TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Armistice Resources Corp. (TSX: AZ),
operator of the McGarry gold mine in Ontario's Kirkland Lake area,
announces the resignation of Todd J. Morgan as President, Chief
Executive Officer, and a Director of the company and has appointed
30-year mining industry veteran Greg Gibson as the Chief Executive
Officer and President of the company effective immediately. In
addition, Mr. Gibson will be joining the company's board of directors.
"Greg Gibson brings to Armistice more than three decades of mining
industry experience and an extensive record of accomplishments in
exploration, development, operations, and financing," said Todd J.
Morgan.
"We are very pleased that Greg has accepted the opportunity to lead
Armistice through the next stages of the company's growth" Mr. Morgan
continued.
"I am very excited to be joining Armistice at this stage of its
development," said Mr. Gibson. "I have been closely following the
challenging work that Todd Morgan and his team have carried out,
assembling an impressive footprint of contiguous gold mining assets in
the heart of one of most historically important mining camps in Canada.
"While Armistice has made considerable progress, I believe the company
is still in its infancy and I am convinced it has a great future. The
McGarry Mine is an excellent project, but I consider the potential for
the Kerr-Addison property unparalleled and I intend to focus on moving
it ahead as quickly as capital allows us to do so. We will also
continue to search for opportunities to add attractive Canadian gold
mining assets to our portfolio," Mr. Gibson added.
Mr. Gibson's career in the mining industry has encompassed working as a
mine manager in gold and copper mines in Australia, a nickel mine in
Timmins, Ontario, and a gold mine in British Columbia. He has held
positions with JS Redpath in Canada and in the United States, Dynatec
Mining Ltd. In Canada and the United States, Yilgarn Star Gold Mine in
Australia and Copper Mines of Tasmania in Australia. He recently held
the position of President and CEO of Northern Gold Mining Inc. which
raised $28 million during his tenure. Mr. Gibson also successfully led
Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. as President and CEO and a
director, to a $608 million plan of arrangement with IAMGOLD
Corporation in June 2012. He also acts as Chairman and a director of
Temex Resources Corp. and is a director of Mag Copper Ltd., SGX
Resources and San Gold Corporation.
The company also announces the resignation of Erik Andersen as Chief
Operating Officer and Director. Mr. Andersen has played a significant
role in the development of the McGarry Mine Project and will remain as
a consultant to the company.
Armistice is also pleased to announce that Messrs. Chris Irwin and
George Cole will be joining the board of directors along with Mr.
Gibson.
Mr. Irwin practices securities and corporate/commercial law and has been
the managing partner of Irwin Lowy LLP since January 2010. Previously,
he was the President of Irwin Professional Corporation from August 2006
to December 2009 and prior thereto he was an associate at Wildeboer
Dellelce LLP from January 2004 to July 2006. Mr. Irwin advises a number
of public companies, board of directors and independent committees on a
variety of issues. Mr. Irwin is a director and/or officer of a number
of public companies, including: the Secretary of Canada Lithium Corp.,
a TSX-listed issuer currently developing and commissioning an open-pit
lithium carbonate mine and processing plant near Val d'Or, Quebec. Mr.
Irwin is a former Director of Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc. And
former Director of Southern Star Resources Inc., which was formerly
listed on the TSX prior to becoming Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. and being
taken over by Goldcorp Inc. in a $1.5 billion transaction.
George Cole has more than 30 years of exploration, property evaluation,
business development, and corporate management experience in the United
States and internationally. Mr. Cole retired from the Cominco (Teck
Cominco) organization in 2001 as Vice-President of Exploration for
Cominco American where he was responsible for all U.S. exploration and
business development activity. During his tenure at Teck Cominco, Mr.
Cole helped to more than double the resource base on the Red Dog Zinc
Mine property in NW Alaska. Since 2002, George has been a Director, and
held various senior executive positions with a number of junior
mining-exploration companies including director of Trelawney Mining and
Exploration Inc.
About Armistice Resources Corp.
Armistice Resources, a Canadian-based exploration and development
company, is the owner of the McGarry gold mine in Ontario's Kirkland
Lake area. Including the McGarry Mine property, Armistice has
established a sizeable footprint of contiguous gold properties in
Virginiatown on the prolific Larder Lake-Cadillac Break that extends
200 km east-west straddling the Ontario and Quebec border and that have
produced 95 million ounces of gold in past operations. The McGarry Mine
consists of 33 contiguous patented mining claims, including three
licenses of occupation, totaling 484 hectares. The McGarry Mine is
fully permitted and all equipment and systems at the site have been
brought up to standards.
In addition, in December 2010, Armistice signed a definitive five-year
option agreement for the purchase of up to 100 percent of the mineral
rights on the Kerr-Addison property, which is adjacent to the McGarry
Mine. The Kerr-Addison Gold Mine was one of Canada's largest gold
producers, producing more than 11 million ounces of gold during a
58-year operating life from 1938 to 1996. In December 2012, Armistice
completed the purchase of the mineral rights on 18 mining claims
totaling 627 acres (the Barber-Larder Property) located on the western
boundary of the McGarry Mine.
Armistice Resources is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and
currently has 234,017,608 common shares issued and outstanding. To find
out more about Armistice Resources, please visit the company's website
at www.armistice.ca.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including current
expectations on the timing of the commencement of production and the
rate of production, if commenced. These forward-looking statements
entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking
statements. Such statements are based on current expectations, are
subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results may
differ materially from those contained in such statements. These
uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, the strength
of the Canadian economy; the price of gold; operational, funding, and
liquidity risks; the degree to which mineral resource estimates are
reflective of actual mineral resources; and the degree to which factors
which would make a mineral deposit commercially viable are present; the
risks and hazards associated with underground operations. Risks and
uncertainties about Armistice Resources' business are more fully
discussed in the company's disclosure materials, including its annual
information form and MD&A, filed with the securities regulatory
authorities in Canada and available at www.sedar.com and readers are
urged to read these materials. Armistice Resources assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statement or to update the
reasons why actual results could differ from such statements unless
required by law.
SOURCE Armistice Resources Corp.
