Blackrock Gold Corp. Appoints Nevada Exploration Veteran Brian Morris as President Morris is former Senior Vice-President of Exploration with Klondex Mines, with experience at Midas and Hollister high- grade gold mines Morris will direct exploration program at Blackrock's Silver Cloud gold project i
Blackrock Gold Corp. Appoints Nevada Exploration
Veteran Brian Morris as President
Morris is former Senior Vice-President of Exploration with Klondex Mines, with experience at Midas and Hollister high-
grade gold mines
Morris will direct exploration program at Blackrock's Silver Cloud gold project in Nevada
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 30, 2018) -
Blackrock Gold Corp
.
(TSXV: BRC) (the "
Company
") is
pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Morris as President of Blackrock Gold (US) Corp. ("
Blackrock US
"), the
Company's wholly owned US subsidiary.
Prior to joining Blackrock US, Mr. Morris served as the Senior Vice President of Exploration at Klondex Mines, Ltd. and held
management positions with Newmont Mining Corp, Hecla Mining and Great Basin Gold, Ltd.
Mr. Morris has lived and explored in various capacities in Nevada for more than 20 years and is well acquainted with the
Northern Nevada Rift, which is known for hosting low sulphidation, epithermal gold systems. This type of system is believed to
represent at the Company's flagship asset, the Silver Cloud Project, located along the Northern Nevada Rift alongside Hecla's
Hollister and Midas Mines.
Mr. Morris is an expert in epithermal vein systems, Carlin style deposits and has extensive experience in orogenic deposits in
Ontario and Manitoba, Canada. He has a proven track record in early and advanced stage exploration in addition to advancing
near mine projects into production. He demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the steps necessary to build strong
teams, advance public companies and deliver long term value for shareholders.
Gregory Schifrin, the Company's CEO commented,
"We are
thrilled
to have Brian join the Blackrock team.
His extensive
experience in exploration and production in epithermal gold deposits
,
especially on the Northern Nevada Rift
,
is a
hand-in-
glove
fit with advancing our flagship
Silver Cloud
property.
Moreover, f
rom his working understanding on major deposits in
the Rift like Midas, Hollister and Fire Creek
,
he will bring extensive knowledge to unlock the potential at Silver Cloud."
The Company, Blackrock US and Mr. Morris have entered into an employment agreement pursuant to which Mr. Morris will serve
as the President of Blackrock US.
As part of Mr. Morris agreement, the company has granted 1,000,000 incentive stock options
exercisable at a price of $0.05 per share for a period of 5 years. The options are subject to the terms and conditions of the
Company's stock option plan and the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. The agreement is subject to, among other things,
the terms of the Company's stock option plan.
The agreement also provides for a signing bonus of 200,000 shares of the
Company. The employment agreement is subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
About Blackrock Gold
Blackrock Gold Corp is a discovery driven junior exploration company focused on uncovering the next big economic gold
deposit. Anchored by a seasoned Board, the Company is focused on blue-sky opportunities, with an aim to acquire large-scale
land packages that are in prolific gold belts within stable jurisdictions.
For further information, please contact:
Gregory L. Schifrin, Chief Executive Officer
Blackrock Gold Corp.
Email:
Phone: 1 - 208-290-1180
Website:
www.blackrockgold.ca
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