Sitka Appoints Burke as Director and Vice President of Corporate Development
NEWS RELEASE
March 08, 2022
NR 22-08
www.sitkagoldcorp.com
Sitka Appoints Burke as Director and Vice President of
Corporate Development
VANCOUVER,
CANADA
–
March
08,
2022:
Sitka
Gold
Corp.
(“Sitka”
or
the
“Company”)
(CSE:SIG)
(FSE:1RF)
(OTCQB:SITKF)
is
pleased
to
announce
the
appointment
of
Mike
Burke
as a Director and the Vice President of Corporate Development for Sitka Gold Corp.
"I
am
very
excited
to
welcome
Mike
to
Sitka’s
Board
of
Directors
and
as
VP
of
Corporate
Development,"
said
Cor
Coe,
Director
&
CEO.
"Mike
brings
an
incredible
wealth
of
knowledge
and
experience
to
our
team,
garnered
from
his
years
of
working
as
a
professional
geologist
across
both
the
private
and
public
sectors.
During
his
career
he
has
played
an
integral
role
in
the
advancement
of
the
Yukon’s
mineral
resource
sector
with
the
Yukon
Geological
Survey
(YGS)
flourishing
under
his
leadership
for
20
years.
He
also
has
a
track
record
of
new
discoveries
and
several
successful
exploration
programs
completed
during
his
time
in
the
private
sector.
Along
with
his
extensive
technical
and
managerial
abilities,
Mike
has
an
international
reputation
as
a
very
effective
communicator
between
the
exploration
industry
and
the
financial
community
as
well
as
a
liaison
with
governmental
regulators
and
officials.
During
his
countless
presentations
and
interviews
over
the
years,
Mike
has
built
a
sizable
network
of
industry
contacts
with
investment
bankers,
financial
institutions
and
mining
analysts
across
the
globe.
We
look
forward
to
the
expertise
Mike
will
bring
to
our
technical
team
and
the
extended
reach he will provide in telling Sitka’s story to the investment and financial communities."
Added
Mike
Burke,
“I
am
extremely
pleased
to
be
joining
the
team
at
Sitka
Gold
whose
persistence
has
resulted
in
a
significant
discovery
at
the
RC
Gold
Property
in
the
Yukon
portion
of
the
Tombstone
Gold
Belt.
The
potential
of
the
Tombstone
Gold
Belt
in
Yukon
is
being
recognized
with
the
current
successful
mining
of
the
Eagle
Gold
Deposit
by
Victoria
Gold
Corp
and
the
historical
production
from
the
Brewery
Creek
Mine
of
Sabre
Gold.
Many
companies
are
active
in
the
Belt
and
their
persistence
and
accumulation
of
geological
knowledge
is
bearing
fruit
with
the
recent
new
discoveries
at
the
Eagle
Deep,
Raven
and
Lynx
zones
by
Victoria
Gold,
the
discovery
and
expansion
of
the
deposits
at
the
Aurmac
Project
of
Banyan
Gold
and
the
new
discoveries made by Snowline Gold Corp at their Jupiter and Valley Gold targets.
The
2021
discovery
hole
at
the
Blackjack
zone
on
the
RC
Gold
Property
by
Sitka,
with
a
result
of
220.1
metres
of
1.17
g/t
gold
(see
news
release
dated
February
17,
2022),
is
a
game
changer
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
team
to
expand
on
this
result
in
addition
to
realizing
the
potential
elsewhere
on
their
extensive
land
package
in
Yukon
and
in
Arizona,
Nevada and Nunavut.”
Mike Burke, B.Sc., P.Geo.
Director & VP of Corporate Development
Mike
has
over
35
years
experience
in
the
mining
industry
primarily
in
the
Yukon.
Mike’s
career
has
covered
a
wide
range
of
experience
including
20
years
with
the
Yukon
Geological
Survey
where
he
was
the
Head
of
Mineral
Services.
Mike
was
responsible
for
liaising
with
prospectors,
mining
and
exploration
companies,
visiting
active
exploration
sites,
authoring
the
annual
Yukon
Mining,
Development
and
Exploration
Overview
and
presenting
information
on
Yukon
to
investment
bankers,
financial
institutions
and
mining
analysts
in
meetings
and
conferences
around
the
world.
Mike
also
has
experience
as
an
exploration
and
mine
Geologist
earlier
in
his
career
and
was
fortunate
to
be
part
of
the
exploration
team
that
discovered
the
Sa
Dena
Hes
lead-zinc
mine
and
the
Ketza
River
Gold
mine
in
the
Yukon.
Most
recently,
Mike
was
the
Chief
Geologist
for
Golden
Predator
in
Yukon
and
Senior
Operations
Manager
for
Ensero
Solutions,
an environmental and engineering consulting firm.
Mr.
Burke
holds
a
BSc
in
Geology
from
the
University
of
British
Columbia,
is
a
Professional
Geologist
with
the
Engineers
and
Geoscientists
of
British
Columbia
and
a
member
of
the
Society
of
Economic
Geologists.
Additionally,
Mike
is
a
Director
of
the
Yukon
Chamber
of
Mines
(YCM).
He
has
served
on
the
Board
of
the
YCM
continuously
since
2013
including
holding
the
role of President from 2015-2019.
About Sitka Gold Corp.
Sitka
Gold
Corp.
is
a
mineral
exploration
company
headquartered
in
Canada
that
is
fully
funded
for
its
planned
2022
exploration
programs
with
the
completion
of
two
financings
totalling
$9.2
million
in
2021.
The
Company
is
managed
by
a
team
of
experienced
industry
professionals
and
is
focused
on
exploring
for
economically
viable
mineral
deposits
with
its
primary
emphasis
on
gold,
silver
and
copper
mineral
properties
of
merit.
Sitka
currently
has
an
option
to
acquire
a
100%
interest
in
the
RC,
Barney
Ridge,
Clear
Creek
and
OGI
properties
in
Yukon
and
the
Burro
Creek
Gold
property
in
Arizona.
Sitka
owns
a
100%
interest
in
its
Alpha
Gold
property
in
Nevada, it’s Mahtin Gold property in the Yukon and it’s Coppermine River project in Nunavut.
Sitka
is
currently
conducting
a
winter
diamond
drill
program
at
its
RC
Gold
Project
in
the
Yukon
where
the
last
hole
drilled
in
2021
(Hole
21)
resulted
in
the
discovery
of
a
new
gold
zone
and
returned
220.1
metres
averaging
1.17
g/t
gold
from
surface
(see
news
release
dated
February 17, 2022).
The
scientific
and
technical
content
of
this
news
release
has
been
reviewed
and
approved
by
Cor
Coe,
P.Geo.,
Director
and
CEO
of
the
Company,
and
a
Qualified
Person
(QP)
as
defined
by
National Instrument 43-101.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SITKA GOLD CORP.
“
Donald Penner
”
President and Director
For more information contact:
Donald Penner
President & Director
778-212-1950
or
Cor Coe
CEO & Director
604-817-4753
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