| June 12, 2008 |
| Paragon Appoints New Vice-President Exploration and Chief Financial Officer |
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 12, 2008) - Paragon Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:PGR) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Bruce E. Mitton, P. Geo. to the position of Vice-President Exploration and Tom R. Wilson, CA to the part-time position of Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Mitton is a professional geologist with over 23 years of experience with major and junior mining companies in managing and evaluating gold and base metal projects and new business opportunities throughout central and eastern Canada, as well as internationally. Bruce's areas of expertise include project evaluation and management from grassroots stage projects through to deposit development. Most recently, Bruce was the Exploration Manager for a junior resource company based in Newfoundland.
Mr. Wilson is a Chartered Accountant and founding partner of CWA Consulting Inc., a professional services firm that provides contract accounting, tax and internal control consulting services to both public and private companies. He has over 28 years of corporate experience in the areas of financial management with an emphasis on corporate governance, government and securities compliance. Tom has in-depth knowledge and experience in corporate restructuring and financings and also coordinates activities for a variety of government programs. His experience extends throughout the mining, forestry, technology and public education sectors and with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Concurrent with these appointments, Paragon has accepted the resignation of Robert G. Lewis from his role as part-time Chief Financial Officer. In conjunction with the appointment of a new VP Exploration, Garfield MacVeigh will no longer be Chief Geologist, but will continue to provide geological consulting services to Paragon and remain a member of the board. The board and management wish to thank Mr. Lewis for his time and effort in Paragon's initial years of operation.
In connection with the new appointments, subject to regulatory approval and pursuant to its Stock Option Plan, Paragon granted 300,000 incentive stock options to the two new officers. The options are exercisable at a price of CDN$0.28 per share for a period of five years with a vesting period of 18 months from the date of grant.
Paragon Minerals Corporation is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The company is focused on gold and base metal exploration in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
PARAGON MINERALS CORPORATION
Michael J. Vande Guchte, President & CEO
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