WILSON NAMED VP OF EXPLORATION
Vancouver, BC Pinnacle is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey L. Wilson as Vice President of Exploration. Mr. Wilson will oversee the Company’s exploration activities in Mexico and Canada.
Mr. Wilson is a professional exploration geologist with over 30 years experience. He was the director of exploration for Echo Bay Exploration Inc. from 1987 to 1998 and was responsible for exploration programs resulting in the discovery of multiple gold deposits and reserves. Mr. Wilson has set up exploration offices in numerous foreign locales supervising and managing multiple geological teams and support staffs. He has been responsible for annual exploration budgets ranging from $3 to $10 million. Exploration teams under his direction have discovered and delineated reserves in the United States, Mexico and Central America.
To coincide with the addition of Mr. Wilson and to better exploit the particular talents of the Company’s management, Andrew Bowering has resigned as the Company’s CEO and President and has been appointed as Vice President of Finance. Paul Saxton will assume the position of CEO.
Pinnacle Mines Ltd. is a Canadian based mineral exploration company with assets in Canada and Mexico. In Canada, Pinnacle holds several properties in Northwestern British Columbia in close proximity to numerous past and producing mines including the Silbak-Premier Mine and Barrick Gold’s famed Eskay Creek Mine. In Mexico, Pinnacle has an option to acquire the Tuligtic property, a copper-gold target near Mexico City as well as an option to acquire the Rio Minas/La Calavera projects in the state of Oaxaca. Pinnacle currently has personnel actively working on these properties.
For further information about this news release contact Andrew Bowering, VP of Finance, or John Van Duzen at 604-688-7377 or visit Pinnacle’s website at www.pinnaclemines.com for further information.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“Paul Saxton”
Chief Executive Officer
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