Tembo Gold Hires Exploration Manager for Tembo Gold Project
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 10, 2012 (Menafn - MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Tembo Gold Corp. (frankfurt:T23) ("Tembo" or the"Company") is pleased to announce that Peter Haworth, a highlyexperienced exploration and mining geologist with considerableAfrican exploration and project management experience, has beenappointed as Exploration Manager. Peter will be based in Tanzaniawhere Tembo is undertaking an extensive Phase 1, 90,000 meterdrilling program on the Tembo Gold Project. Peter has a BSc(Engineering) (Mining Geology) from University of the Witwatersrandand a Master of Business Leadership from the University of SouthAfrica, and boasts a Mine Managers Certificate of Competency in SouthAfrica. In addition to broad geological experience in a number ofcommodities, Peter, most importantly, spent nine years in theBarberton Mountain Land of South Africa, host to greenstone goldmineralization and with a long history of operating mines. Followingthat, for two years Peter was exploration manager West Africa forAvgold Limited, managing gold exploration programs in Burkina Faso,Ghana and Senegal. Most recently Peter was with Metorex Ltd andmanaged large exploration drilling programs in the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo and has gained extensive experience in both RCand diamond drilling.
David Scott, President & CEO stated "We are extremely pleased thatPeter has accepted our offer to lead our exploration efforts inTanzania and know that he will form an invaluable member of ourexploration team. With five drill rigs currently turning and threemore scheduled to be mobilized in the next couple of weeks, hisexperience and leadership will be important in our maintaining focusand ensuring consistent standards of geological inputs andunderstanding."
About Tembo Gold Corp.
Tembo Gold is a Canadian public company listed on the TSX VentureExchange ("TSX-V") under the symbol TEM. The Company currently has100% interest in the Tembo Gold Project which is located adjacent toAfrican Barrick's 20Moz Bulyanhulu Mine in the prolific Lake VictoriaGreenstone belt in Tanzania. Our focus is the discovery anddevelopment of world-class gold projects in Africa. The company hasassembled a highly experienced team with a proven history ofdeveloping, financing, and operating mining projects in Africa. Withapproximately 13 million in the Treasury, the Company's explorationstrategy is to discover mineral resources as well as continue to lookfor additional opportunities that can bring value to the Company andshareholders.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of Tembo, David Scott, President& CEO
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Tembo Gold Corp.
Marc Cernovitch
Director & VP Business Development
416.619.9010
mcernovitch@tembogold.com
www.tembogold.com
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