- NSJ Gold Corp. (NSJ) appoints Richard Kern as Vice President of Exploration
- Richard Kern, B.Sc., M.Sc., P. Geo., is a professional Geologist with over 35 years of experience in base and precious metal exploration
- Kern has held positions with several major mining companies before starting his own company
- NSJ has granted 150,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.30 per share for a period of 5 years from the date of the grant
- NSJ Gold Corp. (NSJ) is in the grey and is trading at C$0.30 at 1:01 pm ET
NSJ Gold Corp. ( NSJ) has appointed Richard Kern, B.Sc., M.Sc., P. Geo., as Vice President of Exploration.
Richard Kern, B.Sc., M.Sc., P. Geo., is a professional Geologist with over 35 years’ experience in base and precious metal exploration in the United States, Central America, South America, and Australia.
Before forming Great Basin Resources Inc., Kern co-founded MinQuest Inc. in 1998 and managed significant gold discoveries at Fire Creek and Longstreet, Nevada and Moss, Arizona.
Kern discovered the Moss Mine, which is currently the largest pure gold and silver producing mine in Arizona, owned by Northern Vertex Mining Corp. Kern has held positions with several major mining companies before starting his own company.
He has had field, executive, and management level positions in North Mining, Homestake Mining Company, and Superior Oil. He has been involved in major mineral discoveries in the Western United States and Australia.
He has a Master’s of Science Degree in Geology from Idaho State University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from Montana State University. Kern is a qualified person under NI 43-101 reporting standards.
Jag Sandhu, CEO and President of NSJ, commented: “We are delighted to have Richard join our executive team. Richard has tremendous experience in the western United States finding and developing mining projects.”
“With his knowledge and experience, Richard will be an invaluable member of our team and instrumental in developing our company as we move forward developing our Golden Hills project in Arizona,” concluded Sandhu.
Richard Kern stated, “I am happy to join the NSJ team focused on making new gold discoveries in the western United States. I believe gold will continue to be in favour as countries continue their massive deficit spending.”
NSJ has granted 150,000 stock options at an exercise price of $0.30 per share for a period of 5 years from the date of the grant.
NSJ holds an option to acquire a 100 per cent interest in the Golden Hills Project in Arizona, USA, subject to a 3 per cent net smelter returns royalty.
The Property consists of 7 patented claims and 94 unpatented mining claims covering a total of 1,970 acres.
NSJ Gold Corp. (NSJ) is in the grey and is trading at C$0.30 at 1:01 pm ET.
