Virginia Wins the Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year 2006 Award.QUEBEC CITY, Quebec -- Virginia Gold Mines Inc.(TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :VIA) is pleased to announce that it was awarded the title Prospector of the Year 2006 during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC PDAC Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada PDAC Poly (Diallyldimethylammonium Chloride) PDAC Power Dynamics Awareness Committee (Pomona College) PDAC Plan, Do, Act, Check ) convention in Toronto. The Bill Dennis Bill Dennis is a former NASCAR driver. He made his debut at age 26 at the 1962 Capital City 300 in the#98 and finished 15th. After a couple of part-time runs, he attempted a full-time schedule in 1970, winning Rookie of the Year with Donlavey Racing. Prospector of the Year Award recognizes finders of a significant mineral discovery. The PDAC honoured Virginia Gold Mines Inc. team, represented by Andre Gaumond, Paul Archer, Alain Cayer, and Jean-Francois Ouellette, for the discovery of several gold deposits on the company's Eleonore property in the James Bay James Bay, shallow southern arm of Hudson Bay, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 140 mi (230 km) wide, E central Canada, in Nunavut Territory between Ont. and Que. Numerous rivers flow into the bay; many of these have been developed for hydroelectric power in Quebec (see area of Quebec. The discoveries were made through grassroot exploration and prospecting. One of the discoveries, the Roberto zone, has quickly developed into a significant and important new gold deposit. The discovery, along with the other gold prospects discovered by Virginia Gold in the area, shows promise of being Canada's newest gold camp. Virginia is proud of this honour Honour or honor (see spelling differences), is the evaluation of a person’s trustworthiness and social status based on that individual's espousals and actions. considered as one of the most prestigious in Canada mining community and certainly one of the most prestigious in the world. "The prospector of the year award is like the Oscar of mining exploration." We would like to take this opportunity to thank all partners and people who gave Virginia their support and congratulate Virginia's team for making this a success. This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties include those described from time to time in Virginia's periodic reports including the annual report on Form 40-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Virginia undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact. 2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events Virginia Gold Mines Inc. (TSX:VIA) |
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