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Golden Phoenix Alert
Sparks, NV, April 19, 2011
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Golden Phoenix Joint Venture Partner Scorpio Gold Appoints Mine Manager for the
Mineral Ridge Gold Deposit in Nevada
SPARKS, NV, APRIL 19, 2011 - Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC
Bulletin Board: GPXM) is pleased to announce that its joint venture partner Scorpio
Gold Corp. ("Scorpio Gold") has appointed James (Jim) W. Ashton, PEng, as mine manager
at the Mineral Ridge gold deposit, Nevada, where the Company maintains a thirty
percent (30%) interest via its membership interest in Mineral Ridge Gold, LLC; the
joint venture entity that owns and operates the Mineral Ridge property with Scorpio
Gold, effective immediately.
Mr. Ashton holds a Bachelor of Science in Mine Engineering from the Mackay School
of Mines, University of Nevada, and is a Registered Professional Engineer with the
State of Nevada.
Peter J. Hawley, President & CEO of Scorpio Gold reports, "Jim brings more than
26 years of experience in open pit mining, pit design, optimization and reserve
estimation to the Mineral Ridge gold project, where he will oversee all mining operations
and future planning, development and extraction of mineralization beyond the existing
open-pits. Jim is an excellent addition to the Scorpio Gold team as we enter into
production at Mineral Ridge and advance through the next significant stage of growth
for the Company."
Mr. Ashton began his career in 1984 as an engineer with Tenneco Minerals Company
at the 40,000 tons per day (TPD) Borealis open-pit, heap leach gold mining operation
in Nevada, where in 1986 he became the Senior Engineer under Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
In 1990, he took a position as Senior Mine Engineer/Compliance Specialist for Meridian
Gold's 60,000 TPD open-pit operation at the Royal Mountain King Mine, California.
In 1993, Jim joined Phelps Dodge Corporation as Mine Planning Engineer at the 325,000
TPD open-pit Chino copper mine in New Mexico. Late in 1994, Jim became Mine Superintendent
at Kinross Candelaria Mining Co.'s 100,000 TPD heap leach Candelaria silver mine
in Nevada. In 1996 he joined Fronteer Gold/New West Gold/Western States Minerals
as a project engineer in Reno, Nevada, and in 2010 he became Chief Engineer for
Fronteer Gold's Northumberland Project, Nevada, where he was responsible for all
engineering and construction, bulk sampling and set up for underground mining until
the April 6, 2011 acquisition of Fronteer Gold by Newmont Mining Corp.
Mr. Peter J. Hawley, PGeo, is Scorpio Gold's Qualified Person and CEO for the various
Scorpio Gold projects. Mr. Hawley is responsible for the current exploration and
development program at Mineral Ridge.
Please visit the Golden Phoenix website at: www.golden-phoenix.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=xixgyxdab&et=1105217675949&s=380&e=001mrEM_fytkyEAA-WON2GuzNLovlwilcE4corvEeaM-byEKcE1j87mKe5IEe6qkBBj8jd_sR-0agH7lBuoIekT2DowY_R2RFveJDdpM9qObsGuj9taJ-TFDA==].
About Golden Phoenix: Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. is a Nevada-based mining company
whose focus is Royalty Mining in the Americas. Golden Phoenix is committed to delivering
shareholder value by identifying, acquiring, developing and joint venturing gold,
silver and strategic metal deposits throughout North, South and Central America.
Golden Phoenix owns, has an interest in, or has entered into agreements with respect
to mineral properties located in the United States, Canada and Peru including its
30% interest in the Mineral Ridge gold project near Silver Peak, Nevada.
Source:
Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc.
For More Information Contact:
Robert Ian, Director of Corporate Communications (775) 453-4741
robertian@golden-phoenix.com [mailto:robertian@golden-phoenix.com]
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Forward Looking Statements: Information contained herein regarding optimism related
to the business, expanding exploration, development activities and other such statements
are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. While Golden
Phoenix believes such statements are reasonable, they are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about the Company's business and are not guarantees of
future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult
to predict. Actual results could vary materially from the description contained
herein due to many factors including continued market prices for the Company's mineral
products, domestic and international business and economic conditions, and other
risk factors listed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings
under "risk factors" and elsewhere. The Company does not undertake any obligation
to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date of this press release.
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Golden Phoenix Minerals Inc. | 1675 E. Prater Way, Suite 102 | Sparks | NV | 89434
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Scorpio Gold Corp.
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CODE : SGN.V |
ISIN : CA80918M1041 |
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Scorpio Gold is a gold exploration company based in Canada. Its main asset in development is MINERAL RIDGE MINE in USA and its main exploration properties are COCHRANE HILL, CARIBOU GOLD MINE, LAC ARSENAULT and MINERAL RIDGE in Canada. Scorpio Gold is listed in Canada. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 15.0 millions as of today (US$ 11.1 millions, € 9.9 millions). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on March 12, 2010 at CA$ 1.12, and its lowest recent point on December 07, 2018 at CA$ 0.01. Scorpio Gold has 124 950 000 shares outstanding. |