TSX Venture Exchange: EMR
OTC Bulletin Board: EGMCF
U.S. 20-F Registration: 000-51411
Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EML
VANCOUVER, May 17 /CNW/ - Emgold Mining Corporation (EMR-TSX Venture)
(the "Company" or "Emgold") is pleased to announce the appointment of
Mr. David Sinitsin, P.Eng. in the newly created role of Vice-President,
Engineering and Construction. Mr. Sinitsin will be responsible for the capital
budgeting associated with the re-opening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine in Grass
Valley, California as well as any other capital projects the Company may
undertake. Accordingly, he will be responsible for matters ranging from
initial assessments and pre-feasibility studies through to successful design,
construction and commissioning of facilities.
Mr. Sinitsin brings more than 23 years of international engineering
design, construction, commissioning and project management experience to
Emgold. He holds Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering from
the University of British Columbia, with a specialization in the field of heat
transfer and fluid flow. As a registered professional engineer, he has led
teams to successful completion of large, international, multidisciplinary
projects in the mining, chemical, electrochemical, petrochemical and pulp and
paper industries. His experience includes the initiation and completion of
large capital projects in Canada, Brazil, Peru, China, and the United States.
Mr. Sinitsin has held progressively senior positions with international
companies such as Shell Canada Inc., Aker-Kvaerner-Chemitics, Fluor Daniel
Inc., AMEC PLC and NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd.
"We are very pleased to welcome Dave Sinitsin to Emgold Mining," said
Bill Witte, President and CEO. "Dave's broad range of capital project
management experience further enhances Emgold's sound technical team as we
continue to advance towards the Company's goal of re opening the Idaho-
Maryland Mine and the successful operation of a phased 2400 ton per day
integrated gold mill and ceramic production operating facilities."
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.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-
looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of
historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential,
exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that
the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company
believes the expectations expressed in such forward looking statements are
based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include
market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and continued
availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or
business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For
more information on the Company, Investors should review the Company's filings
that are available at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at
www.emgold.com.
