Asia Gold Appoints Richard Gosse Vice President, Exploration.Business Editors VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2004 David C. Owens, President of Asia Gold Corp. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension VENTURE: ASG ASG Assign ASG Allen Systems Group (Naples, FL) ASG Abu Sayyaf Group (terrorist group) ASG Associated Student Government ASG Area Support Group ASG Adaptive Services Grid ASG Assistant Secretary General ), is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Gosse as Vice President, Exploration, effective 1 February 2004. Mr. Gosse has 22 years of international experience in mineral exploration, including 10 years in Asia. Prior to joining Asia Gold, Mr. Gosse held senior exploration management positions with Anglo American plc Anglo American plc (LSE: AAL, JSE: ANGLO) is a world-wide group of companies, originally founded in South Africa as a mining enterprise but now extending into other areas. Natural resources remains the focus of its operations. and BHP-Billiton in China and India. He holds a B.Sc. Hons. in Geology from Queen's University, Canada, and a M.Sc. in Mineral Exploration from the Royal School of Mines, London, UK. Asia Gold has also agreed to issue Mr. Gosse options to purchase up to 100,000 common shares at a price of $3.00 per share for a term of five years, expiring on 31 January 2009. The foregoing is subject to TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. approval. Asia Gold completed an Initial Public Offering in December 2003. The company has 14.62 million common shares issued and outstanding. Ivanhoe Mines (IVN IVN Interactive Video Network IVN Intravenous IVN Internationale Vereniging voor Neerlandistiek IVN Intravenous Nutrition IVN Integrated Voice Network IVN Intervening Networks IVN in Vehicle Network :TSX and HUGO:NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on ) owns approximately 51.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Asia Gold. Forward-Looking Statements: Statements in this release that are forward-looking statements, including the planned exploration of mineral projects in Mongolia, are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the company's periodic filings with Canadian securities regulators. Such information contained herein represents management's best judgment as of the date hereof based on information currently available. The company does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy or this release. |
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