Columbus Appoints Guillaume Courtois as Exploration Manager - French Guiana
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Columbus Gold Corp. (CGT: TSX, CBGDF: OTCQX) (“Columbus”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Guillaume Courtois has been appointed to manage Columbus’ exploration activities in French Guiana.
Mr. Courtois joined Columbus at the Montagne d’Or gold project in 2014 and then was retained by the Montagne d’Or JV (44.99% Columbus / 55.01% Nordgold) under the management of Nordgold, where he oversaw drilling programs and technical field studies for the feasibility study and permitting requirements.
"We are very pleased that Guillaume has returned to the Columbus team in the role of Regional Exploration Manager" stated Rock Lefrançois, President & CEO of Columbus. "The operational and technical skills he has acquired at Montagne d’Or will be an asset to advancing Columbus’ exploration projects in French Guiana.”
Columbus is increasing its presence in French Guiana with the objective of assembling a portfolio of high-quality gold exploration projects, in what is considered a very prospective and underexplored segment of the Guiana Shield. Columbus’ initial acquisition includes the Maripa project, which was optioned in July 2018 from IAMGOLD. A number of other acquisition opportunities are presently under negotiation.
Mr. Courtois obtained a degree in Geology from Faculty of Sciences at the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis in 2008 and a Master’s in Earth Sciences from the University of Quebec in Montreal in 2013. Prior to joining Columbus in 2014, Mr. Courtois worked for a number of junior exploration companies in Quebec and Ontario.
ABOUT COLUMBUS GOLD
Columbus is French Guiana’s leading gold exploration and development company. Columbus holds a major interest in the world-class Montagne d'Or gold deposit. A feasibility study for Montagne d'Or was filed in May 2017, and the permitting process is currently underway. Columbus is also earning into the Maripa gold exploration project where past drilling has returned excellent near surface results, including 36 meters of 4.3 g/t gold.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,
Rock Lefrançois
President & CEO
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