Vancouver, British Columbia - TheNewswire - December 14, 2021 - Alma Gold Inc. (“Alma” or the "Corporation") (CSE:ALMA) (CNSX:ALMA.CN), announces that Paul Ténière, P.Geo., and Maurice Giroux have been appointed as a directors of the Corporation and James Henning, B.Comm., CPA, CA, has been appointed as chief Financial Officer.

 

“As we focus Alma on its Karita Gold Project in Guinea, I am extremely pleased to welcome to talented geologists to the board of directors of Alma” commented Alma President and CEO Greg Isenor. The Karita Gold Project is in an exciting geological belt, and Maurice Giroux’s broad knowledge of the geology of Guinea and his extensive experience in exploration in that part of West Africa will assist us tremendously going forward. Mr. Ténière international and regulatory experience will bring added depth to our board. Jim Henning will join our team tomorrow as CFO fleshing our administrative group. This is a strong start to building a specialized team to explore this region of West Africa, a region that is increasingly attracting the attention of both gold exploration and gold producing companies. I welcome all of out new team members.”

 

Maurice Giroux

 

Mr. Giroux has a B.Sc in Geology with a Major in Mineral Economics from Ottawa University. He has over 44 years of experience in mineral exploration on the international scene, and more particularly in Guinea, West Africa where he has been active for the past 26 years. He was notably involved in the discovery of three gold and one diamond mines that are under commercial development today including most recently the Balandougou Gold Deposit in Guinea which was discovered by Stellar AfricaGold Inc., and in 2019 was sold to and is currently being developed by Rida Mining Ltd. He also contributed to a vast international project that led to the mapping of two-thirds of Guinea's geology and he co-authored a comprehensive study of the country's mining potential. His expertise and extensive experience have allowed him to establish and cultivate sound business relationships in several West African countries especially Guinea. Mr. Giroux currently serves as a VP Exploration, COO and a director of TSX-V listed Stellar AfricaGold Inc.  

 

Paul Ténière

 

Paul Ténière has a B.Sc. (Hon) in Earth Sciences from Dalhousie University and a M.Sc. in Geology from Acadia University.  He is a Professional Geologist (P.Geo.) with nearly 25 years of diverse experience in the mining and oil & gas sectors in Canada, United States, and internationally taking projects from exploration stage to mine development. Mr. Ténière has held senior to executive roles with junior to major mining companies developing precious metal, base metal, and metallurgical coal deposits, and has significant capital markets and corporate finance experience.

 

Mr. Ténière was a Senior Listings Manager and Chief Mining Expert at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange, Chief Geologist for Sherritt International Corp., and an Exploration Manager for Vale S.A. and Solid Energy New Zealand developing large-scale coal mining projects in Australia and New Zealand. He is a past member of the Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee (MTAMC), which provides advice to the Canadian securities commissions on technical issues relating to NI 43-101 disclosure requirements for the mining industry. He is considered an industry expert in NI 43-101 and JORC disclosure standards, and routinely advises mining companies on obtaining and maintaining their Canadian stock exchange listings, compliance matters, corporate governance, and technical disclosure requirements.

 

Mr. Ténière is also a geological and mining consultant and acts as a Technical Advisor for several mining companies. Mr. Ténière is also a CEO and Director of CSE-listed Metallica Metals Corp., President of NEO Exchange-listed Major Precious Metals Corp., and a Director of TSX Venture-listed Monarca Minerals Inc.

 

Mr. Giroux and Mr. Ténière replace departing directors Ryan Kalt and Brian Hearst who resigned December 8 and 15 respectively.

 

James Henning Appointed Chief Financial Officer

 

The Corporation also reports that James Henning, B.Comm., CPA, CA, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer effective December 15, 2021 replacing Nicholas Koo who resigned December 8, 2021. Mr. Henning brings extensive business, accounting and public company CFO experience to the role that he will now fill at Alma Gold Inc.as CFO.

 

About Alma Gold Inc.

 

Alma Gold Inc. is a gold-focussed exploration company based in Bedford, Nova Scotia. Alma Gold Inc. through its subsidiary, Karita Gold Corp., is exploring the Karita Gold Project in northern Guinea, and and owns the Clarence Stream North Gold Project, in southwest New Brunswick, Canada.

 

For more information on Alma Gold Inc., please visit www.AlmaGold.ca.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

 

Gregory Isenor

President & Chief Executive Officer

Alma Gold Inc.

Email: info@almagold.ca

  

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

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