1 Oct 2009 07:00
AIM:CLF
TSX;CFG
For release on Thursday 1 October, 2009, at 7.00 a.m BST
Cluff Gold plc
("Cluff Gold" or "the Company")
Appointment of Chief Finance Officer and Commercial Manager
London, England, 1 October, 2009 - Cluff Gold, the West African focused gold mining group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Peter Gardner as Chief Finance Officer, as of today's date, and Ms Catherine Apthorpe as Commercial Manager and Company Secretary.
Previously Chief Finance Officer for Alexander Mining plc and Corporate Finance Manager at PKF (UK) LLP, Peter is a qualified chartered accountant (ACA) with a significant breadth of experience in financial management and corporate finance in the natural resources sector.
Previously Senior Solicitor with Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, Catherine's new position at Cluff Gold will focus on the Company's administrative side, including all legal and company secretarial matters.
Algy Cluff, Chairman and Chief Executive, said today "I am delighted that Peter and Catherine have joined our Company. Peter's financial background and expertise in the natural resources sector and Catherine's legal experience are welcome additions to our existing team.
"We are all looking forward to working with Peter and Catherine as we enter our next phase of development."
About Cluff Gold
Cluff Gold is focused on the identification, acquisition and development of gold deposits in West Africa that are amenable to open-pit mining and low cost production techniques. The Company has assembled a portfolio of mineral interests at various stages of development in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Mali. Cluff Gold progressed from being an explorer to a producer in Q1 2008 and is expected to produce 100,000 ounces of gold on an annualised basis for 2009 from its Angovia Gold Mine in Cote d'Ivoire and from its Kalsaka Gold Mine in Burkina Faso. Cluff Gold is actively evaluating known satellite deposits to expand the resource base at both mines.
For further information, please contact:
Cluff Gold plc
J.G. Cluff
Chairman and Chief Executive
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7340 9790
Evolution Securities Limited
Rob Collins
Tim Redfern
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7071 4300
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