First Mining Announces Appointment of Vice President, Exploration
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NEWS RELEASE
First Mining Announces Appointment of Vice President, Exploration
October 12, 2021 – Vancouver, BC – First Mining Gold Corp. (“First Mining” or the “Company”) (TSX: FF)
(OTCQX: FFMGF) (FRANKFURT: FMG) is pleased to announce the appointment of James Maxwell as Vice
President, Exploration effective October 25, 2021.
James is a professional geoscientist with over 20 years of industry experience with a focus on exploration
and development of orogenic gold discoveries, and has been part of discovery teams responsible for five
major gold discoveries in Nunavut and Red Lake, Ontario. James was previously with Sabina Gold & Silver
Corp. as Director of Exploration where he helped establish a 6.0 million-ounce gold resource base from
discovery to the feasibility study level. Prior to working in Nunavut, James established an early career in
the Birch-Uchi and Red Lake Greenstone belts where his team earned a Northwestern Ontario Prospectors
Association Discovery of the Year Award for the Rahill-Bonanza discovery. He is a long-standing member
of the PDAC Health & Safety Committee and was a recent speaker for the 2019 Newgen Gold Conference
held in Perth, Australia. James holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Manitoba with a focus
on geological sciences and is registered with the Professional Geoscientists Ontario (“PGO”) and the
Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (“NAPEG”).
”We are very pleased to have James joining the First Mining team,” stated Dan Wilton, CEO of First Mining.
“His strong background in Red Lake geology, his experience at Sabina in adding value to existing deposits
through regional exploration, and his passion for discovery make him an ideal candidate to lead First
Mining’s efforts to surface the significant geologic potential of our portfolio of Canadian gold projects.
First Mining controls the largest land package in the underexplored Birch -Uchi greenstone belt and we
look forward to having James lead our efforts to prove that the current gold resource base at Springpole
is the starting point, not the end, of gold discovery in the district.”
About First Mining Gold Corp.
First Mining is a Canadian gold developer focused on the development and permitting of the Springpole
Gold Project in northwestern Ontario. Springpole is one o f the largest undeveloped gold projects in
Canada. The results of a positive Pre-Feasibility Study for the Springpole Gold Project were announced by
First Mining in January 2021, and permitting activities are on-going with submission of an Environmental
Impact Statement (“EIS”) for the project targeted for 2022. The Company also holds a large equity position
in Treasury Metals Inc. who are advancing the Goliath Gold Complex toward construction. First Mining’s
portfolio of gold projects in eastern Canada also includes the Pickle Crow (being advanced in partnership
with Auteco Minerals Ltd.), Hope Brook (being advanced in partnership with Big Ridge Gold Corp.),
Cameron, Duparquet, Duquesne, and Pitt gold projects.
First Mining was established in 2015 by Mr. Keith Neumeyer, founding President and CEO of First Majestic
Silver Corp.
ON BEHALF OF FIRST MINING GOLD CORP.
Daniel W. Wilton
Chief Executive Officer and Director
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For further information, please contact:
Richard Huang | Vice President, Corporate Development
Direct: +1 604 639 8824 | Toll Free: 1 844 306 8827 | Email: [email protected]
www.firstmininggold.com
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes certain "forward -looking information” and "forward -looking statements” (collectively
"forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation
including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward- looking statements are
made as of the date of this news release. Forward -looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by
words such as "expects”, "anticipates”, "believes”, “plans”, “projects”, "intends”, "estimates”, “envisages”,
"potential”, "possible”, “strategy”, “goals”, “opportunities”, “objectives”, “targeted”, “advancing”, “proving” or
variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken,
occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to future events or future performance and reflect current
estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, but are not limited to, statements
with respect to: (i) the geologic potential of the Company’s portfolio of Canadian gold projects; (ii) the Company’s
focus on advancing its as sets towards production; ( iii) timing for the submission of the EIS for the Springpole Gold
Project; and ( iv) realizing the value of the Company’s gold projects f or the Company’s shareholders. All forward -
looking statements are based on First Mining's or its consultants' current beliefs as well as various assumptions made
by them and information currently available to them. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to
be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made and
are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the respective parties,
are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and
contingencies. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause actual results, performance or achievements to
be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements and the parties have made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many
of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation: the potential offering of any Securities by the Company ;
uncertainty with respect to the completion of any future offering; the ability to obtain applicable regulatory approval
for any contemplated offerings ; the ability of the Company to negotiate and complete future funding transactions ;
fluctuations in the spot and forward price of gold, silver, base metals or certain other commodities; fluctuations in
the currency markets (such as the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar); changes in national and local government,
legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with
the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents,
unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins and flooding); the presence of laws and regulations that may
impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities, indigenous
populations and other stakeholders; availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the
speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; title to properties.; and the additional risks described in
the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Canadian securities
regulatory authorities under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, and in the Company’s Annual Report
on Form 40-F filed with the SEC on EDGAR.
First Mining cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying
on our forward -looking statements to make decisions with respect to First Mining, investors and others should
carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. First Mining does not undertake
to update any forward- looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by the
Company or on our behalf, except as required by law.