Musgrove Minerals Announces the Creation of an Advisory Committee
President of Musgrove Minerals, Jack Bal commented: “This is a very exciting time for Musgrove, given the tremendous industry experience of our newly formed Advisory Committee and having secured 100% ownership interest in both the past producing “Empire Mine“ Copper/Gold and the “Musgrove Creek“ gold projects. Under direction from the Advisory Committee, multiple 2011 drill programs are expected to commence shortly on both of our wholly owned Idaho projects.“
The Company is pleased to introduce the following individuals as the members of the Advisory Committee:
Peter Hawley, BSc, PGeo, Mr. Hawley has 30 years mining-industry experience that spans grassroots exploration through to development and production. He has worked extensively as a consulting geologist to a large number of intermediate and senior mining companies including Teck Corp., Noranda Inc., Placer Dome Inc. and Barrick Gold Corp. Mr. Hawley is also experienced in private and public company financing and corporate administration and is the chairman, and founder of Scorpio Mining Corp. (TSX: SPM) which has a 1500 tonne per day mining operation producing in Mexico. He is also CEO, President of Scorpio Gold Corp. which has commenced gold production in Nevada.
Tom Tough, B.Sc., P.Eng., Thomas Tough, B.Sc., P.Eng. has more than 40 years experience as a self-employed consulting Professional Engineer in 40 different countries, in both the western and eastern hemispheres. In the course of his career he has been involved in property examinations, qualifying reports, evaluations, project acquisitions and negotiations, mine evaluation, underground and surface exploration, reserve and resource estimations, mine and mill planning and processing, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, development and production, open pit and underground, as operator, project manager, and consultant on precious and base metals, industrial minerals, gemstones and oil and gas. He has negotiated corporate financings and joint venture partnerships and dealt with various levels of domestic and foreign government bodies.
He has held numerous directorships and officer positions in public and private companies, including the role of President, CEO and Director of Desert Sun Mining Corp. for 18 years. In April 2006, Yamana Gold Inc. purchased the Company and its producing gold mine in Brazil. In 2003 Mr. Tough also joined the boards of TSX listed Potash One Inc. He is past President and CEO of Potash One Inc., and continues to serve as a director. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia.
Jeffrey Reeder, P. Geo, Jeffrey J. Reeder, P. Geo., has a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta and since 1992 has been registered as a professional geologist with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Mr. Reeder is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Duran Ventures and Amerix Precious Metals. Mr. Reeder is the geologist that originally identified and acquired the Aguila copper-moly project in Peru for MacMillan Gold Corp. (now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duran Ventures). Mr. Reeder has 16 years of experience and is fluent in Spanish. Mr. Reeder has prior experience working with Noranda Exploration and the Hunter-Dickenson Group of Companies. Mr. Reeder was also responsible for identifying the Pinaya Copper-Gold project currently being explored by AM Gold Inc.
About Musgrove Minerals Corp.
Musgrove Minerals Corp. is a mineral-exploration resource company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (Symbol: MGS). The Company is currently exploring four advanced exploration-stage projects; the 100% interest “Empire Mine“ Project; the 100% interest “Musgrove Creek“ Gold Project, the 100 % interest “Charay“ Gold Project, and the 50% interest “Vianey Mine“ Silver Project. The Empire Mine Project is a polymetallic skarn deposit containing copper, zinc, gold and silver located in the Alder Creek Mining District in Custer County, Idaho. The mine is located on the east-facing slope of the White Knob Mountains approximately three miles west of Mackay, Idaho. The Property consists of 26 patented mining claims, six mill-site claims and 21 unpatented mining claims. The Musgrove Project is a prospect for a disseminated gold bulk-tonnage surface project similar to the Beartrack Mine, a nearby former gold producer. The Charay property consists of concessions totaling 11,380 hectares, located in Sinaloa, Mexico. The Vianey Mine Project consists of concessions totaling 5,022 hectares in Guerrero State, south/west of Mexico City, Mexico.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
“Jatinder (Jack) Bal“
Jatinder (Jack) Bal, President and CEO
MUSGROVE MINERALS CORP.
For further information on Musgrove Minerals Corp., contact Jack Bal at (604) 633-2442, toll free 1-800-667-1442, e-mail jackbal@musgroveminerals.com, or visit our website at www.musgroveminerals.com
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