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Stonegate Agricom Appoints Vice Presidents of Exploration and Investor Relations
Toronto, ON - June 15, 2010 - Stonegate Agricom Ltd. ("Company") (TSX: ST) today announced the appointment of Michelle Stone, Ph.D., P.Geo as Vice President of Exploration and Wayne Cheveldayoff as Vice President of Investor Relations.
“We are pleased to have attracted Michelle and Wayne to assume important roles in the future development of the Company. Michelle will be responsible for the definition and exploration drilling we are planning for both the Mantaro and Paris Hills phosphate projects and Wayne will be focused on broadening investor awareness of the great potential of these projects to enhance value for shareholders,” said Mark Ashcroft, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Stone, who has a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Western Australia, brings over sixteen years of exploration and mining experience to the Company, including industrial minerals and base and precious metals in Australia and North and South America. She has been involved in the advancement of projects from exploration through to the production stage, and has held positions with major international and Canadian-based junior exploration and mining companies. She most recently served as an independent consultant.
Mr. Cheveldayoff has been Director of Investor Relations for Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. since January 2007. He previously was Senior Associate with Toronto-based investor relations agency Wertheim + Co. from 2001 to 2007 and has extensive experience in the investment and media industries, having served as an investment advisor with RBC Investment, an institutional bond salesman with CIBC World Markets, and a financial journalist with the Globe and Mail.
About Stonegate Agricom
Stonegate Agricom Ltd., which is actively engaged in acquiring and developing agricultural nutrient projects, is currently focused on the development of two potentially world-class, long-life phosphate deposits, the Mantaro Phosphate Project located in Peru and the Paris Hills Phosphate project located in Idaho. Stonegate is confident that the two deposits have sufficient size and grade and are in the right locations to become strategic, cost-effective sources of phosphate supply for major fertilizer producers. The Company intends to conduct definition and exploration drilling to confirm and expand estimates of NI 43-101 compliant mineral resources and reserves in the deposits and then complete feasibility studies leading to a decision to proceed with extracting and processing the phosphate. More information is available at www.stonegateagricom.com. |
