VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 25, 2018 / GGX GOLD CORP. (TSX.V: GGX) (OTCQB: GGXXF) (the “Company” or “GGX”) announces the appointment of George Sookochoff as President of GGX Gold. George has over 35 years of experience in the junior mining sector providing consulting services in the area of project development, data analysis and management and digital marketing. He holds a Commerce Degree (Marketing-Computer Sciences) from the University of British Columbia.
He has served as a director for several junior mining companies and as past President and CEO of International PBX Ventures Ltd., a TSX venture company developing several copper porphyry and gold skarn projects in Chile. George also served as Executive Vice President of Golden Dawn Minerals where one of his duties was data acquisition and analysis of exploration data in the Greenwood mining camp.
George was born and raised in Grand Forks and is quite familiar with the region and its rich mining history along with the importance that mining has played for the families of Grand Forks, Greenwood and area over the last one hundred years.
George commented “Throughout my long career in the junior mining sector and having worked on numerous exploration projects around the world it has always been my strong belief that the Greenwood mining camp, with its rich history in mining, still remains to be the one of the best exploration areas in the world.
I am both excited and honored to return to the Greenwood camp as President of GGX Gold Corp and to further advance and develop the very significant high grade COD vein system along with the numerous other vein systems on the Gold Drop property.
I invite all GGX shareholders as well as all prospective investors to join me in our exciting journey as we continue to develop the full potential of the rich Gold Drop property.”
Barry Brown current President and CEO will remain as CEO and has been appointed Chairman of the Board.
The Company also announces it has granted 500,000 options at an exercise price of $0.10. The options are exercisable for five years and will be cancelled 30 days after cessation of acting as director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Barry Brown, CEO
604-488-3900
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