Atco Mining Inc. announced that it has appointed Dawson Brisco to its Board of Directors. Mr. Briscos qualifications and skillset expand the Boards expertise in mergers &acquisitions and finance in the natural resources sector. Mr. Brisco is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Morien Resources Corp.

Mr. Brisco is a Professional Geologist with over 15 years of business development and mining industry experience in a variety of roles in the bulk commodity and energy sectors. Mr. Brisco started his career in geology, having managed an exploration alliance with Xstrata Coal in Asia from 2005 to 2010, as well as various business and corporate development rolls since then. In addition to his role with Morien, Mr. Brisco is an independent Director of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia.

He holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Saint Marys University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.