Gold79 Appoints Quentin Mai as CEO and Director
Gold79 Appoints Quentin Mai as CEO and
Director
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2024) - Gold79 Mines Ltd. (TSXV: AUU)
(OTCQB: AUSVF) ("Gold79" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Quentin Mai has been
appointed Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company and has joined the Board of Directors
effective December 13, 2024. Mr. Mai remains President of the Company. In conjunction with this
appointment, Derek Macpherson has resigned as CEO and remains Executive Chairman and a
Director. Ehsan Agahi has stepped down as Director to pursue other opportunities.
"
Successfully completing the $6.1M raise positioned Gold79 to initiate its drill program to rapidly
advance Gold Chain towards a maiden resource,
" Mr. Mai, incoming CEO stated, "
The initial core drill
program is now completed and with results anticipated in the New Year we are already planning the
next phase of drilling.
"
Mr. Mai has over 25 years of capital market and corporate communications experience working with
successful early-stage growth companies from mineral discovery to production. Mr. Mai spent over 10
years at Corvus Gold, from its founding to eventual sale to AngloGold Ashanti for C$570 million. Corvus'
North Bullfrog project forms a part of AngloGold's +10 million gold ounce greenfield projects being
developed in Nevada. Prior to Corvus, Mr. Mai was Vice President Business Development for
International Tower Hill from its inception to its peak valuation exceeding a C$800 million market
capitalization in 2010, helping to raise over C$250 million.
About Gold79 Mines Ltd.
Gold79 Mines Ltd. is a TSX-V listed company focused on building ounces in the Southwest USA.
Gold79 has five gold projects, two of which are partnered with major gold producers (Kinross at
Jefferson Canyon and Agnico Eagle at Greyhound). Gold79 is focused on establishing a maiden
resource at its Gold Chain project in Arizona while advancing its Jefferson North and Tip Top Projects in
Nevada.
For further information regarding this press release, contact:
Quentin Mai, President, CEO and Director, Gold79
Phone: 604-638-5622
Email:
Or
Investor Relations
Kin Communications Inc.
604-684-6730
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This press release may contain forward looking statements that are made as of the date hereof and
are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions which involve risks and uncertainties
associated with our business including
any
future private placements, the uncertainty as to whether
further exploration will result in the target(s) being delineated as a mineral resource, capital
expenditures, operating costs, mineral resources, recovery rates, grades and prices, estimated goals,
expansion and growth of the business and operations, plans and references to the Company's future
successes with its business and the economic environment in which the business operates. All such
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forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual results or conditions to differ
materially from current expectations. Please refer to the risks set forth in the Company's most recent
annual MD&A and the Company's continuous disclosure documents, which can be found on SEDAR
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to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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