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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Golden Harp Resources Appoints John Kerr To The Board
Vancouver, BC - Wednesday, August 5, 2009 - Golden Harp Resources Inc. (GHR:TSXV) today announced that Mr. John R. Kerr, P. Eng., Geologist, of Vancouver, BC, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors, effective immediately.
John has 45 years experience in all aspects of the mineral exploration industry. He obtained his BASc. in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 1964. He worked as an exploration geologist in all areas of Canada through his early career in the 1960s. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he initiated a consulting business out of Kamloops, BC, participating in exploration programs in several of the famous mining camps of North America. In 1984 he moved to Vancouver to assume the role of managing director of several junior mining companies.
John has experience in the recognition and identification of mineral potential in a diversified field of geological environments. His expertise includes epithermal and sedex-hosted precious metal deposits in the southwest United States, strata controlled gold and porphyry copper/gold/molybdenum deposits of the Canadian Cordillera, and VMS deposits in all areas of North America. Successful ventures include recognition and discovery of the Santa Fe gold mine in 1974, identification of the Calvada gold mine in 1979 and discovery of the Mindora gold/silver deposit in 1981, all located in Nevada. He is also credited with early identification of two VMS deposits at the Rambler Mine in Newfoundland in1967, and recognition of the Frasergold strata controlled gold deposit in British Columbia in 1979. John maintains a geological consulting practice out of Vancouver, B.C. with projects located in all areas of North America. He is currently a director of Quaterra Resources Inc., Pacific Coast Nickel Corp., and Queensgate Resources Corp.
"John's technical knowledge and extensive field experience through all stages of exploration, resource management and development combined with his familiarity in the board room and extensive relationship base in the industry will be a great asset to Golden Harp. We welcome John's contribution," said Natasha Blackburn, CEO.
"I commenced my career in 1964 in Northern Ontario, being based in Timmins" Kerr stated. "The Canadian Shield is very near to my heart. I can provide valuable input to ongoing work programs on the Company's Copper Hill project and am excited to be included with the Golden Harp team" he added.
"With the addition of both John Kerr and Paul Sarjeant, the Company has fulfilled its objective of adding significant technical depth to the team. Their involvement will be invaluable to our technical staff in evaluating our Copper Hill gold project as well as enabling us to quickly and efficiently evaluate new opportunities as the Company pursues its corporate strategy," added Ms. Blackburn.
About Golden Harp
Golden Harp Resources Inc. is a Canadian mineral exploration company. Its 145 square km, Copper Hill gold and base metal project is located 100 kilometres south of Timmins, along Highway 560 between Shining Tree and Gowganda, Northern Ontario. The property, situated along the projected western extension of the Cadillac Larder Lake Break in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, hosts several gold zones in a variety of geological settings; a copper zone; and large portions of the property remain to be evaluated. The Company recently optioned a portion of its claim units (the Block A Property) to Benton Resources Corp. who have been actively exploring and drilling. The Company has 24,673,042 shares outstanding.
For further information about Golden Harp Resources Inc., please visit our website at www.goldenharpresources.com or contact:
Natasha Blackburn, President and CEO
Tel: 604-688-4277
Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, which are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainness and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may vary, and future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements cannot be guaranteed.
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