Aquiline retains technical consultants for Calcatreu Gold Project
Trading on TSX Venture Symbol: AQI
TORONTO, Sept. 18 /CNW/ - Mr. Marc Henderson, President and CEO, of Aquiline Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that Mr. Kevin Bullock, P.Eng. has been retained to provide consulting services to the Corporation effective September 1, 2003. Mr. Bullock has held several senior positions in the mining industry and until recently was VP, Operations for Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. Kevin was instrumental in the reopening of the Macassa Gold Mine in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Mr. Bullock brings a wide knowledge base to Aquiline and has completed several projects in the mineral industry, both in North America and abroad, including projects in Mexico, Sweden, and West Africa, where he was Iamgold Corporation Ltd's General Manager. Throughout his career, Kevin has been involved in projects from inception through exploration to development and production and will immediately begin overseeing the technical operations of the Corporation. In connection with his appointment, the TSX Venture exchange has approved the issuance to Mr. Bullock of 150,000 Aquiline options at an exercise price of $0.87 per share. "I am pleased to be joining a company that is on the verge of transformation to ultimately becoming a producer," said Kevin Bullock. "The assets the company has are outstanding, and I look forward to helping develop them to their full potential." Aquiline further announces that it has retained the services of Estudios y Servicios Ambientales S.R.L ("Ambiental"), a Buenos Aries based environmental management firm. Ambiental's team of professionals are regarded as the in-country leaders in environmental management and have successfully completed major work contracts with numerous companies including AngloGold (Cerro Vanguardia Gold Mine) and for major government organizations such as the World Bank. Aquiline has signed a multi-phase work contract with Ambiental who will be responsible for all aspects of environmental management for the Calcatreu gold project. The initial phase of the contract includes the preparation of an environmental baseline study and this work will commence prior to the end of September, 2003. |