Outcrop Silver Appoints Guillermo Hernandez as Vice President of Exploration
OUTCROP SILVER APPOINTS GUILLERMO
HERNANDEZ AS VICE PRESIDENT OF
EXPLORATION
VANCOUVER, BC
,
May 31, 2022
/CNW/ -
Outcrop Silver & Gold Corporation
(TSXV: OCG)
(OTCQX: OCGSF) (DE: MRG1)
("Outcrop")
is pleased to announce the appointment of Guillermo
Hernández to the position of Vice President of Exploration.
Mr. Hernández is an accomplished economic geologist with over fifteen years experience in
exploration, mining and resource estimation. He previously held positions at corporate and
operational levels with
Lundin Gold
, Altaley Mining, and Gold Resource, managing large
multidisciplinary teams throughout
Mexico
, Central and
South America
, and
Japan
. He has
participated in the discovery and development of various types of mineral deposits including
epithermal gold-silver systems, gold-silver and base-metal skarns, and VMS deposits. Many of his
discoveries are currently mining operations.
His most recent employment was with
Lundin Gold
at the Fruta Del Norte Project in
Ecuador
where
he directed the geology staff, in-fill and exploration drilling, geostatistics and block modeling, and
production reconciliation to reserve estimations.
While working for Gold Resource from 2012 to 2017, Guillermo took the lead role in discovering the
large Switchback epithermal system and putting the
El Aguila
and Altagracia underground mines in
production in
Oaxaca, Mexico
.
Mr. Hernández holds a BS degree with honors in Geological Engineering, and a Masters in
Geochemistry, from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Mexico
,
Mexico City
. He is currently an
active member of the Society of Economic Geologists, the Geological Society of America, and the
Mineralogical Society of America. He has published several peer-reviewed papers and
memorandums.
"Outcrop is very excited to bring Mr. Hernández as Vice President of Exploration." comments
Joseph
Hebert
, Chief Executive Officer, "Guillermo is a proven ore-finder, with extensive experience and
knowledge of epithermal systems. He will take the lead on internal geologic and grade modeling
prior to Outcrop producing an independent compliant resource by the end of 2022 and in defining
additional high-grade shoots on our
Santa Ana
discovery. He will lead our Colombian team on to
more successes."
About Outcrop
Outcrop is rapidly advancing exploration on five silver and gold exploration projects with world-class
discovery potential in Colombia. Outcrop is currently drilling and expanding the Santa Ana historic
high-grade silver district. These assets are being advanced by a highly disciplined and seasoned
professional team with decades of experience in Colombia.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joseph P Hebert, Chief Executive Officer
Investor Relations
+1 775 340 0450
+1 778 330 3835
www.outcropsilverandgold.com
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Joseph P Hebert, Chief Executive Officer, +1 775 340 0450,
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