TORONTO, March 28,
2022 /PRNewswire/ - New Gold Inc. ("New Gold"
or the "Company") (TSX: NGD) (NYSE American: NGD) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Patrick
Godin as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer, effective May 2, 2022.
Patrick brings with him more than 30 years of technical and
operations experience in the mining industry.
Most recently, Patrick was Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of Pretium Resources Inc. ("Pretivm") until the sale of the
company to Newcrest Mining Ltd. earlier this month. During his time
at Pretivm, Patrick was responsible for the operations of the
Brucejack Mine. Prior to Pretivm, Patrick was the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Stornoway Diamond Corporation
("Stornoway") from 2019 to 2020 and Chief Operating Officer and
Vice President from 2010 to 2018. At Stornoway, Patrick was responsible for the
construction and the operations of the Renard Diamond Mine,
Quebec's first diamond mine. His
past experience also includes Vice President, Project Development
for G Mining Services, where he focused on the development of
mining projects in the Americas and West
Africa.
"I am very pleased to have Patrick joining our team as he
brings an impressive record of operational excellence and
commitment to safety", stated Renaud
Adams, President & CEO. "His extensive technical and
underground mining experience, particularly in Canada as both a mine operator and mine
builder, will be invaluable to the Company as we continue to
advance underground development at Rainy
River and C-Zone development at New Afton."
About New Gold
New Gold is a Canadian-focused intermediate mining Company with
a portfolio of two core producing assets in Canada, the Rainy River gold mine and the New
Afton copper-gold mine. The Company also holds a 5% equity stake in
Artemis Gold Inc. and other Canadian-focused investments. New
Gold's vision is to build a leading diversified intermediate gold
company based in Canada that is
committed to the environment and social responsibility. For further
information on the Company, visit www.newgold.com.
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