American Eagle Gold Corp. (CVE:AE) said it has hired Mark Bradley, previously Barrick Gold's Cortez Project team leader during the discovery and definition of the multi-million-ounce Goldrush deposit, as its VP of Exploration.
Cortez and Goldrush are located just some five kilometres to the northwest and north respectively of American Eagle Gold's Golden Trend project. For the Cortez and Goldrush discovery, he was a co-recipient of the prestigious Thayer Lindsley Award for International Mineral Discovery from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. During the Goldrush discovery program, he guided and managed the Cortez exploration team of 20+ geologists and over two hundred contracting personnel.
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Bradley, who holds a B.Sc. in Geology, an M.Sc. in Economic Geology, has over 35 years of experience in the mining exploration and development business.
"We are pleased to welcome Mark to the American Eagle Gold team. Mark is a talented geologist and expert in Carlin-style deposits, such as Golden Trend, and we are very pleased to have him on our team," Anthony Moreau, CEO of American Eagle Gold said in a statement.
The company said Bradley is currently developing its exploration plan, with drilling planned for Q3 2021. More information will be released in the upcoming weeks pertinent to the work plan, permitting and budget, it added.
American Eagle Gold is focused on exploring its flagship property, Golden Trend. The property is located on the Cortez Trend, next door to Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining's Gold Rush and Cortez Mine, which host significant gold resources and reserves. It plans to drill and advance its relatively unexplored property and continue to focus on acquiring and advancing gold projects in the area.
The company, part of the Ore Group led by Stephen Stewart, saw trading in its shares begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange on May 3, 2021, under the ticker symbol 'AE'. The Ore Group of companies is led by a strong technical and corporate team who collectively own 44% of American Eagle's shares.
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