VANCOUVER, April 27, 2016 /CNW/ - Intact Gold Corp.
(TSX-V: ITG) (the "Company" or "Intact Gold"), is pleased to
announce that it has appointed Greg
Burns to the Company's board of directors.
Mr Burns is the Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for Capital
Investment Partners, a Western Australian headquartered investment
bank, with an office in Vancouver.
Greg was the previous Managing Director of
Xenolith, subsequently Coalspur Mines Ltd which was taken over
by Cline Group in 2015. He was also a director of White Canyon
Uranium before the company was taken over by Denison Mines in 2010.
Mr Burns has held senior operational roles with Goldstream
Mining, Adamus Resources Limited and Platinum Australia Limited,
utilising his extensive skills in all areas of exploration geology,
office based management, data interpretation, and project appraisal
and acquisition. Mr Burns graduated from the University of
Canterbury in New Zealand with a Bachelor of Science
majoring in Geology. Greg is a member of the Canadian Institute of
Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM), Australian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Australian Institute of
Geoscientists (AIS). Mr Burns has over 22 years of corporate and
technical experience in mineral exploration and has held executive
board positions with several prominent exploration and mining
companies in Canada &
Australia.
Anthony Jackson of Intact Gold
comments: "Intact Gold is excited to have added someone with both
capital market and technical experience to the Board. His
appointment to our board comes at a time where Intact continues to
search for advanced gold projects for development and exploration
activities in Canada."
In connection with his appointment as Chairman of the Advisory
Board, Intact Gold has agreed to grant Mr. Burns an option to
acquire 200,000 common shares of Intact Gold at an exercise price
of $0.20.
Mr Burns will replace Bob
Thompson who has resigned from the board. The Company thanks
Mr Thompson for his directorship and wishes him well in his future
endeavors.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
INTACT GOLD
CORP.
Per: Anthony Jackson,
President and CEO
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SOURCE Intact Gold Corp
