Looking more like an open pit?Niogold Mining appoints Hick, Hussey as directors 2015-12-15 08:15 ET - News Release Mr. Robert Wares reports NIOGOLD ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS Niogold Mining Corp. has made changes to its board of directors. Bryan A. Coates has resigned from the board effective immediately. The board is pleased to announce the appointments of John W.W. Hick and Jeff Hussey as new board members effective today. Robert Wares, president, chief executive officer and director, stated: "I wish to thank Mr. Coates for his excellent contribution to the company. I am pleased to welcome Messrs. Hick and Hussey as independent directors, noting their business experience in the mining industry is a strong complement to our board. Mr. Hick will also chair the audit committee in replacement of Mr. Coates." Mr. Hick is a corporate director and president and chief executive officer of his own consulting firm, John W.W. Hick Consultants Inc. He is an independent director of a number of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange companies. He has over the last 30 years held senior management positions in a number of mining companies, including president and chief executive officer of Medoro Resources Ltd. from October, 2009, to September, 2010, chief executive officer of Rio Narcea Gold Mines Ltd. from December, 2004, to January, 2006, president and chief executive officer of Geomaque Exploration Inc./Defiance Mining Corp. from December, 2001, to September, 2004, and president of TXV Gold Inc. from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Hick is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, although not currently practising law. Jeff Hussey, PGeo, is a professional consulting geologist with 30 years experience in mine site resource development, open-pit and underground mine operations, and more recently, as a mining project developer. He worked for over 19 years at Noranda/Falconbridge, where he developed technical skills and corporate values in safety, sustainability and optimization. Operational experience includes Brunswick No. 12, Gaspe copper and Raglan underground base metal mines, open-pit operations include the Antamina mine start-up in Peru. Mr. Hussey's responsibilities included general foreman of open-pit operations, site services, water treatment, including optimization projects in the concentrator and site services departments. He was certified in project scoping and management, integrating quality control, continuous improvement for process optimization gains. Since 2007, Jeff Hussey and Associates has helped junior mine development companies by offering exploration, mining and geometallurgical support services. We seek Safe Harbor.