Hy Lake Gold Appoints Vice President of Exploration
Toronto, Ontario CANADA, October 14, 2010 /FSC/ - Hy Lake Gold Inc. (HYL - CNSX, HYK - FWB), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vadim Galkin, Ph.D., Dr.Sc., P.Geo as Vice President, Exploration of the Company.
Dr. Galkin, who recently completed a comprehensive complex structural study of the Hy Lake's Red Lake operational area, was a full professor at Moscow State University, Dynamic Geology Faculty and was a Research Associate at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Geology. In September 2000, Vadim was a semi-finalist of The Goldcorp Challenge gold discovery contest for his interpretation of the structural control on gold ore allocation.
Dr Galkin has nearly 20 years of scientific and applied research in Structural Geology, Tectonophysics, Geodynamics, Regional Tectonics, and Physical Modeling, including deformational structures development and targeting of hidden deposits in mineralization fields. He also has extensive field experience in a variety of geological and climactic environments utilizing mapping and geodynamic interpretation of 3D structures of different scales. In addition, Vadim brings significant computer skills to Hy Lake. He has extensive knowledge and practical experience with advanced geological and GIS processing software including ArcMap/ArcView, MapInfo, Microstation, Gemcom, Datamine, AutoCAD, ER Mapper, gOcad, StereoNet and Geotransformer/Geotranslator.
Over the past decade, Dr. Galkin has provided geological consulting services, including report authoring, for over a dozen major exploration projects involving kimberlites, base and precious metals, laterites, oil and gas and uranium. Vadim has worked on projects in Canada, United States, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Peru for companies including Vena Resources, Crown Minerals, Unor Inc., Falconbridge Exploration, Hornby Bay Mineral Exploration and INCO.
Hy Lake's President & CEO, Robert Seitz commented: "We are extremely pleased to have Vadim join our team. His unique combination of technical skills and his method of structural analysis and interpretation are well suited to the complex geological landscape of the West Red Lake area. He will be a great asset as we continue building, updating and maintaining our multilayered database and developing our 3D structural geological model as we consolidate our Red Lake properties."
In joining Hy Lake, Dr. Galkin stated: "During my work on the structural study and analysis of Hy Lake's West Red Lake area properties I was impressed by the Company's focus and the potential to create a significant new resource through targeted exploration. I'm looking forward to being a part of the next Red Lake Camp gold exploration and development success story."
About Hy Lake Gold Inc.
Hy Lake Gold is a well financed Toronto-based mineral exploration company focused on the gold exploration and development business in the prolific Red Lake Mining District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Hy Lake Gold has assembled several significant property packages totalling approximately 3,300 hectares in west Red Lake. The properties cover a 12 kilometre distance along the west Red Lake Trend, containing 3 former producing gold mines, and the Company continues to explore these properties both along strike and at depth. To find out more about Hy Lake Gold Inc. (CNSX: HYL; FRANKFURT: HYK) visit our website at
www.hylake.com.
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On behalf of the board:
Mr. Robert B. Seitz, President & C.E.O.
office@hylake.com