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Volcanic is pleased to announce new exploration and management team to advance Guatemala gold and silver projects
(TheNewswire) January 5, 2021 - TheNewswire - Vancouver, British ...
About this update from Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Volcanic is pleased to announce new exploration and management team to advance Guatemala gold and silver projects\n \n \n (TheNewswire)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n January 5, 2021\n \n \n -\n \n \n TheNewswire -\n \n \n Vancouver,\nBritish Columbia – Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV:VG) is pleased to\nannounce\n \n \n a new management and exploration team\ndedicated to advancing its gold and silver projects in Guatemala.\n \n \n \n \n \n Simon Ridgway, founder and director of\nVolcanic, will take over management of the Company as CEO and\nPresident.  Simon has extensive knowledge of Guatemala, both\ngeological and socio-political, having been one of the first modern\ngold explorers to work in the country.  Simon has led his geological\nteams to the discovery of several gold deposits in Central America and\nis keen to repeat those successes.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Simon Ridgway comments: “Volcanic’s\nGuatemala gold and silver projects have been waiting for several years\nfor the right political and market conditions, and the time is now.\n Volcanic is well financed and we look forward to exploring Holly,\nBanderas and the regional projects aggressively this\nyear.”\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Volcanic is pleased to announce the\nappointment of a new Exploration Manager, Matthew Booth who will\nreside in Guatemala and manage the exploration, drilling and local\ngeological team.  Matt has a MSc Mineral Exploration from University\nof Leicester and 19 years field exploration experience, predominantly\nin Latin America.  He was recently Exploration Manager for Golden\nMinerals in Mexico.  Volcanic has assembled an expert team of local\nand international geologists, community relations experts and\nlogistics personnel, and has significant drilling and exploration\nprograms planned for this year.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charles Straw, Volcanic’s former CEO,\nhas done a great job in negotiating the Radius - Volcanic joint\nventure and financing the Company, and the Board thanks him for his\nefforts.  Charles will remain an active director of the Company.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Volcanic is also pleased to welcome\nDerek Liu who was recently elected as an additional member of the\nBoard of Directors.  Derek\n \n \n \n is a member\nof the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Col...