration and mining company management, with strong technical, management and leadership skills. He has been instrumental in the formation and management of Fireweed from the very beginning, including negotiation of the option agreement for the Tom and Jason property with Hudbay Minerals Inc. and the completion of the Company's recent initial public offering and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Gorzynski has geological engineering degrees from the University of Toronto (Honours) and the University of British Columbia, and has worked on a number of zinc projects in British Columbia and Yukon. 

Appointment of Committees
Fireweed has elected to form several committees of the Board of Directors to better access and benefit from the exceptional experience and skillset of its directors, and for the better governance of the Company. The newly constituted committees are comprised of the following members:

Compensation Committee
Chair: Dan Rogness
Members: Adrian Rothwell, Richard Hajdukiewicz, John Robins

Governance Committee
Chair: Adrian Rothwell
Members: Dan Rogness, Brandon Macdonald

Health, Safety and Environment Committee
Chair: Brandon Macdonald
Members: John Robins, George Gorzynski

Risk Management Committee
Chair: Richard Hajdukiewicz
Members: Adrian Rothwell, John Robins, Dan Rogness, Brandon Macdonald, George Gorzynski

About Fireweed Zinc Ltd.: Fireweed Zinc is a new public mineral exploration company focused on zinc and managed by a veteran team of mining industry professionals. This summer the Company will be advancing its Macmillan Pass Project where it has an option to acquire 100% of the Tom and Jason property in Yukon, Canada which is host to a large, advanced zinc project.

Additional information about Fireweed and its Macmillan Pass Project can be found on the Company's website at www.FireweedZinc.com and under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com.

ON BEHALF OF FIREWEED ZINC LTD.

?Brandon Macdonald?

CEO & Director

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains ?forward-looking? statements and information relating to the Company and the Macmillan Pass Project that are based on the beliefs of Company management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Company management. Such statements reflect the current risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including but not limited to, without limitations, exploration and development risks, expenditure and financing requirements, general economic conditions, changes in financial markets, the ability to properly and efficiently staff the Company's operations, the sufficiency of working capital and funding for continued operations, title matters, First Nations relations, operating hazards, political and economic factors, competitive factors, metal prices, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, governmental regulations and supervision, permitting, seasonality and weather, technological change, industry practices, and one-time events. Additional risks are set out in the Company's prospectus dated May 9, 2017 and filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  Should any one or more risks or uncertainties materialize or change, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and forward-looking statements may vary materially from those described herein. The Company does not undertake to update forward?looking statements or forward?looking information, except as required by law.