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Thursday,
November 01, 2007
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TSX
Venture Exchange: EMR
OTC Bulletin Board: EGMCF
Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EML
U.S. 20-F Registration: 000-51411
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Emgold Mining Announces The Appointment Of
President And Chief Operating Officer
Emgold Mining Corporation (EMR-TSX Venture) (the "Company"
or "Emgold") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. David
G. Watkinson, P. Eng., to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Watkinson
also has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Emgold, in
addition to his continuing role as President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Idaho-Maryland Mining Company. Mr.
Watkinson will be primarily responsible for securing the Conditional Mine
Use Permit (CMUP) for the Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine, located in Grass
Valley, California, as well as continued analysis and geologic modelling,
preliminary mine planning and the day to day operations of the Company. Mr.
Watkinson currently lives in Grass Valley as an integral member of the
community and will continue to be Emgold's chief spokesperson for all
permitting, community relations and operational matters.
Mr. Watkinson brings over 20 years of professional engineering experience
in underground and open pit mine development, including mine permitting,
engineering, feasibility, construction and operations to Emgold. In
addition, he has extensive experience in project management, having taken
projects from grass roots to start-up to successful operations. He holds a B.Sc.
in Applied Science, Mining Engineering, from Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario (1985) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the
province of Ontario. Mr. Watkinson has been responsible for management of
large capital projects and operations in Canada, the United States and the
Philippines. He has held progressively senior positions with Placer Dome
Inc., Kinross Gold Corporation, Thyssen Mining Construction and Vulcan
Materials Company.
"We are very pleased that Dave has agreed to serve as President and
COO of Emgold," stated Ken Yurichuk and Sargent Berner, Co-Executive
Chairmen of Emgold. "Dave has successfully advanced the process of
permitting the Idaho-Maryland Mine while building on the Company's good
relationship with the community of Grass Valley, and his primary focus over
the coming year will be to manage the completion of the permitting process.
We continue to believe that the grant of the CMUP will help unlock the
underlying value of the Idaho-Maryland Mine for Emgold's shareholders."
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Sargent H. Berner
Co-Executive Chairman
For further information please contact:
Michael O'Connor, Manager, Investor Relations
Tel: (604) 687-4622 Fax: (604) 687-4212
Email: info@emgold.com
No regulatory authority has approved
or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
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