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Prominent nickel expert joins Garibaldi team as unique Golden Triangle deposit gains recognition
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nProminent nickel expert joins Garibaldi team as unique Golden Triangle deposit gains recognition\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, March 10, 2017\n\n\n\nTSXV: GGIOTC: GGIFFFrankfurt: RQM\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, March 10, 2017 /CNW/ - Garibaldi Resources (TSX: GGI) (the \"Company\" or \"Garibaldi\") is pleased to announce that internationally renowned nickel expert Dr. Peter Lightfoot has joined the Company's Advisory Board as Garibaldi moves aggressively to unlock the potential of the first magmatic nickel-copper-rich massive sulphide system in the heart of British Columbia's prolific Eskay mining camp.\n\nDr. Lightfoot, who in the summer of 2016 published the first comprehensive textbook on the ore deposits of the Sudbury Igneous Complex, enjoyed a distinguished 20-year career as a geologist with Inco and Vale beginning in 1996.  He was initially responsible for exploration at Voisey's Bay before being appointed Chief Geologist responsible for technical aspects of exploration programs at Voisey's Bay, Sudbury and Thompson.  \n\nDr. Lightfoot commented:  \"The opportunity at E&L comprises mineralization with unusually high nickel tenor of the sulphide and value-added copper in a mafic intrusion that has seen minimal previous exploration.  The combination of structural geology, petrology and geochemistry offer a pathway to focus the nickel-copper exploration effort.  It's a pleasure to join the team at Garibaldi, and I look forward to helping advance this exciting project.\"\n\nSteve Regoci, Garibaldi President and CEO, stated:  \"We are delighted to have Dr. Lightfoot join our Advisory Board.  His expertise will provide highly valued input as we aim to uncover a much larger and even richer deposit at the E&L. His addition underscores our extraordinary team of nickel sulphide specialists led by our new directors, Everett Makela, P.Geo., VP Exploration Canada, and Dr. Raymond Goldie.  We continue to consult with industry leaders as we progress with geophysical surveys in advance o...