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Ophir Gold Corp. Stakes Additional Claims at the Breccia Gold Property in Idaho, USA and Provides Corporate Update
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 5, 2021) - Ophir Gold Corp. ( TSXV: O...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ophir Gold Corp. Stakes Additional Claims at the Breccia Gold Property in Idaho, USA and Provides Corporate UpdateVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 5, 2021) - Ophir Gold Corp. (TSXV: OPHR) (FSE: 80M) (\"Ophir\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that it has expanded the Breccia Gold Property through the staking of 18 additional claims, located in Lemhi County, Idaho, USA. The newly acquired mineral claims are contiguous and to the south of the Breccia Gold Property and has increased the land package by approximately 20%. The Breccia Gold Property now consists of 98 mining claims covering approximately 1,973 acres (798 hectares) of prospective land parcels.\"As a result of the recent fall exploration program and more recent data compilation, the Company identified these claims as being an important addition to the existing Breccia Gold Property,\" commented Shawn Westcott, CEO of Ophir. \"Geophysical interpretation of the recently completed ground magnetic survey is forthcoming, and the Company plans to expand the survey to cover the new ground.\" Corporate UpdateUpon comprehensive review of the Company's corporate affairs, management has made the decision to relocate the Company's corporate office from Toronto to Vancouver on the basis that the Company has more connection in the jurisdiction of British Columbia as a result of new management of the Company principally residing and operating in Vancouver. In conjunction with this move, the Company announces the resignation of Marco Guidi as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Company would like to thank Mr. Guidi for his valuable contributions to the Company and wishes him the best in his future endeavours. Paul Robertson has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in Mr. Guidi's stead. Mr. Robertson is the founding partner of Quantum Advisory Partners, LLP and has over 20 years of accounting, auditing, and tax experience. Mr. Robertson is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western University. He has developed extensive experience in the mining sector and provides financial reporting, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and taxation advisory services to several junior mineral resource companies, including serving as CFO for several TSX and TSX Venture Exchange listed resource c...