Golden Hope Mines Announces Appointment of Andre Douchane to Board of Directors
April 10 2008 - 8:00AM
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TORONTO, ONTARIO (PINK SHEETS: GOLHF) is pleased to announce the
appointment of Andre J. Douchane to the Board of Directors,
effective immediately.
Mr. Douchane has more than 35 years of mining industry
experience at all levels. He is currently President and CEO of
Starfield Resources Inc., Chairman of the Board and former
President and CEO of North American Palladium Ltd., and a member of
the Board of Directors of Osisko Exploration Ltd.
From 1996 to 2001 Mr. Douchane was Vice President Operations for
Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation. During that time, Mr. Douchane's
responsibilities included assembling and directing the team that
designed, developed and managed Franco-Nevada's high grade
underground gold mine and mill in Midas, Nevada. Previously, Mr.
Douchane was President and CEO of Chief Consolidated Mining Co.,
Vice President Operations of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation and
Battle Mountain Gold, President of Battle Mountain North America
and Vice President and General Manager of Round Mountain Gold
Company.
Mr. Douchane holds a Baccalaureat in Mining Engineering from the
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and is a graduate of
the Executive Business Program of the Kellogg School of Management
of Northwestern University.
"We welcome Andre to our Board and look forward to working with
him to grow the company," said Louis Hoel, President of Golden
Hope. "His management experience and technical expertise will be
invaluable as we bring together an outstanding team of
professionals and build a great portfolio of assets."
The Board has granted incentive stock options to Mr. Douchane to
purchase 200,000 common shares of Golden Hope at a price of $0.35
per share for a period of three years ending April 10, 2011.
Mr. Douchane replaces Robert MacGregor, P.Eng., who has stepped
down to pursue other interests. The Board thanks Mr. MacGregor for
his many years of valuable service and wishes him success in his
future endeavors.
About Golden Hope
Golden Hope Mines Limited is a mineral exploration company that
seeks to grow shareholder value through the acquisition,
exploration and development of potentially large-scale gold, silver
and base metal projects suitable for underground and/or open-pit
mining. The company's two areas of interest are located in Quebec,
Canada and Maine, U.S. The Bellechasse gold project in Quebec
includes the Timmins and Ascot gold zones, the Coucou volcanic
target and a number of newly claimed serpentinite geological
formations. For further information on Golden Hope, visit
www.goldenhopemines.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other
than statements of historical facts, that address future
production, reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation
activities and events or developments that the company expects are
forward-looking statements. Although the company believes the
expectations expressed in such statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future
performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the statements. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements. These include market prices, exploitation and
exploration successes, continued availability of capital and
financing, and general economic, market or business conditions.
Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees
of future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
For more information on the company, investors should review
registered filings at www.sedar.com.
Contacts: Golden Hope Mines Ltd. Louis Hoel President (416)
365-3509 (416) 864-0175 (FAX) Email: info@goldenhopemines.com
Website: www.goldenhopemines.com Barnes McInerney Inc. John Vincic
Executive Vice President, Investor Relations (416) 367-5000 ext.
249 (416) 367-5390 (FAX) Email: jvincic@barnesmcinerney.com
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