Abcourt Mines Inc. (TSX Venture: ABI) (OTCQB: ABMBF) announced the appointment of Amélie Rouleau to its board of directors, effective immediately. Rouleau fills the vacancy created by Loic Bureau's resignation in January 2026.

Rouleau brings 18 years of experience in the mining and metallurgical sector, having held positions at Glencore including at the Raglan Mine and in North American copper operations. Her background includes government relations, stakeholder management, and work with Indigenous communities.

The board approved an amendment to the company's stock option plan to increase the maximum number of common shares that may be issued upon option exercise to 119,026,226 shares, representing approximately 10% of outstanding shares. The amendment requires approval from the TSX Venture Exchange and shareholders at the next annual meeting.

The company granted 51,600,000 stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants, including 23,500,000 options to directors and senior management. The options carry an exercise price of $0.10 per share and expire in five years. The options become exercisable only upon shareholder approval of the plan amendment, with 20% vesting upon approval and 20% annually thereafter.

Abcourt also appointed Marc Boudreault as strategic advisor. Boudreault has nearly 40 years of experience advising mining companies on financing matters. In 1995, he joined the Semafo Mining team and supported the company as it grew to a market capitalization of approximately C$3.6 billion. In his advisory role, Boudreault will support strategic positioning and help identify investment and financing opportunities.

The Quebec-based gold development company owns the Sleeping Giant mine and mill, along with the Flordin exploration property in northwestern Quebec.