VANCOUVER, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Wesgold Minerals
Inc. (TSX-V: WSG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Thiersch has been appointed to the Board
of Directors and as President of the Company. Mr.
Simon Ridgway, the current Chairman
of Wesgold, is taking on the additional role of Chief Executive
Officer.
Mr. Thiersch has over 25 years of industry
experience as an exploration geologist and project manager.
He earned a B.Sc. from the University of BC in 1986 and an M.Sc.
from McGill University in 1993, and has
since worked extensively in epithermal and porphyry related
precious and base metals exploration throughout North and
South America. He has also
been involved in property evaluations, corporate development and
marketing, and public company management.
Peter has worked with both major and junior
companies, including Barrick Gold,
Hecla Mining, Radius Gold and Fortuna Silver Mines. At
Fortuna, he was part of the team that completed the initial
Caylloma Silver Mine (Peru)
acquisition and the related financings in 2005, and was also
responsible for the first drill program at San Jose (Mexico) in 2006, now both successful mining
operations. Mr. Thiersch is a Professional Geoscientist
registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and
Geoscientists of BC and will act as the Company's Qualified
Person.
"I'd like to welcome Peter to the Company and
look forward to working with him to advance our highly prospective
land position in Colombia," states
Simon Ridgway. "I'd also like
to thank Harmen Keyser for serving
as President of the Company through the IPO process and supervising
the exploration of our listing property."
In addition, management is proceeding with
implementation of the change of name of the Company to "Cordoba
Minerals Corp." which was approved by the shareholders at the most
recent annual general meeting. The name change will be
effective upon receipt of TSX Venture Exchange approval.
About Wesgold Minerals
Wesgold Minerals Inc. is a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company
focused on the acquisition and exploration of gold and copper
projects in Colombia. Wesgold
recently acquired from Minatura International an 11% interest in
the Cordoba property, covering
25,790 hectares in the Department of Cordoba, Colombia, 200km north of the city of
Medellin.
ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
"Simon Ridgway"
Simon Ridgway, Chairman and CEO
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor the
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy
or accuracy of this news release.
SOURCE Wesgold Minerals Inc.