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Montreal, Quebec, July 5, 2013 - St-Georges Platinum and Base Metals Ltd. (OTCQX: SXOOF) (CNSX: SX) (BSE: 85G) is pleased to announce the nominations of Mr. Robert Gardhouse as its new President and CEO and of Mr. Joel Scodnick as Vice-President Exploration.
Effective today, Mr. Robert Gardhouse will take over the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Gardhouse has over 30 years of experience in active investing in the natural resources sector, primarily in Canada. He has been providing advisory services concerning corporate structure, finance, business strategies, and has acted as a liaison with the institutional investment community in many mandates. Mr. Gardhouse has over 25 years of experience in all phases of real estate in private building development and in acquisitions, sales and marketing. He has over 30 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur during which time he started, owned and operated several privates companies.
Mr. Gardhouse has been involved with St-Georges as a Consulting Manager since the fall of 2011. Since 2010, he has occupied the position of executive manager at Dumasbancorp ULC, a private equity and investment banking advisory firm. Prior to getting involved in real estate, Mr. Gardhouse occupied multiple positions with different organizations, including a position with Air Canada as a manager from 1973 to 1987. He has also been a significant shareholder of St-Georges since 2010.
Mr. Frank Dumas, who resigned as CEO and President, will stay as a director and become the Executive Chairman of the Company.
Mr. Joel Scodnick, P.Geo. has accepted the position of Vice-President Exploration with St-Georges. Mr. Scodnick has over 31 years of experience in mineral exploration, financing, corporate development, and mining development. He serves as an accomplished geologist with exploration experience for precious and base metals as well as industrial minerals in North, Central and South America as well as Eastern and Western Europe and Central Asia. He is an active member and Professional Geoscientist of the Association of Professional geoscientists of Ontario.
The current officers of the Company are presently:
Robert Gardhouse, President & CEO
Vivian Doyle-Kelly, CFO
Joel Scodnick, Vice-President Exploration
Frank Dumas, Executive Chairman
Furthermore, St-Georges has retained the services of Dube & Desaulniers Geoscience Ltd. as an independent advisory firm. Dube & Desaulniers Geoscience Ltd. offers advanced expertise in all phases of ground, borehole and airborne geophysical surveys and in the creation of 3D earth modelling. The firm also offers all types of professional geological and geophysical services to the mineral industry including the supervision and management of exploration programs.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"Mark Billings"
Mark Billings, Director
About St-Georges
St-Georges is a Platinum-Palladium & Nickel explorer with projects in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Headquartered in Montreal, the Company's stock is listed on the CNSX under the symbol SX, on the OTCQX under the Symbol SXOOF and on the Berlin Stock Exchange under the symbol 85G. Its flagship projects are the Julie and Isoukustouc projects on Quebec's North Shore near the deep-seaport town of Baie-Comeau. For additional information, please visit our website at www.stgeorgesplatinum.com.
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