2019 News

TORONTO, Ontario (February 28, 2019) – Pelangio Exploration Inc. (PX:TSX-V; OTC PINK:PGXPF) (“Pelangio” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of J.C. St-Amour to the Board of Directors.

Mr. St-Amour is a bilingual investment banker and corporate executive with over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and managing corporate relationships.  J.C. is a Chartered Financial Analyst with strengths and expertise in financial and investment analysis, asset valuation, due diligence, and managing financing and M&A processes, particularly where they apply to the resource sector. During his career, J.C. has held the roles of Director, Investment Banking and member of the Executive Committee with Fraser Mackenzie Limited; Vice President, Investment Banking at Blackmont Capital Inc.; and Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer at Rio Narcea Gold Mines Ltd.

Ingrid Hibbard, Pelangio’s President and CEO stated, “We are very pleased to welcome J.C. to Pelangio’s Board of Directors. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in the resource industry and will be a great asset to Pelangio as we move forward. We very much look forward to having J.C. as a member of our growing team.”

Ms. Hibbard continues, “We also wish to thank, with gratitude, the vast contributions made by Mr. Ian Shaw, who has stood as an independent director of the Company since February 2008 and has provided immeasurable financial management advice over the years. While Ian is stepping down from the Board of Directors to pursue personal endeavours, we are extremely pleased that he will continue to provide advice to Pelangio as a member of its advisory committee.”

The Board of Directors has approved a total of 65,000 incentive stock options exercisable at $0.32 per share to be granted to Mr. St-Amour.  In addition, the Board of Directors has approved the grant of a total of 60,000 incentive stock options also exercisable at $0.32 per share to 3 employees and consultants of Pelangio. All of the above options are exercisable for a period of five years in accordance with the terms of Pelangio’s Stock Option Plan and are subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Pelangio
Pelangio acquires and explores large land packages in world-class gold belts in Canada and Ghana, West Africa. In Canada, the Company is focusing on the Dome West property located 800 metres from the Dome Mine in Timmins, the 25 km2 Birch Lake Property located in the Red Lake Mining District and the Dalton Property located 1.5 km from the Hollinger Mine in Timmins. In Ghana, the Company is focusing on two 100% owned camp-sized properties: the 100 km2 Manfo Property, the site of seven recent near-surface gold discoveries, and the 284 km2 Obuasi Property, located 4 km on strike and adjacent to AngloGold Ashanti’s prolific high-grade Obuasi Mine. Ghana is an English- speaking, common law jurisdiction that is consistently ranked amongst the most favourable mining jurisdictions in Africa.

For additional information, please visit our website at www.pelangio.com, or contact:
Ingrid Hibbard, President and CEO
Tel: 905-336-3828 / Toll-free: 1-877-746-1632 / Email: info@pelangio.com

Forward Looking Statements
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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 release.


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