Oceanagold Appoints Vice President Of Exploration
(MELBOURNE) OceanaGold Corporation (ASX: OGC, TSX: OGC, NZX: OGC) (“the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment
of Dr. Michael Roache as Vice President, Exploration. Dr. Roache will be part of the senior executive team and will
oversee all aspects of exploration for the Company with a near-term focus on New Zealand and the Philippines.
Dr. Roache is an industry veteran with over 23 years experience throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand focusing on
gold exploration and discovery. Previously with Metex Resources, Delta Gold and AngloGold, Michael led the exploration
team at OceanaGold until late 2007 when he temporarily left the minerals industry. His experience crosses over a wide
range of gold deposit styles, including extensive porphyry experience in Asia. He holds a PhD in Economic Geology from
the University of Tasmania and is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG).
Jim Askew, Executive Chairman commented “We are delighted to have Michael join the team and engage on our extensive
suite of mineral tenements in New Zealand and the Philippines. The exploration program in New Zealand has already
delivered significant increases in resources and reserves over the past 18 months and Michael will provide added
expertise to these programs. In the Philippines, OceanaGold has gold-copper prospects immediately adjacent to the
Didipio project and extensive exploration tenements prospective for gold-copper porphyries spread across the Philippines
archipelago; Michaels’ expertise in porphyries and previous experience specific to these assets will translate into a
running start to gear up our exploration program in the country.”
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