TSX Venture Exchange Symbol: EMR
U.S. 20-F Registration: 000-51411
VANCOUVER, Nov. 10 /CNW/ - Emgold Mining Corporation (EMR: TSX-V) (the
"Company" or "Emgold") is pleased to announce that subject to regulatory
approval it has appointed Michael E. O'Connor as Manager, Investor Relations.
Mr. O'Connor is a full-time employee of LMC Management Services Ltd. and will
provide services on an on-going basis to the Company through an existing
LMC/Emgold services agreement. The Company will pay LMC for Mr. O'Connor's
services from its current working capital.
Mr. O'Connor received his undergraduate degree from the University of
British Columbia in 1978. He has over seven years of investor relations and
corporate communications experience. He has worked for a number of public
companies in the mining, technology and income trust sectors; where he was
responsible for the development and implementation of investor relations
programs. Additionally, Mr. O'Connor spent ten years with a major Canadian
financial institution in the role of private banker/investment counsellor
providing the integrated delivery of a suite of financial planning services
and investment management services to a high net worth clientele.
"Mr. O'Connor's role will be to develop and implement an investor
relations communications strategy aimed at raising the awareness of the
Company within the investment community", said Bill Witte, President and CEO.
"As Emgold continues with the permitting process at the Idaho-Maryland Mine
and the commercialization of the Ceramext(TM) technology, communication to a
wider investment audience will become increasingly important to the
development of the Company."
The Company's internal investor relations and corporate communications
budget for fiscal 2006, which includes Mr. O'Connor's services, is anticipated
to be approximately $210,000.
For more information about Emgold, the Idaho-Maryland Project, the
Ceramext(TM) Process and the Stewart, Rozan and Jazz Properties in British
Columbia, please visit www.emgold.com
William J. (Bill) Witte, P.Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information
contained in this news release.
