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Sitka Gold Appoints Gilles Dessureau as Vice President of Exploration and Strengthens Its Technical Advisory Team
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 27, 2025) - Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG)...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sitka Gold Appoints Gilles Dessureau as Vice President of Exploration and Strengthens Its Technical Advisory TeamVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 27, 2025) - Sitka Gold Corp. (TSXV: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) (\"Sitka\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Gilles Dessureau, M.Sc., P.Geo., to the position of Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Dessureau will succeed Greg Dawson as V.P. Exploration, who will remain as a Director and transition to the role of Senior Technical Advisor for the company. The Company is also pleased to announce that Brad Thrall, B.Sc., MBA, will join its Technical Advisory team as a metallurgical advisor.Since 2023, Mr. Dessureau has served as Sitka's Senior Project Manager at the RC Gold Project in Yukon, playing a key role in the advancement of the Company's flagship project which now has a mineral resource estimate of 1.3 million ounces of gold indicated and 1.5 million ounces of gold inferred(1). With over 20 years of experience Mr. Dessureau, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role and will continue to lead the exploration team and advance the RC gold project through the next exciting phases of exploration. (1) These resource estimate numbers are supported by the recently updated technical report for RC Gold, prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 standards, entitled \"Clear Creek Property, RC Gold Project NI 43-101 Technical Report Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory\", prepared by Ronald G. Simpson, P. Geo., of GeoSim Services Inc. with an effective date of January 21, 2025.\"We are thrilled to announce Mr. Dessureau's appointment as Sitka's new VP of Exploration,\" said Cor Coe, Director and CEO of Sitka Gold. \"Gilles has played a key role in the advancement of our flagship RC Gold project over the past couple of years. His years of extensive experience advancing numerous mineral projects across Yukon, from greenfields to feasibility and production, adds significant talent to our team as we push forward to rapidly advance RC Gold and continue unlocking value from Sitka's portfolio of exciting mineral properties. We would also like to thank Greg Dawson for his exemplary work as VP of Exploration during what has been a transformative period for the Company. We look forward to continuing to work with Greg as a Director of the Co...