Orezone Enhances Management Team
OREZONE GOLD CORPORATION
450-505 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC, V7X 1M3
T: 778-945-8977
OREZONE ENHANCES MANAGEMENT TEAM
January 5, 2023 – Vancouver, BC - Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (the “Company”
or “Orezone”) is pleased to announce the appointments of Rob Henderson as Vice President, Technical
Services and Kevin MacKenzie as Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations.
Patrick Downey, President and CEO stated, “ I am extremely pleased that Rob and Kevin have joined our
team. Both are well -regarded industry professionals with significant worldwide experience in
management, operations, exploration, capital markets and M&A.
Rob is a proven mining executive with extensive global operations and development experience including
West Africa as VP Technical Services for Kinross Gold. Rob will lead Orezone’s technical teams, ensuring
ongoing operation al excellence, and provide technical and management leadership as we advance
Bomboré through the planned major sulphide expansion.
Kevin has a strong technical and capital markets background most recently as a leading precious metals
analyst for Canaccord Genuity with global experience in asset evaluation. His skillsets and experience will
be invaluable as we expand our growth strategy in the region and look to grow our business into a multi-
asset, multi-jurisdictional high quality mid-tier gold producer.”
Mr. Henderson is a global mining industry leader with international experience in operating, building and
acquiring mineral properties. He has worked in the industry for 35 years for Great Panther Mining,
Amerigo Resources, Kinross Gold, DeBeers and Rand Mines and provided engineering services to
international mining clients while with SNC Lavalin and Hatch. Mr. Henderson is a professional engineer
with an MBA and BSc. Chem. Eng. from the University of Cape Town.
Mr. MacKenzie has over 15 years of capital markets and industry experience. Prior to joining Orezone,
Mr. MacKenzie held the position of Managing Director, Metals & Mining Equity Analyst at Canaccord
Genuity. His industry experience spans all project leve ls, from early -stage exploration through to
operations. This included positions as Project Geologist, Development Mine Manager, and Construction
Technical Advisor with Imperial Metals at the Red Chris mine.
Mr. MacKenzie holds a degree in Earth and Enviro nmental Sciences (Hon.) from the University of British
Columbia, and an MBA, with a Finance specialization, from Queen’s University. He is a registered P.Geo.
with the province of British Columbia.
About Orezone Gold Corporation
Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE OTCQX: ORZCF) is a Canadian mining company operating the open
pit Bomboré Gold Mine in Burkina Faso.
Orezone is focusing on mining and processing the Phase I near surface free-dig oxides at a planned annual
throughput of 5.2 million tonnes. T he Company believes that Bomboré has a significant underlying
sulphide resource to support a substantially larger Phase II expansion. A 77,000 m infill and expansion drill
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program is ongoing and once completed, the Company plans to issue an updated mineral resource and
reserve statement and feasibility study, as part of this Phase II expansion. It is expected that the studies
will be completed in H2-2023 to be followed by a production decision.
Orezone is led by an experienced team focused on social responsibility and sustainability with a proven
track record in project construction and operations, financings, capital markets and M&A.
The technical report for the 2019 Feasibility Study on the Bomboré Project entitled NI 43 -101 Technical
Report (Amended) Feasibility Study of the Bomboré Gold Project is available on SEDAR under the
Company’s profile at www.Sedar.com.
Patrick Downey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vanessa Pickering
Manager, Investor Relations
Tel: 1 778 945 8977 / Toll Free: 1 888 673 0663
[email protected] / www.orezone.com
For further information please contact Orezone at +1 (778) 945-8977 or visit the Company’s website at
www.orezone.com.
The Toronto Stock Exchange neither approves nor disapproves the information contained in this news
release.
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This press release contains certain information that may constitute “forward -looking information” within the
meaning of applicable Canadian Securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable
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of their experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well
as other factors management and the qualified persons believe are appropriate in the circumstances.
All forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements including, but not
limited to, delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, terrorist or other violent attacks, the failure of parties to contracts to
honour contractual commitments, unexpected changes in laws, rules or regulations, or their enforcement by
applicable authorities; the failur e of parties to contracts to perform as agreed; social or labour unrest; changes in
commodity prices; unexpected failure or inadequacy of infrastructure, the possibility of project cost overruns or
unanticipated costs and expenses, accidents and equipment breakdowns, political risk, unanticipated changes in key
management personnel and general economic, market or business conditions, the failure of exploration programs,
including drilling programs, to deliver anticipated results and the failure of ongoing and uncertainties relating to the
availability and costs of financing needed in the future, and other factors described in the Company's most recent
annual information form and management discussion and analysis filed on SEDAR on www.sedar.com. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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Although the forward -looking statements contained in this press release are based upon what management of the
Company believes are reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be
consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this
press release and are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Subject to applicable securities
laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise the forward -looking statements contained
herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.