Chakana Copper Corp. announced that effective April 22, Mr. Doug Kirwin, will be stepping down from the Board of Directors to be replaced by Mr. Douglas Silver as Chairman and Director of the Company. Mr. Silver brings with him a long and storied career in the mining sector commencing in 1980 where he was an exploration geologist with Anaconda Minerals, during which he co-discovered the Silver Creek molybdenum deposit in Colorado. In 1987, he was a member of the management team that created Bond International Gold, then one of the world's largest gold mining companies, where he served as head of Investor Relations. Bond Gold's NYSE listing was the largest mining IPO at the time. He served as President of his private company, Balfour Holdings Inc. where he acted as a strategic advisor for a number of global mineral companies providing project and company appraisals, valuations, due diligence, investor relations and M&A advice.