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LONGUEUIL, QC, April 09, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Azimut Exploration Inc. ("Azimut" or "the Company") AZM is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Martin Tuchscherer as Chief Geologist Exploration and François Bissonnette as Operations Manager.

Dr. Martin Tuchscherer is a senior exploration professional with more than 15 years international experience with major and junior mining companies in Canada, United States and Africa. Martin Tuchscherer's expertise ranges from generative to advanced stage exploration for both gold and chromium-PGE-nickel deposits.

Previous assignments include positions as Senior Geologist with Osisko Mining Inc. (Windfall Lake gold project), Canadian Royalties Inc. (Nunavik Nickel project) and as Consulting Geologist for Freewest Resources Inc. (McFaulds Lake Property, Ring of Fire). In this latter position, Martin Tuchscherer directly participated in the discovery and definition drilling of the world-class Black Thor chromite deposit.

Dr. Tuchscherer holds a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa (2008), a M.Sc. from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton (2002) and a B.Sc., specialization in geology, from Concordia University in Montreal (1998).

François Bissonnette is an experienced exploration geologist employed as Azimut's Senior Geologist since 2010. He played a key role in several of the Company's successful exploration programs in Northern Quebec, leading to the discovery of the polymetallic Rex Trend in the Nunavik region as well as the discovery of the Chromaska intrusive complex (Cr, PGE, Ni) and significant recent progress on the Eleonore South JV gold property in the James Bay region. Mr. Bissonnette holds a B.Sc. in geology from Laval University in Quebec City (1992).

Azimut Exploration is a mineral exploration company whose core business is centred on target generation and partnership development. Targeting is performed using a pioneering proprietary approach to Big Data analytics, enhanced by extensive exploration know-how. The Company maintains rigorous financial discipline. It has 48.5 million shares outstanding.

Azimut holds a strategic position for gold and base metals in Quebec, including one of the largest exploration portfolios in the James Bay region (21 properties covering 4,146 claims or 2,154 km²). The Company's current significant exploration programs include the Eleonore South Property (Azimut-Goldcorp-Eastmain JV), the Chromaska Property (100% Azimut) and a regional strategic alliance with SOQUEM.

SOURCE Azimut Exploration Inc.

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