Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 10, 2024) - Northstar Gold Corp. (CSE: NSG) ("Northstar" or the "Company"), announces significant changes to its Board of Directors. After years of invaluable contributions since Northstar's public listing in January 2020, Mr. Chuck Main has chosen to retire, stepping down from his position as of today. Northstar also announces the appointment Ms. Tanya Yang to the Board, effective immediately, maintaining the Board's structure of four independent directors and one non-independent director.
Ms. Yang, a seasoned professional engineer, brings over 28 years of global mining project development and engineering expertise to Northstar. She began her tenure at Hunter Dickinson Inc. in 2008 as an engineering manager and advanced to Vice President of Engineering in 2013. Her earlier experience includes roles with Fronteer Gold as an engineering manager, and various prominent engineering consulting firms such as AMEC, Knight Piesold, and Klohn-Crippen between 1994 and 2006. Her portfolio of key project involvements spans Pebble, Alaska; Snap Lake, NT; Ekati, NT; Highland Valley, BC; Stillwater, USA; Noranda, NB; Jacobina, Yamana Gold, Brazil (operation expansion); Agua Rica, Argentina and Refineria de Cajamarquilla, Peru.
"Northstar is delighted to have Ms. Yang join our Board of Directors," states Northstar Co-Chairman, Dr. John Pollock. "Ms. Yang's extensive mining project development expertise significantly enhances Northstar's ability to advance and develop our Kirkland Lake high-grade copper and gold projects."
Northstar also congratulates Chuck Main on his retirement, expressing deep gratitude for his dedication. "On behalf of Northstar, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Chuck for his unwavering financial expertise and commitment to our shareholders. He has been an instrumental part of the Board, and his contributions will be sincerely missed," said Greg McKnight, Co-Chairman of Northstar.
About Northstar
Northstar's primary exploration focus is to advance and expand the near-surface, Allied Gold Zone bulk-tonnage gold-telluride deposit and more recently discovered VMS copper mineral deposits on the Company's flagship, 100%-owned Miller Copper-Gold Property, situated 18 km southeast of Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The Company's strategy is to develop a material (+1M ounce gold / high-grade copper) mineral resource base to either supplement a nearby mining operation or support stand-alone mining operations at the Property.
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein, without limitation, statements relating the future operations and activities of Kirkland Lake Discoveries, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "potential", "possible", and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions, or results "will", "may", "could", or "should" occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to, among other things, the Company's three-phase drill program, the results thereof, and any impact therefrom. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Northstar Gold Corp., are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and the parties have made assumptions and estimates based on or related to many of these factors. Such factors include, without limitation, the ability to complete proposed exploration work, the results of exploration, continued availability of capital, changes in general economic, market and business conditions, and the ability to obtain any requisite approvals. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release concerning these items. Northstar Gold Corp. does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by applicable securities laws.
