Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp. - Appointment of VP Exploration to the Management Team and Commencement of 10,000 Meter Drill Progr

    




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 VANCOUVER, Aug. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Ecuador Gold & Copper Corp. , (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mit Tilkov as VP  Exploration and the commencement of the First Stage 10,000 metre drill  program at its Condor Gold Project located in Ecuador. 

 VP Exploration 

 The Company welcomes Mr. Mit Tilkov to the position of VP Exploration.  In this capacity he will have overall responsibility for the Company's  extensive exploration programs at the Condor Gold Project in Ecuador.  Mit graduated from the University of British Columbia with a M.Sc.  Geology degree, from Simon Fraser University with an MBA degree, and  has over 35 years of experience mostly in exploration management with  Cominco and thereafter Teck-Cominco where he held positions in resource  estimation, exploration business development and technology. His most  recent position was that of President and CEO of TSX Venture Exchange  listed FDG Mining Inc. - a Nicaragua gold exploration company. Mit is a  registered Professional Geologist (P.Geo.) in British Columbia, Canada  and will be the Company's in-house Qualified Person (QP) for the  purposes of NI 43-101. 

 First Stage 10,000 Meter Drill Program 

 The Company has commenced the first stage of its planned 40,000 meter  drill program at the Condor Gold Project in Ecuador. A 10,000 meter  drilling contract has been awarded to Roman Drilling Corp SA of Cuenca,  Ecuador. Drilling is expected to commence mid-August 2012. 

 FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION  

 Forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of the  date hereof and the Company is not obligated to update or revise any  forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information,  future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities  laws. Because of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained  herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking  information. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any  forward-looking information contained herein. 

 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider  (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange)  accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. 

   

Ecuador Gold and Copper Corp.


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