Japan Gold (TSX-V:JG) Corp revealed that it has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Toru Tokuhisa to the board of advisors and Yoshio Nojima as general manager of business administration.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Toru Tokuhisa and Mr. Yoshio Nojima to our team. I am confident that their industry-wide experience and broad International and Japanese networks will prove to be of great assistance to the Company as we continue to advance existing and future projects in Japan," John Proust, the CEO of Japan Gold (TSX-V:JG) told investors in a statement.
For three decades, Tokuhisa worked with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC - former Export-Import Bank of Japan) for 30 years and provided various overseas project financing, including the US$1 billion limited recourse finance for the development of the Batu Hijau Copper-Gold Project in Indonesia sponsored by Newmont and Sumitomo Corp.
He was also involved in the acquisition of an interest in the Yanacocha gold project in Peru, and the US$2.5billion limited recourse finance for the development of Quebrada Blanca Copper project in Chile.
Nojima worked for Sumitomo Corporation for 40 years specializing in mineral resources and investment. He has worked in Tokyo, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Latin America. He also worked for Sumitomo Corporation for 40 years specializing in mineral resources and investment. He has worked in Tokyo, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Latin America.
Japan Gold (TSX-V:JG) Corp is focused solely on gold exploration across the three largest islands of Japan: Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu.
It has a country-wide alliance with Barrick Gold Corporation to jointly explore, develop and mine certain gold mineral properties and mining projects. The company holds a portfolio of 31 gold projects which cover areas with known gold occurrences, a history of mining and are prospective for high-grade epithermal gold mineralization.
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