TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2021 /CNW/ - Superior Gold
Inc. ("Superior Gold" or the "Company") (TSXV: SGI) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Damien Marantelli to its
Board of Directors (the "Board").
"We are very pleased to welcome Damien to our Board of
Directors. His extensive industry experience, operational
expertise and being located in Western Australian will be a great
asset to Superior Gold and will complement the skill set and
experience of our existing Board members." commented Superior
Gold's Chairman, Mark Wellings.
Mr. Marantelli is an experienced mining engineer with extensive
operational and leadership experience across a variety of
commodities and brings 40 years of international mining industry
experience to the Company. Mr. Marantelli's most recent roles have
been Chief Executive Officer and Director of Metals X, Chief
Operating Officer of Primero Mining and senior management positions
with First Quantum Minerals, Inmet Mining and WMC Resources.
Previously, Mr. Marantelli held the role of General Manager
of the Sentinel copper mine in development by First Quantum
Minerals, where he was responsible for leading approximately 3,500
employees through the final stages of commissioning and ramp-up of
open pit and processing operations. He was also the Managing
Director of First Quantum Minerals' (previously Inmet Mining's) Las
Cruces copper mine and the Managing Director of the Çayeli
underground copper and zinc mine. Prior to this, Mr. Marantelli was
the General Manager of BHP Billiton's (previously WMC Resources)
Mount Keith operations and oversaw the expansion of annual capacity
from 18 million to 40 million bank cubic metres per year over a two
year period.
The Company will grant Mr. Marantell, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Company's Stock Option Plan and the receipt of
regulatory approval, options to purchase 200,000 common shares of
the Company with a five year term.
About Superior Gold
Superior Gold is a Canadian based gold producer that owns 100%
of the Plutonic Gold Operations located in Western Australia. The Plutonic Gold
Operations include the Plutonic underground gold mine and central
mill, numerous open pit projects including the Plutonic Main Pit
push-back project, the Hermes open pit projects and an interest in
the Bryah Basin joint venture. Superior Gold is focused on
expanding production at the Plutonic Gold Operations and building
an intermediate gold producer with superior returns for
shareholders.
Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" within
the meaning of applicable securities laws that is intended to be
covered by the safe harbours created by those laws.
"Forward-looking information" includes statements that use
forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect",
"anticipate", "believe", "continue", "potential" or the negative
thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. By
identifying such information in this manner, the Company is
alerting the reader that such information is subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of
the Company to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking information.
Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future
performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions
of management at the date the statements are made. Furthermore,
such forward-looking information involves a variety of known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or
achievements of the Company to be materially different from any
future plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
information. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Annual
Information Form of the Company for a discussion of other risks
including outbreaks or threats of outbreaks of viruses, other
infectious diseases or other similar health threats, such as the
novel coronavirus outbreak, which could have a material adverse
effect on the Company by causing operational and supply chain
delays and disruptions, labour shortages, shutdowns, the inability
to sell gold, capital markets volatility or other unknown but
potentially significant impacts. The Company cannot accurately
predict what effects these conditions will have on the Plutonic
Gold Operations or the financial results of the Company, including
uncertainties relating to travel restrictions to the Plutonic Gold
Operations or otherwise and business closures that have been or may
be imposed by governments. If an outbreak or threat of an outbreak
of a virus or other infectious disease or other public health
emergency occurs, it could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations.
The Company cautions that there can be no assurance that
forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual
results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such information. Accordingly, investors should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking information as no assurance
can be given that any of the events anticipated by the
forward-looking information will transpire or occur, and if any of
them do so, what benefits the Company will derive therefrom. Except
as required by law, the Company does not assume any obligation to
release publicly any revisions to forward-looking information
contained in this news release to reflect events or circumstances
after the date hereof.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange not its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange)
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
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