Toronto, ON, Canada - September 29, 2009, Toronto, ON, Canada - Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc., a mining company, announced that it has appointed Douglas H. Oliver as president and CEO and Paul W. Pitman as VP - Corporate Development and Exploration.
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Dr. Oliver has over twenty years of experience in mineral exploration for major mining companies, junior exploration companies and independent consultants. He was the Chief Operating Officer of the Hemis Companies and, in that capacity, assembled and managed an exploration staff with projects in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Peru. He has held significant positions with Tenneco Minerals, Occidental Minerals, US Steel and Exxon Minerals.
Dr. Oliver has twelve years of teaching experience at the university level, including courses in Physical Geology, Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology, Mineralogy and Economic Geology. Dr. Oliver holds a Ph.D. in Geology from Southern Methodist University, an MBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor's degree in Geology from Rutgers University.
Mr. Pitman has been continuously active in the mineral industry since the early 1970s. From graduation to 1983 he worked for three major companies; Gulf Minerals, Union Miniere of Belgium and BP Canada. He has since consulted to over 60 junior resources companies through PWP Consulting Co., a full-service geological firm active in base and precious metal exploration, diamonds and uranium prospection.
Mr. Pitman was the founder of both Ur-Energy Inc., a TSE listed Co. and Aura Silver Resources Inc (TSX-V listed) acting as President and Director to 2007/08 respectively. He has served as a Director and/or officer of several other junior explorers as well as currently acting as VP Exploration to Ur-Energy and remaining as a geological advisor to Aura Silver. He holds a bachelor's degree in Geology from Carleton University.
Both Mr. Oliver and Mr. Pitman have also been appointed to fill vacancies on the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Guerra, Jr., former CEO and President, will remain as a Director of the Company.
In addition the Company appoints Dennis H. Peterson, B.Comm. (Hons.), LL.B. as the Company's Canadian counsel. Mr. Peterson is a securities lawyer and the principal of Peterson Law Professional Corporation, a Toronto based securities law boutique focusing on junior public companies. Mr. Peterson was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1988 and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen's University specializing in accounting and finance and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. ■