Duncastle Appoints Victor J.E. Jones as President
December 23 2009 - 4:08PM
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Duncastle Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: DUN)(FRANKFURT: 5D3) reports
that at the company's annual general meeting, held on December 18,
2009, the following directors were elected: Scott Hean, Victor J.E.
Jones, Garth Kirkham, Derek Page, Lawrence Page, Michael Rowley,
and Douglas Warkentin.
The board of directors then appointed officers for the ensuing
year as follows: Lawrence Page, Chairman; Victor J.E. Jones,
President; Mahesh Liyanage, CFO; Michael Rowley, VP Operations;
Scott Hean, VP Administration; and Arie Page, Secretary of the
company. Mssrs. Scott Hean, Douglas Warkentin and Derek Page were
appointed to the Audit Committee and also to the Nomination,
Compensation and Governance committee. The Duncastle Board wishes
to acknowledge and thank Kenneth Burgess and Donald Head for their
services to the company as former directors.
The new president, Victor J.E. Jones, brings to the company a
diverse experience in mineral exploration finance and joint venture
negotiations for companies operating in BC, Nevada, Mali, Ghana and
South Africa. He has held numerous senior executive and Board
positions in public and private exploration companies and is
currently chair of a TSX.V exploration company with projects in BC
and Mali. A graduate of McGill University he has a background in
venture capital and technology as well as with listings on Toronto
and London AIM exchanges. His experience will now complement the
Board and management of Duncastle to advance its two strategic BC
projects.
Duncastle is a Vancouver based company exploring for additional
high-grade gold prospects centred on the site of the former
producing Yankee Girl mine near Trail, BC. It has also assembled a
large property package in north-western BC prospective for gold and
polymetallic deposits. Drilling, airborne and geological
reconnaissance programs are being planned for 2010.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Victor J.E. Jones, President, Director, Duncastle Gold Corp.
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Contacts: Duncastle Gold Corp. Jeff Stuart 1-888-456-1112 or
604-684-9384 Duncastle Gold Corp. Ran Davidson 1-888-456-1112 or
604-684-9384 corpdev@mnxltd.com www.duncastlegoldcorp.com