Sandstorm Gold appoints Little to board

2014-07-02 17:12 ET - News Release

Mr. Nolan Watson reports

SANDSTORM GOLD APPOINTS MARY L. LITTLE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. has appointed Mary L. Little to the company's board of directors.

Ms. Little is a director and founder of Mirasol Resources Ltd., a precious metals company focused on exploration in Latin America. As the chief executive officer, Ms. Little led Mirasol's growth as a successful prospect generator and spearheaded corporate development activities, including the negotiation of joint ventures and the sale of a principal asset. Ms. Little's industry experience includes 15 years in Latin America with major mining companies Newmont, Cyprus Amax and WMC Ltd., where she held management positions, including business development manager and country manager. Ms. Little has extensive experience in the exploration and evaluation of epithermal precious metals deposits, as well as porphyry and sediment-hosted mineral environments. She holds an MSc degree in earth sciences from the University of California, and an MBA degree from the University of Colorado. Ms. Little has served as trustee for the Society of Economic Geologists Foundation since 2010.

Sandstorm's president and chief executive officer, Nolan Watson, remarked: "Adding someone with Mary's level of expertise and experience to our board of directors will further strengthen the Sandstorm team. We look forward to Mary's contribution as we continue to grow the company."