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TomaGold Creates Advisory Board
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug. 29, 2017) - TOMAGOLD CORPORATION (TSX VENTURE:LOT) ("TomaGold" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the creation o
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[{"type":"text","content":"MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug. 29, 2017) - TOMAGOLD CORPORATION (TSX VENTURE:LOT) (\"TomaGold\" or the \"Corporation\") is pleased to announce the creation of a new advisory board consisting of Alain Bureau, B.Eng. (former CEO of Pershimco Resources), Jean Martineau (CEO of Dynacor Gold Mines) and Robin Phinney, P.Eng. (former CEO of Karnalyte Resources). The mandate of the advisory board will be to assist the Corporation in matters relating to acquisitions, exploration and development strategies. \"On behalf of the Board, I wish to thank Messrs. Bureau, Martineau and Phinney for agreeing to join our newly-created advisory board,\" said David Grondin, President and CEO of TomaGold. \"Their broad mining knowledge, expertise and networks will be of great advantage to TomaGold as we seek to strengthen the depth of our management team. These CEOs possess strong mining backgrounds acquired through the creation and management of successful companies across the Americas. We intend to make full use of their solid technical expertise to optimize the development of our promising projects and maximize their value for the benefit of our shareholders.\" Alain Bureau has Canadian Armed Forces officer training and an engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada. He has worked in the mining and construction industry in Canada and Latin America for over 20 years. He was involved in sizeable international projects in Chile, Peru, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, and acted as the plant construction manager during the acclaimed construction of the Pinos Altos mine for Agnico Eagle in Mexico. Mr. Bureau was President and CEO of Pershimco Resources until it successfully merged with Orla Mining Ltd. to create a new gold company in a transaction valued at over $200 million. Mr. Bureau is currently a resident of Panama, and remains highly involved in the mining industry in Latin America as a member of the Mining Chamber of Panama and Vice President of the Panama-Canada Chamber of Commerce. Jean Martineau has worked in the Canadian mining industry for more than 25 years as a director of junior exploration companies and an investment broker, and has been the CEO and President of Dynacor Gold Mines since the company was listed on the TSX in 2007. Over the last 20 years, he has focused on South America and has acquired in-depth k...