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White Gold Appoints Hans Smit as Technical Advisor
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 12, 2026 / White Gold Corp. (TSX.V:WGO) (OTCQX:WHGOF) (FRA:29W) (the "Company" or "White Gold") is pleased to announce that
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 12, 2026 / White Gold Corp. (TSX.V:WGO) (OTCQX:WHGOF) (FRA:29W) (the \"Company\" or \"White Gold\") is pleased to announce that Hans Smit, P.Geo. has agreed to join the White Gold team as a Technical Advisor. Mr. Smit will provide strategic technical guidance in support of the Company's ongoing resource expansion and economic evaluation activities including the preparation of a maiden Preliminary Economic Assessment (\"PEA\") on its flagship White Gold Project, located in west-central Yukon, Canada. \"We are very pleased to welcome Hans to the White Gold team,\" said David D'Onofrio, CEO of White Gold Corp. \"Hans is a highly accomplished professional who brings over 40 years of experience across all aspects of the mineral industry, from grassroots exploration through feasibility, permitting and development. His track record of successfully advancing gold projects in Canada, including the Yukon, as well as internationally, makes him an ideal addition to our team as we advance the White Gold Project through its maiden PEA and beyond, and continue to demonstrate the potential of our district scale land package in the emerging White Gold District.\" \"White Gold is a premier gold project in a first-tier jurisdiction,\" said Hans Smit. \"The project's success to date is a reflection of the talent and dedication of the team in place. I look forward to working with the team as they evaluate the economic, environmental and social aspects related to potential development of the current mineral resource and continue exploration for additional gold ounces. In my experience in the mineral exploration industry, it is clear that good projects combined with good people is the key to success.\" About Hans Smit, P.Geo. Mr. Smit is a Professional Geologist with over 40 years of experience in all aspects of the mineral industry. Career successes include being one of the founders of Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA, NYSE: ORLA) and guiding the evaluation of the Camino Rojo oxide gold project in Zacatecas State, Mexico as Orla's former Chief Operating Officer. After managing a positive feasibility study, permitting and the start of construction engineering and procurement for an open pit mine and heap leach facility at Camino Rojo, Mr. Smit retired as COO of Orla in December of 2019. The Camino Rojo project was built ...