GoldQuest Schedules Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Announces Director Nominees
May 27 2011 - 9:00AM
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GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE: GQC)(FRANKFURT: M1W)
("GoldQuest" or the "Company") has set the date for the Annual
Meeting (the "Meeting") of its shareholders, to be held in
Vancouver on Thursday June 30, 2011. The Information Circular for
the meeting, which will be mailed to shareholders on June 8, 2011,
proposes a five person Board of Directors, including William (Bill)
Fisher, Julio Espaillat and Roger Davey, each of whom is currently
a director of the Company.
In addition, the Company is proposing the election of Patrick
Michaels and Florian Siegfried as new non-executive directors. Mr.
Michaels is currently the Executive Vice President of Precious
Capital AG and a portfolio manager with Asty Capital AG and
Zuri-Invest AG in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Michaels has been
involved in numerous financings of gold mines in North America and
is a well-respected financial adviser and fund manager throughout
Europe. Mr. Michaels has a background in law and economics, and
also serves on the board of Romarco Minerals Inc. Mr. Siegfried is
the Chief Executive Officer of Precious Capital AG, a Zurich-based
fund specializing in global mining investments. Mr. Siegfried is
also an Executive Vice President of Asty Capital AG, Zurich, an
investment company specializing in financing, mergers and
acquisitions in the mining sector. Mr. Siegfried holds a masters
degree in finance and economics from the University of Zurich and a
post-graduate degree in accounting from the University of
Lucerne.
Bill Fisher, the Chairman of the Board, commented, "We are very
pleased that Patrick Michaels and Florian Siegfried have both
accepted the nomination of the Board for their election as a
non-executive directors of the Company at its upcoming Annual
Meeting. Both of these nominees have experience in the mining
industry, and we are confident that their counsel will be
significant to GoldQuest's future development. We are also grateful
to Anna Stylianides, Stephen Orr and Anthony Warrender, who will
not be standing for re-election at the Company's upcoming Annual
Meeting, for their considerable past service to the Company. We
wish them all well in their future endeavors."
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Bill Fisher, Chairman
About GoldQuest
GoldQuest is a Vancouver based mineral exploration company with
projects in Spain and the Dominican Republic, traded on the TSX-V
under the symbol GQC.V and in Frankfurt / Berlin with symbol M1W,
with 103,508,601 shares outstanding and 112,066,851 on a fully
diluted basis. The recent trading range has been C$0.20 to
C$0.40.
Forward-looking statements:
This news release contains certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other
than statements of historical fact, that address events or
developments that GoldQuest expects to occur, are forward looking
statements.
Forward looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by
the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends",
"estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or
that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or
"should" occur. Although GoldQuest believes the expectations
expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of
future performance and actual results may differ materially from
those in forward looking statements. Factors that could cause the
actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration
success, 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.
Forward looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and
opinions of GoldQuest's management on the date the statements are
made. GoldQuest undertakes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements in the event that management's beliefs,
estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change, except as
required by law.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this news release.
Contacts: GoldQuest Mining Corp. Dan Maarsman Investor Relations
- Vancouver, Canada 604-632 4333 604-632 4313 (FAX)
investorrelations@goldquestcorp.com www.goldquestcorp.com
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