West Kirkland Welcomes BC's Former Finance Minister, Kevin Falcon to its Board
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/14/13 -- West Kirkland Mining Inc. "WKM" (TSX VENTURE: WKM) is pleased to announce that Mr. Kevin Falcon has joined the Board of Directors of the Company effective June 13, 2013.
R. Michael Jones said, "We are very pleased that Kevin Falcon has accepted our offer to join the Board as an independent director. Kevin has extensive senior executive experience at the highest levels in the Government of British Columbia and was widely viewed as a highly capable Minister of multiple senior portfolios. With his reputation for accomplishment and strong communication and leadership attributes, I look forward to working with him as a Board member."
Prior to joining West Kirkland, Mr. Falcon served as the Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier of British Columbia. His extensive outreach to world capital markets following the global economic downturn, coupled with his introduction of a fiscally responsible budget, resulted in the re-affirmation of BC's Triple A credit rating. As one of BC's longest serving Ministers of Transportation, he oversaw the largest capital investment program in BC history, including the Sea to Sky highway, Canada Line rapid transit project, Kicking Horse and Port Mann bridges, to name a few. Most recently, he has been hired as Executive Vice President of Anthem Capital Corporation. Mr. Falcon is a recipient of both the Queen's Diamond and Golden Jubilee medals for his public service. Mr. Falcon received a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University and completed the Real Estate Mortgage and Licensing program from the Faculty of Commerce at UBC.
West Kirkland Mining is working on a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) of the TUG gold deposit in Utah. The next steps for West Kirkland include permitting work with the State and Federal regulators, engineering, and planning on financing and infrastructure for project. The results of the PEA being completed by independent engineering firm RPA are expected shortly.
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This press release contains forward-looking information or forward looking statements (collectively "forward-looking information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such information includes, without limitation, information regarding proposed exploration activities. Although the Company believes that such information is reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information is typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions investors that any forward-looking information provided by the Company is not a guarantee of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking information as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the state of the financial markets for the Company's equity securities, the state of the market for gold or other minerals that may be produced generally, recent market volatility; variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, the Company's ability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies and other risks associated with the exploration and development of mineral properties. The reader is referred to the Company's public filings for a more complete discussion of such risk factors and their potential effects which may be accessed through the Company's profile on SEDAR at .
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R. Michael Jones
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West Kirkland Mining Inc.
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West Kirkland Mining Inc.
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(604) 685-8311
(604) 484-4710 (FAX)
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