Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) ("Detour Gold" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of key personnel to
the mine development team for the Detour Lake gold project. Detour Gold
currently employs a total of 44 people at its corporate office in
Toronto and at the project site. The Company is expected to employ
approximately 1,000 people during the construction phase and over 500
people during the mine operation. With the Company's rapid growth, the
Company has recently opened an office in Cochrane, Ontario and is
relocating its corporate office in Toronto, Ontario. Effective June 1,
2010, Detour Gold's corporate office will be located at:
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower
200 Bay Street, Suite 2200, Box 23
Toronto, ON, M5J 2J1
Detour Gold welcomes the following professionals to our growing mine
development team under the leadership of Mr. Pierre Beaudoin, Senior
Vice President Capital Projects:
Greg Miazga (P.Eng.), Director, Construction and Engineering
Mr. Miazga brings over 30 years of progressive experience in
construction engineering and development management of large projects.
Prior to joining Detour Gold, Mr. Miazga spent the last five years with
AMEC Americas Ltd. managing engineering and construction programs for
potash expansion programs in Saskatchewan. He also worked 16 years with
Kilborn Inc./SNC Lavalin Engineers and Constructors, Inc. as area
manager/field engineer for Voisey's Bay nickel mine, Diavik diamond
mine, Dukat silver project (Russia), and Kumtor gold mine (Kyrgyzstan).
Sheldon Rachuk, Director, Procurement, Contracts and Logistics
Mr. Rachuk brings over 30 years of professional procurement and
logistics experience supporting mine construction and operations. Most
recently, Mr. Rachuk consulted for IAMGOLD Corporation, De Beers Canada
Inc, and AMEC Americas and in strategic management roles with
responsibility for construction planning and execution and operations
readiness. He spent 13 years with Cambior Inc. at their Guyana Shield
operations where he managed the purchasing and logistics functions to
support project construction/operations.
Jim Robertson, P.Eng., Director, Environment and Sustainability
Mr. Robertson is an environmental engineer with 34 years of experience
in the mining industry. He will be responsible for integrating proactive
environmental management and sustainability initiatives and supporting
the permitting and approvals for the development of the project. Mr.
Robertson held senior positions with Barrick Gold Corporation and Placer
Dome Inc. where he managed the permitting process and community
consultation for development projects and developed corporate governance
programs for environment and sustainability. Prior, he spent 14 years
with Teck Corporation where he permitted new mines and expansions and
assisted in the design of tailings and water management facilities.
Rachel Pineault, Director, Human Resources and Aboriginal Affairs
Mrs. Pineault is a human resources professional with over 18 years of
experience. She will be taking the leadership role for developing and
implementing human resources corporate policies and procedures to
maximize employment and training for the local aboriginal communities.
She worked in Canada for a number of remote mining projects and was
instrumental in implementing employment/training policies and
procedures, which included the participation of aboriginal communities.
Prior to joining Detour Gold, she spent six years at De Beers' Victor
diamond mine in Ontario where she also developed a sustainable business
model to bring long-term benefits to the local aboriginal communities,
including training and educational programs.
About Detour Gold
Detour Gold is a Canadian gold exploration and development company whose
primary focus is to advance the development of its flagship Detour Lake
gold project located in northeastern Ontario towards production.
For information on joining Detour Gold's team, please visit:
http://www.detourgold.com or email your resume to hr@detourgold.com.
For further information, please contact:
Gerald Panneton, President and CEO
Tel: (416) 304.0800
Laurie Gaborit, Director Investor Relations
Tel: (416) 304.0581
Detour Gold Corporation, Royal Bank Plaza, North Tower, 200 Bay Street,
Suite 2040, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J1.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains certain forward-looking information as
defined in applicable securities laws (referred to herein as
"forward-looking statements"). Specifically, this press release
contains forward-looking statements regarding the advancement of the
Detour Lake project and the expected number of employees during the
construction and mining phases. Forward-looking statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are beyond
Detour Gold's ability to predict or control and may cause Detour Gold's
actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different
from any of its future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, but are not limited to, gold price volatility,
changes in debt and equity markets, the uncertainties involved in
interpreting geological data, increases in costs, environmental
compliance and changes in environmental legislation and regulation,
interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, general economic
conditions and other risks involved in the gold exploration and
development industry, as well as those risk factors discussed in the
section entitled "Description of Business - Risk Factors" in Detour
Gold's 2009 annual information form. Such forward-looking statements are
also based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect,
including, but not limited to, assumptions about the following: the
availability of financing for exploration and development activities;
the estimated timeline for the development of the Project; the supply
and demand for, and the level and volatility of the price of, gold; the
accuracy of reserve and resource estimates and the assumptions on which
the reserve and resource estimates are based; the receipt of necessary
permits; market competition; ongoing relations with employees and local
communities; and general business and economic conditions. Accordingly,
readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Detour Gold undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise
revise any forward-looking statements contained herein whether as a
result of new information or future events or otherwise, except as may
be required by law.
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