South Atlantic Gold Reports 2021 Annual General Meeting Results; Welcomes Adam Davidson and S. Mitchel Wasel to Board of Directors
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South Atlantic Gold Reports 2021 Annual General Meeting Results;
Welcomes Adam Davidson and S. Mitchel Wasel to Board of Directors
Kelowna, British Columbia, October 25, 2021 - SOUTH ATLANTIC GOLD INC. (TSX-V: SAO) (“South
Atlantic” or the “Company”) announces that Mr. Adam Davidson and Mr. S. Mitchel Wasel will be joining
the Company’s Board of Director s as a result of their election at the 2021 Annual General Meeting
(“AGM”) held October 22, 2021.
Board of Directors
Mr. Adam Davidson is currently Chief Executive Officer and director of Trident Royalties PLC, a diversified
mining royalty and streaming company. His past experience includes Resource Capital Funds, BMO Capital
Markets and Orica Mining Services. Additio nally, Mr. Davidson commenced his career at T. Rowe Price
and served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
Mr. S. Mitchel Wasel, Vice President Exploration with Golden Star Resources Ltd, has spent 28 years at
that company in positions of increasing responsibility. He has been working in mineral exploration and
production for over 35 years on three continents. Mr. Wasel has extensive exploration experience on
Proterozoic terrains on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean including the Guyana Shield, Birimian Shield and
Archean terrains in Northern Canada and Brazil. Over 15 million ounces of gold mineral resources that are
now world-class mining operations have been successfully delineated by Mr. Wasel and his exploration
teams.
Douglas Meirelles, CEO stated, “We want to welcome Adam and Mitch to the Board of South Atlantic. The
success and diverse backgrounds of these two gentlemen will be a welcome addition to our team. We look
forward to working with them as we continue to advance the Pedra Branca project in Brazil.
“We would like to thank Nanmao Su and Oliver Friesen for their efforts on the Board, especially as we
transitioned into South Atlantic with a new branding and focus. Their leadership was invaluable and wish
them both continued success in the future.”
Results of AGM
All of the matters set forth by the Company in the Notice of Meeting and Information Circular, at the AGM
on October 22, 2021. The required majority of votes cast at the meeting approved the following:
• Acceptance of the 2021 audited financial statements of the Company;
• Approval to fix the number of directors for the ensuing year at six;
• Election of the slate of Directors set forth by the Company;
• Appointment of Smythe LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year; and
• Passage of an ordinary resolution to re-approve the rolling 10% stock option plan.
About South Atlantic Gold
South Atlantic Gold is an exploration company engaged in acquiring and advancing mineral properties
located in the Americas. Our Brazilian flagship asset is our 100% owned Pedra Branca project, located 280
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km southwest of Fortaleza, Ceara State, Brazil. South Atlantic Gold is focused on creating value for its
shareholders by engaging in the development and acquisition of high -quality mineral assets located in
stable and mining friendly jurisdictions. South Atlantic Gold is based in Kelowna, British Columbia, and is
listed on the TSX-V under the symbol “SAO”.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Douglas Meirelles, President and CEO
For more information regarding this news release, please contact:
Anne Hite, Vice President, Investor Relations
T: 250-762-5777
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains statements that constitute "forward -looking Information", as such term is used in
applicable Canadian securities laws . Such forward -looking information involves known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or
developments in the industry to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information includes statements that are
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"believes," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will,"
"would," "may," "could" or "should" occur.
Although the Company believes the forward-looking information contained in this news release is reasonable based
on information available on the date hereof, by its nature forward-looking information involves assumptions and
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that the
Fundamental Acquisition will be completed as proposed or at all.
Examples of such assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, assumptions, risks and
uncertainties associated with general economic condit ions; the Covid -19 pandemic; adverse industry events; the
receipt of required regulatory approvals and the timing of such approvals; that the Company maintains good
relationships with the communities in which it operates or proposes to operate, future legi slative and regulatory
developments in the mining sector; the Company ’s ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external
sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favorable terms; mining industry and markets in Canada and
generally; the ability of the Company to implement its business strategies; competition; the risk that any of the
assumptions prove not to be valid or reliable, which could result in delays, or cessation in planned work, risks
associated with the interpretation of data, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits, the possibility that
results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations, as well as other assumptions risks and uncertainties
applicable to mineral exploration and development a ctivities and to the Company, including as set forth in the
Company’s public disclosure documents filed on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
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