Snowline GOLD Announces Expansion of Leadership Team with Appointment of VP Engineering and Transition of Chief Financial Officer
SNOWLINE GOLD ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH
APPOINTMENT OF VP ENGINEERING AND TRANSITION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
Vancouver, B.C ., April 14 , 202 5: SNOWLINE GOLD CORP ( TSX-V: SGD) (OTC:
SNWGF) (the “ Company” or “ Snowline”) is pleased to announce the expansion of its
management team through appointment of Victor Vdovin, MBA, P.Eng., to Vice President of
Engineering along with Lauren McDougall, CPA, CMA, to Chief Financial Officer, replacing
Matthew Roma who will be departing the Company o n [May 4 th, 2025] but will continue as
consultant during a transitionary period.
Scott Berdahl, CEO & Director of Snowline stated, “On behalf of the Board of Directors and
Snowline Gold, I would like to thank Matt for his years of dedicated and high -quality service
to the Company. During Matt’s tenure, the company has grown from a smal l, grassroots
company to a leading junior explorer and nascent developer today. We are grateful for his
efforts and wish him the very best going forward.”
Mr. Berdahl continued, “I am delighted to welcome Victor and Lauren to Snowline’s senior
management team. “Both individuals bring a strong work ethic and highly relevant experience
to Snowline at a key time for the Company, as we take big steps to rapidly and responsibly
advance our flagship Valley gold deposit on our 100%-owned Rogue Project.
Management Appointments:
Victor Vdovin, VP Engineering: Mr. Vdovin brings over 20 years of relevant engineering
experience to Snowline, having held advanced engineering and leadership positions with
Newmont, Goldcorp and Centerra, working on projects including Penasquito, Los Filos and
Kumtor. Most recently, he served as Head of Technical Services for Greece at Eldorado Gold.
Mr. Vdovin is a licensed Professional Engineer through the Professional Engineers of Ontario.
He holds an MSc in Applied Geotechnics from the Camborne School of Mines in Camborne,
UK and an MBA from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
Lauren McDougall, Chief Financial Officer: Ms. McDougall has 15 years of experience in
corporate finance roles within the mining industry. Her most recent position was CFO and
Corporate Secretary of NorthWest Copper Corp. commencing in 2021, following its transition
from Sun Metals Corp., where she served as CFO and Corporate Secretary from 2018 to 2021.
Ms. McDougall is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA). She holds a BCom in
Finance and International Business from Carleton University.
STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS
In addition, the Company announces the award of an aggregate of 175,000 restricted share
units ("RSUs") under the Company’s Omnibus Incentive Plan to officers of the Company. Each
RSU represents a right to receive one common share of the Company, following the vesting of
such restricted share units over a three-year period.
The Company has also granted an aggregate of 300,000 stock options under the Company’s
Omnibus Incentive Plan to offers of the Company . The options are exercisable for one share
each at $8.29 per share for a period of five years from the date of grant and vesting over 2.5
years.
ABOUT ROGUE
Snowline Gold’s 100%-owned Rogue Project, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, covers a 60 x 30
km cluster of intrusions in the eastern Tombstone Gold Belt known as the Rogue Plutonic
Complex, including the Company’s flagship Valley gold deposit.
Since its launch in 2021, Snowline has progressed Valley from a greenfield prospecting
discovery to a significant bulk tonnage gold resource, with 4.05 Moz gold Indicated mineral
resource at 1.66 g/t Au and an additional 3.26 Moz Inferred mineral resource at 1.25 g/t Au
within a pit -shell constraint. The resource estimate numbers are supported by the technical
report for Rogue, prepared in accordance with NI 43 -101 standards, entitled “ Rogue Gold
Project: NI 43 -101 Technical Report and Mineral Resource Esti mate,” authored by Heather
Burrell, P. Geo., Daniel J. Redmond, P. Geo. , and Steven C. Haggarty, P. Eng., with an
effective date of May 15, 2024.
Exploration of the open Valley deposit is ongoing. Valley is a reduced intrusion -related gold
system (RIRGS), geologically similar to multi-million-ounce RIRGS deposits currently in
production, like Kinross’s Fort Knox Mine in Alaska, but with substantially higher gold grades.
Gold is associated with bismuthinite and telluride minerals hosted in sheeted quartz vein arrays
within and along the margins of a one -kilometer-scale, mid -Cretaceous aged Mayo -series
intrusion.
The Rogue Plutonic Complex hosts multiple intrusions similar to Valley along with widespread
gold anomalism in stream sediment, soil and rock samples. Elsewhere, RIRGS deposits are
known to occur in clusters. For these reasons, Snowline considers the Rogue Project to have
district-scale potential to host additional Valley-like gold systems.
ABOUT SNOWLINE GOLD CORP.
Snowline Gold Corp. is a Yukon Territory focused gold exploration and development company
with an eight -project portfolio covering roughly 360 ,000 ha (3,600 km 2). The Company is
advancing its Valley deposit —a large, low -strip, near surface, >1 g/t Au bulk tonnage gold
system located in the eastern Yukon —while continuing regional exploration of surrounding
targets on the Rogue Project and the broader district in the highly prospec tive yet
underexplored Selwyn Basin.
Figure 1 – Project location map for Snowline Gold’s eastern Selwyn Basin properties: Rogue, Einarson, Ursa,
Cynthia and Olympus. The Valley deposit is one of a cluster of prospective reduced intrusion -related gold
targets on the broader 30 x 60 km Rogue Project, within a broader emergin g district almost entirely controlled
by Snowline.
Snowline’s project portfolio sits within the prolific Tintina Gold Province , host to multiple
million-ounce-plus gold mines and deposits across the central Yukon and Alaska . The
Company’s comprehensive first-mover position and extensive exploration database provide a
distinct competitive advantage and a unique opportunity for investors to be part of multiple
discoveries, the advancement of a significant gold deposit, and the potential creation of a new
gold district.
QUALIFIED PERSON
Information in this release has been prepared under supervision of and approved by Thomas
Branson, M.Sc., P. Geo., Vice President of Exploration for Snowline Gold Corp, as Qualified
Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Scott Berdahl
CEO & Director
For further information, please contact:
Snowline Gold Corp.
+1 778 650 5485
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding
the creation of a new arm of the Company, the progression of the Valley target past the
exploration stage, the discovery potential within the Valley intrusion, the potential for investors
to participate in multiple future discoveries, the Rogue project having district -scale
prospectivity, the creation of a new gold district and the Company’s plans and intention s.
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“anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict” or “potential” or the negative or other variations
of these words, or similar words or phrases, have been used to identify these forward -looking
statements. These sta tements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based on
information currently available to management as at the date hereof.
Forward-looking statements involve significant risk, uncertainties and assumptions. Many
factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the
results discussed or implied in the forward -looking statements. Such fact ors include, among
other things: risks related to uncertainties inherent in drill results and the estimation of mineral
resources; and risks associated with executing the Company’s plans and intentions. These
factors should be considered carefully , and readers should not place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements. Although the forward -looking statements contained in this news
release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company
cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with these forward -looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and
the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or
circumstances, except as required by law.