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Houston Lake Mining Appoints Marian (Mike) Koziol (P.Geo) as New Board Member
Jan. 27, 2011 (Filing Services Canada) -- Houston Lake Mining Inc. (HLM - TSX Venture, HLKMF - ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nHouston Lake Mining Appoints Marian (Mike) Koziol (P.Geo) as New Board Member\n\n\n Jan. 27, 2011 (Filing Services Canada) -- Houston Lake Mining Inc. (HLM - TSX Venture, HLKMF - OTCBB_Pink_Sheets), is an advanced exploration company which has prospected and strategically acquired contiguous gold, rare metals and platinum group elements projects with the objective of transitioning  into production. HLM is pleased to announce the appointment of Marian (Mike) Koziol, P.Geo to the board of directors.  Mr. Koziol serves as the President and Director of Alto Ventures Ltd. and resides in Sudbury, Ontario.  Alto Ventures Ltd. (Alto) is a Canadian gold exploration company with projects in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia.  Mr. Koziol is a geologist with 32 years of experience exploring for gold and base metals in the Canadian Shield. He played key roles in a number of gold and base metals discoveries during his career with Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation and Cameco Gold Inc. (CGI), including the McIlvenna Bay Copper-Zinc deposit, Saskatchewan, and the Comtois and Destiny gold deposits in Quebec. During his tenure as District Geologist from 1996 to 2002, Mr. Koziol was responsible for all exploration activities carried out by CGI in Eastern Canada, where he evaluated, acquired, and managed a number of multimillion dollar gold exploration projects in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. While at Alto Mike has acquired a number of high potential gold projects in Quebec and Ontario and is working to advance them. Mr. Koziol graduated with a BSc degree in Geological Sciences from McGill University in 1978 and holds a number of professional and technical memberships including the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (P. Geo.), and the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (P. Eng.).  Mr Koziol also is a core member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.\"Mike brings a great deal of experience and understanding in exploration which greatly complements the existing strength of the Houston Lake Board of Directors in mining\", commented Reginald F. (Rick) Walker, Chairman of the Board. \"We look forward to working with Mike as we strive towards Houston Lake's growth and mission of becoming a producer.\"The Company also announces tha...