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TORONTO, March 21 /CNW/ - VoltaResources Inc. ("Volta" or the "Company") (TSX: VTR) announces theappointment of Alex J. Davidson to the Company's Board of
Directors. Mr. Davidson has over 30 years of international mining
company experience in designing, building, implementing and managing
gold and base metal exploration and acquisition programs throughout the
world. Mr. Davidson currently consults to companies in the mining
industry, prior to which he was Executive Vice President, Exploration
and Corporate Development with responsibility for Barrick Gold's
international exploration programs and Corporate Development
activities. Mr. Davidson joined Barrick in October 1993 as Vice
President, Exploration with responsibility for the Company's expanding
exploration program.
Mr. Davidson initiated the expansion of Barrick Exploration out of North
America and into Latin America, and then Africa and Asia and in doing
so built one of the premier exploration groups in the world. On the
corporate development side Mr. Davidson was instrumental in the
acquisitions of Sutton Resources, Arequipa Resources, Pangea
Goldfields, Homestake Mining and finally Placer Dome Ltd. Prior to
joining Barrick, Mr. Davidson was Vice President, Exploration for
Metall Mining Corporation.
In April 2005, Mr. Davidson was presented the 2005 A.O. Dufresne Award
by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum to
recognize exceptional achievement and distinguished contributions to
mining exploration in Canada. In 2003, Mr. Davidson was named the
Prospector of the Year by the Prospectors and Developers Association of
Canada in recognition for his team's discovery of the Lagunas Norte
Project in the Alto Chicama District, Peru. He has received his B.Sc.
and his M.Sc. in Economic Geology from McGill University.
"Alex brings significant exploration and development experience to our
Board," said Kevin Bullock, Volta's President and Chief Executive
Officer. "We are delighted at his appointment and look forward to his
contribution to our continuing growth and development efforts in the
upcoming years."
Volta is a mineral exploration company primarily focused on becoming a
leader in the identification, acquisition and exploration of gold
properties in West Africa. The Company is currently fast-tracking its
flagship Kiaka Gold Project, located in Burkina Faso, toward a
development decision.