GGX Gold Corp (CVE:GGX) (OTCMKTS:GGXXF) announced that it has appointed George Sookochoff as president, it said on Thursday.
Sookochoff has over 35 years of experience in the junior mining sector providing consulting services surrounding project development, data analysis and digital marketing.
Previously, Sookochoff was the president and CEO of International PBX Ventures Ltd, a TSX Venture-listed company developing copper and gold projects in Chile. He has also served as a director for a number of junior mining companies.
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The new president is familiar with the Greenwood mining camp through his role as executive vice president of Golden Dawn Minerals, where he was responsible for the acquisition and analysis of exploration data in the camp.
"Throughout my long career in the junior mining sector and having worked on numerous exploration projects around the world it has always been my strong belief that the Greenwood mining camp, with its rich history in mining, still remains to be the one of the best exploration areas in the world,” said Sookochoff in a statement.
“I am both excited and honored to return to the Greenwood camp as President of GGX Gold Corp and to further advance and develop the very significant high-grade COD vein system along with the numerous other vein systems on the Gold Drop property.”
Interim president Barry Brown will remain as CEO at GGX Gold and has been appointed chairman of the board.
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