A StartFebruary 15, 2008
Golden Share Appoints Mrs Laurence Huss As Vice-President Exploration
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Feb. 14, 2008) - Golden Share Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:GSH) ("Golden Share") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Laurence Huss to the position of Vice-President Exploration. Mrs. Huss, P. Geo., brings over 10 years of experience in mineral exploration as a geologist and project manager.
Mrs. Huss obtained a Masters Degree in applied sciences in 2002 from Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi (UQAC), Chicoutimi, Canada. She possesses a solid experience in mining exploration acquired through her implication in exploration and development for various commodities in North and South America as well as Africa.
From 1994 to 2000, Mrs. Huss worked as project geologist for Golden Star in French Guyana; during this period she also executed several mandates for the Quebec Ministry of Energy and Resources in parallel with research work. Between 2000 and 2006, Mrs. Huss was involved in the evaluation, the development and the management of exploration mining projects, notably for groupe IOS services geoscientifiques. Since 2007, she was project geologist for SearchGold on the Booue-Mimongo project located in Gabon, Africa.
This appointment reflects Golden Share's intention to build a solid management team for the development of the Company. Mrs. Huss will overview the advancement of Golden Share's mining properties with the objective to accelerate the exploration and development of the projects in 2008 and beyond. Her mandate will also include the evaluation of new mining properties with a view to increasing Golden Share's position in eastern Canada.
About Golden Share Mining Corporation
Golden Share Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:GSH) is a Canadian-based mining exploration company whose primary mission is to target, explore and develop gold deposits in Canada. Golden Share was created through the reorganization of SearchGold's Canadian gold assets and is lead by an experienced management team at the technical and corporate level.
Golden Share recently completed its initial public offering and finalised a $2,666,025 financing with Canaccord Capital Corporation who acted as the agent. The Company has 19,605,193 common shares issued and outstanding and Golden Share's common shares have started trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "GSH" on January 14th 2008. The net proceeds from the initial public offering will be used by Golden Share for exploration work on its Forsan and Malartic Lakeshore properties, and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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