Trillium Gold Appoints Red Lake Expert Bill Paterson as Vice President Exploration
News Release
Trillium Gold Appoints Red Lake Expert Bill Paterson as
Vice President Exploration
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – August 25, 2020 –
Trillium Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV:TGM ) (“Trillium” or the
“Company“) is very pleased to welcome William “Bill” Paterson to
lead the Trillium exploration team as Vice President of
Exploration effective September 2, 2020. Bill, formerly of
Goldcorp Inc. , Rubicon Minerals and currently finishing his tenure
as Regional Resident Geologist – Red Lake and Kenora Districts
with the Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and
Mines. Bill has over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration,
17 years of which were spent in Red Lake. As Vice President of
Exploration, Bill will lead Trillium’s gold exploration efforts with his
unique combination of geological expertise, technical knowledge
of the Red Lake Gold District as well as the health, safety and
management of personnel involved in the company’s exploration
and development activities.
Photo 1William Paterson, PGeo, will be joining Trillium Gold Mines as Vice
President of Exploration
Russell Starr, President & CEO of Trillium Gold Mines,
comments: “We are extremely excited and pleased to welcome
someone of Bill’s calibre to manage our growing suite of world-
class exploration assets and also build out our exploration team.
Trillium Gold is embarking on a strategy to bring in the best in
class geological professionals with track records of success
finding high-grade gold in Red Lake. Trillium Gold knows that
combining great assets with excellent people is key to our
success and building value for all our shareholders.”
Mr. Paterson is a Professional Geologist in Ontario and has
extensive experience in both surface and underground
exploration in Red Lake, including managing the ultra-deep
surface drilling program at the Cochenour Mine that progressed
to underground development, bulk sampling and starter mine
status. Bill started in Red Lake as the Senior Regional Geologist
for Goldcorp Inc. and was promoted to Exploration
Superintendent with extensive knowledge of all parts of the Red
Lake and Confederation Greenstone Belts.
While working for Placer Dome’s Asia Pacific Division in the
1990’s, Mr. Paterson worked extensively in Australia, Papua New
Guinea and West Africa. Bill’s people skills, project management
ability and geological expertise will allow Trillium’s exploration
team to quickly and efficiently progress as exploration activities
accelerate.
For further information about this news release and the
Company’s current activities contact [email protected], visit
our website at www.trilliumgold.com or call us at 604-688-9588.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Trillium Gold Mines Inc.
“Russell Starr”
Russell Starr
President, CEO and Director
About Trillium Gold Mines Inc.
Trillium Gold Mines Inc. is a British Columbia based company
engaged in the business of acquisition, exploration and
development of mineral properties located in the highly
prospective Red Lake Mining District of Northern Ontario.
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