Axmin Inc. - Gold In West & Central Africa
2+ Million Ounces Of Proven Gold In 43-101 & Gold Royalty
Message: Appoints Vice President of Exploration
| April 17, 2009 |
| AXMIN Appoints Vice President of Exploration |
| TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 17, 2009) - AXMIN Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AXM) announces the appointment of Francois Auclair effective May 19, 2009 as the new Vice President of Exploration for the Company, further to the resignation of Dr Jonathan Forster. Mr. Auclair is a Geologist with over 20 years of experience in mining exploration and project development for multinational mining companies. Francois has held senior roles with Dia Bras Exploration, Rio Narcea Gold Mine and Nevsun Resources. Of note Mr Auclair has worked in the African continent for many of his 20 years experience, and has been important in the development of several large projects and mining operations such as the Bisha Project in Eritrea, the Bolivar Mine in Mexico and the Tasiast Mine in Mauritania. He holds a M.Sc. in Geology and Geochemistry from Universite de Montreal and is fluent in English and French. Mr Auclair will replace Dr Forster as AXMIN's in house Qualified Person, being a member in good standing of l'Ordre des Geologues du Quebec and a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada. Mr Auclair succeeds Dr Jonathan Forster who leaves to pursue other opportunities. Dr Forster will remain with AXMIN for a period to ensure a smooth transition. Mr. Mario Caron AXMIN's President and CEO comments "We are very pleased to welcome Francois to the AXMIN team and his depth of mining exploration experience will be invaluable in developing the Company's assets. Since AXMIN's foundation Dr. Forster has been a key executive in the building of the Company and its current mineral portfolio, and we thank him for his contributions and wish him all the best." About AXMIN AXMIN is a Canadian exploration and development company with a strong focus on central and west Africa. AXMIN's goal is to rapidly move its Passendro Gold Project, Central African Republic towards production. AXMIN is positioned to grow in value as it develops its project pipeline in parallel pursuing new opportunities to increase its asset base. For more information regarding AXMIN visit our website at www.axmininc.com. |
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