VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
March 23, 2021 /CNW/ -- St. James
Gold Corp. (TSX-V: LORD) (OTCQB: LRDJF) (FSE: BVU3) (the
"Company") is pleased to announce Dr. Stewart A. Jackson, P. Geo., as its Vice
President of Exploration to its Management Team. This appointment
is in anticipation of the Company's upcoming gold exploration
activities on its Quinn Lake and
Grub Line assets in Newfoundland.
Dr. Jackson brings with him several decades of experience having
been involved in the acquisition and exploration of multiple gold
and silver deposits in North, South and Central America, the
Philippines, and Indonesia.
He acquired and delineated a major uranium, molybdenum, nickel and
vanadium resource in Sweden, and
was instrumental in the advancement of the Turnagain nickel-cobalt,
platinum deposit at Dease Lake,
BC, Canada, from a prospect
to the status of a very large nickel resource, currently held by
Giga Metals. He was also instrumental in discovering the
multi-billion dollar Red Dog zinc-lead deposits in Northwestern Alaska, currently operated by
Teck.
As stated by George Drazenovic,
CEO of St. James Gold Corp., "We are delighted that Dr. Jackson
has joined our management team. His extensive knowledge and
experience in mining exploration and in the public markets,
including at the CEO and Director level, will be influential as we
look to explore our Newfoundland
assets and expand our asset base. Presiding over multiple
mineral discoveries and evaluations over the course his career, Dr.
Jackson will serve as an invaluable resource as we continue to grow
St. James Gold."
During his career, Dr. Jackson was also the exploration manager
for Houston Oil and Minerals during the discovery and development
of the Borealis, South McCoy and Manhattan gold deposits in Nevada, U.S.A., founded Crown Resource
Corporation in 1981, and discovered several million ounces of gold
in the Republic District of Washington,
U.S.A., at the Buckhorn Mine, Seattle Mine, South Penn, Key
East, Key West, Overlook, Lamefoot, Kettle River, and K2 mines, all
produced by Kinross Gold. As
an executive, Dr. Jackson has also raised $200 million for the discovery and development of
these and other gold, silver, diamonds, base metals, nickel and
uranium projects.
As stated by Dr. Jackson, "I am excited for the opportunity
to play a leading role in the growth of St. James Gold and to work
towards accelerating its exploration prospects in
Newfoundland. St. James Gold has a presence in one of the
leading emerging gold districts in Canada and I look forward to contributing to
its growth here and in any future endeavors."
Dr. Jackson is a Professional Geologist in the Province of
Ontario, Canada. He holds a B.Sc,
in Geology from the University of Western
Ontario, an M.Sc. in Stratigraphy and Mineral Deposits from
the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D
in Stratigraphy and Economic Geology from the University of Alberta. He is a member of several
scientific and professional organizations and has authored several
geological papers.
About St James Gold Corp.
St. James Gold Corp. is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX
Venture Exchange under the ticker "LORD", in the U.S. Market listed
on OTCQB under "LRDJF" and on Frankfurt Stock Exchange under
"BVU3". The company is focused on creating shareholder value
through the discovery and development of economic mineral deposits
by acquiring prospective exploration projects with well delineated
geological theories, integrating all available geological,
geochemical and geophysical datasets, and funding
efficient exploration programs. The Company currently
holds an option to acquire a 100% interest in 29 claims covering
1,791 acres in the Gander gold district in north-central
Newfoundland adjacent to New Found
Gold Corp.'s Queensway North project, and an option to acquire a
100% interest in 28 claims covering 1,730 acres in central
Newfoundland adjacent to Marathon
Gold's Valentine Lake property. For
more corporate information please visit:
http://stjamesgold.com/
George Drazenovic, CPA, CGA, MBA,
CFA
Forward Looking Statements
The foregoing includes forward looking statements which by their
nature are subject to risks and uncertainties. In particular there
is no assurance that the Company will be successful in its search
for high value gold assets in North
America. The Company's ability to acquire such assets is
subject to supply and demand in the market for such assets and the
financial ability of the Company to acquire such assets or obtain
financing needed to acquire such assets if identified none of which
is certain or can be guaranteed
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES
PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX
VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR
ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
St. James Gold Corp.
For further information, please contact:
George Drazenovic, Chief Executive
Officer
Tel: 1 (800) 278-2152
Email: info@stjamesgold.com
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