Trillium Gold Strengthens its Board of Directors with Mining Industry Experts
News Release
Trillium Gold Strengthens its Board of Directors with
Mining Industry Experts
Globally recognized leader in exploration, mining,
and policy, Robert Schafer joins as Chairman of the
Board of Directors.
Canadian leading lawyer in international mining,
capital markets, private equity and M&A, Krisztian
Toth of Fasken Martineau joins the Board of
Directors.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – July 28, 2020 –
Trillium Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV:TGM) (“ Trillium” or the
“Company“) is pleased to announce the addition of Robert
“Bob” W. Schafer, PGeo, ICD.D, as Chairman of the
Board and Krisztian Toth as Director. With the recent
addition of Russell Starr as President, CEO and Director,
the Company is building a premier management team and
Board of Directors to accelerate exploration on the
Company’s flagship Newman Todd property as well as the
Company’s other properties in Red Lake, Ontario.
Bob is a Registered Professional Geologist with +35 years
international experience exploring for and discovering
mineral deposits, four were producing mines including the
Briggs (+1 million ounce) and Griffon gold mines in the
western US and Birkachan (+1 million ounce) gold mine in
Far East Russia, and identifying, evaluating and structuring
business transactions globally having worked in more than
80 countries. Bob is the 2020 - 2021 President of the
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). He
is also Past-President and Board member of the PDAC,
Past-President of the CIM and Past President of the Mining
and Metallurgical Society of America. He was a member of
the Board of Governors for the US National Mining Hall of
Fame and the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mining
Hall of Fame. He is the first person to hold all of these
leadership roles in both the USA and Canada.
Bob is the recipient of the William Lawrence Saunders
Gold Medal from AIME, as well as the prestigious Daniel
C. Jackling Award and Robert A. Dreyer Award from SME
for technical achievements and leadership in the mining
industry during his career. He is a Fellow of CIM, SEG and
SME, and a Certified Director under ICD.
He has been an executive with Hunter Dickinson, Kinross
Gold and BHP Minerals. He is founder and CEO of Eagle
Mines Management and is member of the Board of
Directors of select mining companies.
Mr. Schafer states "This is an exciting opportunity for me to
get involved in a world-class mining camp. I am looking
forward to working with this great team to develop the full
potential of the Newman Todd Zone as well as the other
exciting projects in the company’s portfolio. With projects in
Red Lake, one of the High Grade Gold Capitals of the
World, I’ll have the opportunity to see lots of visible gold at
Newman Todd."
Krisztian Toth is an experienced mining, capital markets
and M&A lawyer. His experience in mining finance and
M&A stretches across all jurisdictions and minerals.
Krisztian has been recognized by a number of legal
publications as a leading lawyer in mining, capital markets,
private equity and M&A. Krisztian is a partner at the law
firm of Fasken Martineau, a leading international business
law and litigation firm with more than 750 lawyers across
10 offices in Canada, South Africa, the United Kingdom
and China providing expertise in more than 40 practice
areas and industry groups. Krisztian is a member of
Fasken’s Global Mining Group, which has been ranked #1
globally 11 times since 2005, including for the past five
years in a row.
James Lenec has resigned as director of the Company and
will continue to serve as Vice President, Business
Development. Denise Lok has resigned as a director of the
Company.
Russell Starr, President and CEO states “I am pleased to
welcome Bob and Krisztian to the board of Trillium Gold,
and I expect to see near term success and growth for the
company with the help of their input and guidance. Trillium
is just starting its exploration programs and we are poised
to deliver success and value to our shareholders. On
behalf of our team, I would like to thank Ms. Denise Lok for
her service and contributions during her tenure. We wish
her well in all her future endeavours.”
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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