Aurvista Gold Corporation Appoints New Directors and Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
Aurvista Gold Corporation Appoints New Directors and Announces
Results of Annual General Meeting
Montreal (Quebec): Aurvista Gold Corporation (“Aurvista” or the “ Company”) ( TSX-V: AVA, OTC:
ARVSF; Frankfurt: AV2) is pleased to report that all of the nominees listed in the management proxy
circular dated July 12, 2017 for the annual general meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) of Aurvista were
elected as directors of the Company. Shareholders at the AGM approved amendments to the Company’s stock
option plan, the recent grant of 3,300,000 options to certain officers and consultants (see press release May
23, 2017) and approved the appointment of the Company’s auditors and the ratification of the Advance
Notice By-law.
Aurvista’s President and CEO, Matthew Hornor, stated: “We would like to thank our shareholders for their
participation and continued support. This is an exciting time for shareholders as Aurvista continues to progress
through a period of transition and prepare for the next phases of project exploration and corporate growth.”
The newly elected directors include : David Broughton, Sean Charland, Jay Chmelauskas, Matthew Hornor
(President and CEO), G. Edmund King, Pierre Lebel, Akiko Levinson, Gerald McCarvill (Chairman), Janine
North and Maurice Tagami. Click here to view full bios for the Company’s board members.
Aurvista’s recently announced Technical Advisory Committee (Click here to view the press release dated July
27, 2017) has already spent significant time at the Douay Project site and the Company will be providing an
update on go-forward exploration and drilling plans in the near future.
Douay Gold Project and Company Profile:
Aurvista Gold Corporation is a well -funded gold exploration and development company focused on
advancing one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in Quebec. The Company’s district -scale 305 km²
Douay Gold Project is located along a 40km segment of the Casa Berardi Deformation Zone within the prolific
Abitibi Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec. The Project hosts a multi -million ounce gold deposit that
remains open in several directions, with excellent infrastructure and several large scale operating mine s
within 150 km. The Douay Gold Project’s high -grade zones have never been mined and the Project is
virtually royalty -free. The Company has aggressive property -wide exploration and drilling plans, with the
aim of building high-quality ounces in one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world.
ON BEHALF OF AURVISTA GOLD CORPORATION
“Matthew Hornor”
B. Matthew Hornor, President & CEO
For Further Information Please Contact:
CORPORATE UPDATE
For Immediate Issue
August 17, 2017
Mr. Joness Lang
VP, Corporate Development
Office: +1 416.682.2674
Email: [email protected]
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Forward Looking Statements:
This news release contain s forward-looking statements , including in particular the closing of the second tranche of the CFT Unit
offering. Forward -looking statements are based on assumptions, uncertainties and management’s best estimate of future events.
Actual events or results could differ materially from the Company’s expectations and projections. Investors are cautioned th at
forward-looking statements involve risks a nd uncertainties. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward -
looking statements. When used herein, words such as “anticipate”, “will”, “intend” and similar expressions are intended to id entify
forward-looking statements. For a more det ailed discussion of such risks and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking statements, refer to Aurvista Gold Corporation’s filings with
Canadian securities regulators avail able on www.sedar.com or the Company’s website at www.aurvistagold.com. The Company
does not intend, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to, update or revise a ny forward-looking statements whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.