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Dayton Adds Two New Independent Directors VANCOUVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1998--Dayton Mining Corpor(TSE:DAY. - news; AMEX:DAY - news) Dayton Mining Corporation (AMEX:DAY - news; ''Dayton'') (AMEX, TSE: symbol DAY) is pleased to announce the addition of two new independent board members, Mr. Robert A. Fairweather and Mr. Herbert S. Gasser. Mr. Fairweather, based in Vancouver, is Senior Vice President in charge of British Columbia for Corporate Planning Associates, a financial and retirement counseling organization. He has twelve years of investment banking experience with Richardson Greenshields in Vancouver and Tokyo, and over fifteen years experience in Canadian diplomatic positions, including postings in Japan, Korea, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Mr. Fairweather is also currently Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade, Director of B.C. Hydro International, and on the Advisory Board of Reed Stenhouse. Mr. Gasser is a financial consultant based in Toronto with over twenty years experience as a banker, primarily with Swiss Bank Corporation in Toronto. He was also formerly President and CEO of St. Andrew Goldfields Limited, a junior gold mining company based in Toronto. Mr. David Jackson, Chairman of Blake, Cassels and Graydon, who continue as legal advisors to Dayton, has resigned from the board. Mr. Rex Outzen, Chief Operating Officer for Dayton, has also stepped down from the board to make room for the new independent directors. Mr. Outzen has also relinquished his position as President of Dayton to Roland Horst, who will continue as Chairman, President and CEO of Dayton. Dayton Mining Corporation holds a 100 percent interest in the Andacollo Gold Mine located in central Chile. The company trades on both the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) under the trading symbol DAY. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Dayton Mining Corporation Diane Thomas, 604/662-8383 dayton-mining.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More Quotes and News: Dayton Mining Corp (Toronto:DAY.TO - news; AMEX:DAY - news; Toronto:DAY.TO - news) Related News Categories: mining/metals