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TORONTO,
April 8, 2014 /CNW/ - Viking Gold
Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: VGC), the "Company" or "Viking Gold", is
pleased to announce that the Company's Board of Directors has
appointed three new directors. The newly appointed directors are
Messrs. Jonathan George,
John McCleery and Simon Meredith.
Biographies of Newly Appointed Directors
Mr. Jonathan George is a consulting
geologist and entrepreneur, involved in international mineral
exploration and development for over 25 years. Jonathan has
raised more than $60 million for
projects throughout the world. As the past President and CEO
of Alpha Minerals Inc. (formerly ESO Uranium), he was instrumental
in assembling one of the largest land packages in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Alpha and
its partner Fission Energy have recently made one of the most
significant uranium discoveries in recent history on their
Patterson Lake South joint venture.
Jonathan was the President and Co-founder of Creston Moly
Corp, which acquired Mexico's
largest molybdenum deposit. Creston merged with Mercator
Minerals in 2011 in a transaction valued at more than $176 million. Jonathan George is also a director of Tosca
Mining Corporation.
Mr. John McCleery
is a private businessman who has raised in excess of $50 million in capital for public companies in
various stages of development, exploration and commercialization.
For the last 25 years, John has been the catalyst for various
start-up companies and he has taken many private and public
businesses to full implementation and commercialization. John was a
founding director of Creston Moly Corp in 2000, growing the
business to develop the largest molybdenum deposit in all of
Mexico and facilitating a $40+
million financing to drive the business forward. More
recently, he participated in a multi-million dollar merger with
Tenajon Resources. John McCleery is
also the President & CEO and a director of Pedro Resources
Ltd.
Mr. Simon
Meredith, FCA-UK, is an experienced accounting executive
with more than 25 years of experience in strategic financial
management for multiple industries. Simon specializes in
working with venture companies listed on both the Toronto Venture
and Bermuda Exchanges. He understands acquisitions, mergers
and divestitures, banking and investor relations, and the creation
of sound financial infrastructures to support the ongoing movements
of emerging and established businesses alike. Simon Meredith
will assume the role of Chairman of the Company's Audit
Committee.
In connection with their appointment to Viking
Gold's Board of Directors, each of the new directors was
conditionally issued 250,000 common shares of the Company, subject
to receiving the required approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
Outgoing Directors
The Board has accepted the resignations of Messrs. David Brace, Garfield
Mitchell and Larry Smith and
wishes to thank these gentlemen for their many years of dedicated
service to Viking Gold.
About Viking Gold
Viking Gold Exploration Inc. is a gold-focused, Canadian mineral
exploration company. It is a reporting issuer in the
Provinces of Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, British
Columbia and Alberta.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
SOURCE Viking Gold Exploration Inc.