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FIRE RIVER GOLD CORP. COMPLETES ANNUAL MEETING AND ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS, NEW CFO APPOINTED
09/25/2009 [ACCESSWIRE]
September 25, 2009. Vancouver, BC - Fire River Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "FAU") (FAU - CNSX) announces that 77.15% of the 15,007,145 common shares issued and outstanding were voted at the Company's recently completed Annual General and Special Meeting held on Tuesday September 22, 2009. Of the 77.15% of the common shares that were voted at the meeting, the following results were obtained:
Votes received by the shareholders of the Company were 100% in favour to set the number of directors at four and to appoint Harry Barr, Linda Holmes, Spiros Cacos and Kevin Lawrence as directors for the ensuing year.
James Stafford, Inc., Chartered Accountants were re-appointed the auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, and the directors were authorized to fix their remuneration by votes received of 100%.
The Company received approval for the 2009 Stock Option Plan as outlined in the Company's information circular by receiving disinterested shareholder votes in excess of 69%.
The Company was authorized to proceed with the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Mystery Creek Resources Inc. which will be a wholly owned Alaskan subsidiary of FAU and controls the Nixon Fork Gold Mine located in Central Alaska, as outlined in the information circular by receiving disinterested shareholder votes of 100%.
Management of Fire River Gold Corp. would like to thank the shareholders for their continued support.
In addition, the Company would like to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert Guanzon as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Guanzon has been in the field of accounting for more than 20 years. He has been involved in the financial reporting of pharmaceutical manufacturing, research & development, real estate/property management and project building construction. He holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting and received his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation from the Philippines. Mr. Guanzon replaces Ms. Charlotte Brown as Chief Financial Officer.
About Fire River Gold Corp.
Fire River Gold Corp. (FAU) completed its IPO at the end of May 2009. FAU is the newest member of the International Metals Group (IMG) and will have access to a well established team with over 100 years of experience working in Alaska. The primary focus of FAU is the exploration and development of gold projects in North America.
Nixon Fork Property
Highlights about Nixon Fork Gold Project
- .Turn key mining operation
- .Mine fully permitted and bonded
- .Multi million dollar expenditures to date on equipment and facilities
The recently acquired Nixon Fork Gold Mine in Alaska has the potential to be a near term gold producer.
For further information, please refer to FAU's news releases dated August 13, 2009 and June 29, 2009.
A budget of CDN$1.25 million has been allocated with the objective of conducting a re‐evaluation of mine reserves/resources, metallurgy, tailings production scenarios, financial analysis and update on the exploration plan going forward.
Golden Zone Property
In an effort to continue to add to the Company's overall gold ounce bank and development schedule, on August 19, 2009, FAU announced an option to acquire 100% of the Golden Zone project. The project is located 240 km north of Anchorage, Alaska on the south flank of the Alaska Range and is road accessible.
A US$250,000 2009 program is in progress and will consist of a trenching and mapping program that will assay for gold silver and copper, a trenching program is in progress to test the southern extension of the Breccia Pipe mineralized zone. The Golden Zone has a NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource containing a measured and indicated resource of approximately 3.09 million tons grading 0.082 ounces per ton (opt) gold (2.81 g/t) using a cut-off grade of 0.03 opt gold (1.03 g/t) for a total of 259,940 ounces with 7.61 million pounds of copper and 1.39 million ounces of silver. The US$250,000 2009 program is progress
For further information on the Golden Zone Project, please refer to FAU's news release dated August 19, 2009,
Draken Property
FAU has commenced with an initial Phase I work program consisting of surface exploration program, detailed rock sampling, mapping, rock chip sampling and metallic sieve analysis on selected samples and is continuing to move forward with the Phase I exploration on its 100% owned Draken Project.
Please click HERE for further information on the Draken Property.
Kansas Creek Property
Management is currently re-evaluating the data on the Kansas Creek Property with the objective of outlining a Phase I exploration program. Management expects to have recommendations and the commencement of Phase I exploration program for the spring of 2010.
For further information on the Kansas Creek Property, please refer to FAU's news release dated June 19, 2009
The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release
Further Information: Tel: +1.604.685.1870 Fax: +1.604.685.8045
Email: info@pfncapital.com, or visit www.pfncapital.com
2303 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6M 2A3
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Harry Barr
President & CEO
Disclaimer: This news release may contain certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein are forward-looking statements that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time with The Toronto Stock Exchange, British Columbia Securities Commission and the United States Securities & Exchange Commission.
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