Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 17, 2020) - Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV: JG) (OTCQB: JGLDF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paul Harbidge to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.
John Proust, Chairman and CEO commented, "Paul Harbidge has been an invaluable technical advisor to the Company and we believe his impressive track record of gold discoveries and industry-wide connections will be instrumental in strengthening and complementing our Board of Directors."
Mr. Paul Harbidge is a geologist with over 26 years of experience and a proven track record in the discovery of world class gold deposits. He holds a First Class Honours Degree in Geology from Kingston University, London (UK) and an MSc in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from Leicester University (UK).
Paul is currently the President and CEO of GT Gold where he is leading the company in advancing the new gold rich copper porphyry project in northern British Columbia. Previously he served as Senior Vice President of Exploration at Goldcorp Inc. from 2016 until its acquisition by Newmont Mining Corp. in April 2019. Prior to that, he successfully led the Exploration Team at Randgold Resources resulting in multiple new gold discoveries including the Gounkoto deposit in Mali and the Massawa deposit in Senegal. He has also worked for Rio Tinto in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Anglo American in Senegal and Ashanti Goldfields in Mali, Ghana, Guinea and Tanzania.
In conjunction with this appointment, Dr. Sally Eyre has stepped down from the Board to focus on other business endeavours. The Board thanks Dr. Eyre for her many years of valuable service and her contributions as a founding Director of the Company and wishes her the best in her future ventures.
On behalf of the Board of Japan Gold Corp.
"John Proust"
Chairman & CEO
About Japan Gold Corp.
Japan Gold Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused solely on gold exploration across the three largest islands of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu. The Company has a country-wide alliance with Barrick Gold Corporation to jointly explore, develop and mine certain gold mineral properties and mining projects. The Company holds a portfolio of 31 gold projects which cover areas with known gold occurrences, a history of mining and are prospective for high-grade epithermal gold mineralization. Japan Gold's leadership team represent decades of resource industry and business experience, and the Company has recruited geologists, drillers and technical advisors with experience exploring and operating in Japan. More information is available at www.japangold.com or by email at
For further information, please contact:
John Proust
Chairman & CEO
Phone: 778-725-1491
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