Japan Gold Appoints Dr Tim Sharp as Chief Geologist
TSX-V: JG
OTCQB: JGLDF
NEWS RELEASE
Japan Gold Appoints Dr Tim Sharp as Chief Geologist
September 8, 20 21 – Vancouver, BC – Japan Gold Corp. (TSX -V: JG) (OTCQB: JGLDF)
(“Japan Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tim Sharp to the
position of Chief Geologist.
Dr Tim Sharp is a geologist with over 28 years of experience in Australasia and Africa and has a track
record of discovery and development of significant gold deposits . Tim has held technical and
management roles with Inco, Vale, Acacia Mining and Barrick Gold, and holds a BSc (Hons), MSc
(Geology) and PhD (Geology) from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Prior to joining Japan Gold, Tim held the position of Principal Exploration Geologist within Barrick
Gold’s Africa Middle East Group , leading both greenfield and brownfield exploration projects
throughout East and West Africa. Before this he worked for over 9 years with African Barrick Gold and
Acacia Mining in Tanzania, Kenya, Mali and Burkina Faso , and was involved in discovery and
definition of the Liranda gold deposit in Kenya (1.3Moz @ 12 g/t Au), and the definition of the
Nyanzaga gold deposit in Tanzania (4.6 Moz Au).
John Proust, Chairman and CEO of Japan Gold Commented, “We are delighted to welcome Tim to the
position of Chief Geologist and believe his impressive exploration skill set and discovery record will
strengthen the Japan Gold team.”
On behalf of the Board of Japan Gold Corp.
“John Proust”
Chairman & CEO
About Japan Gold Corp.
Japan Gold Corp . is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused solely on gold exploration
across the three largest islands of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu. The Company has a country-
wide alliance with Barrick Gold Corporation to jointly explore, develop and mine certain gold
mineral properties and mining projects. The Company holds a portfolio of 31 gold projects which cover
areas with known gold occurrences, a history of mining and are prospective for high-grade epithermal
gold mineralization. Japan Gold's leadership team represent decades of resource industry and business
experience, and the Company has recruited geologists, drillers and technical advisors with experience
exploring and operating in Japan. More information is available at www.japangold.com or by email at
For further information please contact:
John Proust
Chairman & CEO
Phone: 778-725-1491
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.japangold.com
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