Sitka Gold Appoints Gilles Dessureau as Vice President of Exploration and Strengthens Its Technical Advisory Team

Core Viewpoint - Sitka Gold Corp. has appointed Gilles Dessureau as Vice President of Exploration, succeeding Greg Dawson, who will transition to Senior Technical Advisor. The company is also enhancing its technical advisory team with the addition of Brad Thrall as a metallurgical advisor [1][4][8]. Group 1: Leadership Changes - Gilles Dessureau has been promoted from Senior Project Manager at the RC Gold Project to Vice President of Exploration, bringing over 20 years of experience in mineral exploration [2][4]. - Greg Dawson will remain a Director and take on the role of Senior Technical Advisor, continuing to provide oversight on exploration programs [6][7]. Group 2: Project Highlights - The RC Gold Project has a mineral resource estimate of 1.3 million ounces of gold indicated and 1.5 million ounces inferred, supported by a technical report prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 standards [2][3]. - The project consists of a 431 square kilometer land package located in Yukon's Tombstone Gold Belt, strategically positioned between the Eagle Gold Mine and the Brewery Creek Gold Mine [9]. Group 3: Technical Advisory Team - Brad Thrall, with over 35 years of experience in metallurgical engineering, joins the technical advisory team, bringing expertise from his previous roles, including co-founder and President of Alexco Resource Corp. [8][9]. - Thrall's experience with Yukon projects will aid in guiding metallurgical studies for the RC Gold Project [9]. Group 4: Exploration and Development - The RC Gold Project has two main zones: Blackjack and Eiger, with significant gold resources that are potentially open pit minable and amenable to heap leaching [10][11]. - A planned 30,000-meter diamond drilling program for 2025 is currently underway at the RC Gold Project [13].