Aurvista Gold Corporation Forms Technical Advisory Committee
Aurvista Gold Corporation Forms Technical Advisory Committee
Montreal (Quebec): Aurvista Gold Corporation (“Aurvista” or the “ Company”) ( TSX-V: AVA, OTC:
ARVSF; Frankfurt: AV2) is pleased to announce that the Company ha s formed a Technical Advisory
Committee (the “Committee”) to help guide all future exploration, drilling and project managem ent at the
Douay Gold Project.
Aurvista’s President and CEO, Matthew Hornor, stated : “We are in a period of growth and transition and
will continue putting the best people, processes and systems in place . We are going to take a hard look at all of
the project data and results to -date and complete the necessary explorati on and preparation work to ensure
our technical decision makers have the information and resources required to succeed.”
The initial Committee members are highlighted below:
David W Broughton : David was Executive Vice -President Exploration with Ivanplats Ltd (now Ivanhoe
Mines) from January 2008 through October 2016, and was co -awarded PDAC’s Thayer Lindsley and AME
BC’s Colin Spence awards for world -class discoveries at Kamoa, DRC and Flatree f, SA. Closer to home, David
has worked extensively on exploration, development stage and mining projects throughout the Abitibi
including in the Casa Berardi and Joutel areas, both very close to Aurvista’s Douay Gold Project.
Maurice A. Tagami : Maurice has served as the Vice President, Mining Operations for Wheaton Precious
Metals Corp. since February, 2012. He is a Metallurgical Engineer from the University of British Colombia
with 35 years of experience. He is responsible for maintaining partnerships wi th 21 operating mines and 8
development projects from which Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. has silver and/or gold streaming
agreements. Prior to July 2012, Mr. Tagami was President & CEO and Director of Keegan Resources Inc.
R. Dennis Bergen: Dennis is a Mining Engineer with over 40 years of experience. Mr. Bergen, P. Eng has held
senior operating responsibilities at a number of mines and projects in northern Canada, including General
Manager of the Golden Bear Mine, General Manager at the Tung sten Mine of North American Tungsten, and
Manager of the Ketza River Mine.
John V Casson: John is an Electrical Engineer with over 3 5 years of experience in the non-ferrous and
ferrous mining and metals processing sectors. John specializes in infrastructure design, project evaluation
and implementation analysis in the development of world class capital mining and beneficiation projects. He
has held senior positions on major capital projects including Voisey’s Bay, El Aouj and Mary River.
Jean Lafleur: Jean will be transitioning from his current position as the Company’s VP, Exploration and has
accepted reassignment to join the Company’s Technical Advisory Committee. During his time with
McWatters Mining Inc., Mr. Lafleur was instrumental in the discovery of new ore reserves for the company's
gold projects in the Val -d'Or and Malartic Mining camps, including developing the bulk gold exploration
program at the Canadian Malartic Gold Property. Jean’s extensive experience working in the Abitibi
Greenstone Belt and intimate knowledge of the Douay Gold Project will be a major asset to the Committee.
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For Immediate Issue
July 27, 2017
Aurvista’s President and CEO, Matthew Hornor, stat ed: “I would like to personally thank Jean Lafleur for
all of his hard work and dedication over the years in various leadership positions. He has done an admirable job
leading exploration and will continue to be a key contributor as we s hift to a committee -approach to integrate
some of the brightest minds in the industry into our exploration planning and strategy going forward.” Hornor
added, “I would also like to acknowledge the board members that are retiring or stepping down as of August
15, 2017. Thank you to Jean Lafleur, Bryan Keeler and Robert A. Mi tchell for your service and contributions as
directors of the Company."
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 , the Project is virtually
royalty-free and the Company has aggressive property -wide exploration and drilling plans to continue
making new discoveries and building high-quality ounces in one of the best mining jurisdictions in the world.
For Further Information Please Contact:
Mr. Joness Lang
VP, Corporate Development
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Email: [email protected]
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