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News Release 12-03
Barkerville announces appointment of Advisors
January 27, 2012
Vancouver, BC -- Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV:BGM) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Henr
--->y Ewanchuk, William Fisher, Robert Rose and Ian Gordon as advisors to the Company. The Company believes that each of t
--->he appointees has particular experience that will compliment its management team and bring additional technical and op
--->erational experience to assist the Company in the development of its properties.
Henry Ewanchuk
Henry Ewanchuk completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of British Columbia in May 1961 with an Honours deg
--->ree in Geology. Since 1980, Mr. Ewanchuk has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of several mining and mine
--->ral exploration companies including Mascot Gold Mines Ltd., Bethlehem Resources Corporation and most recently, Cross L
--->ake Minerals Ltd. Mr. Ewanchuk was also responsible for the development of Mount Polley Mine for Imperial Metals and
--->currently serves on the advisory board of Columbia Yukon Explorations Inc., a TSXV listed company.
William Fisher
Bill Fisher (P.Geo) graduated in UK as a geologist in 1979 and has extensive industry experience which has included a
--->number of residential posts in Africa, Australia, Europe and Canada in both exploration and mining positions. Under hi
--->s leadership from 1995 to 1997, Karmin Exploration discovered the Aripuanã base metal massive sulphide deposits i
--->n Brazil, now in joint venture with the Brazilian major, Votorantim. From 1997 to 2001 Bill was Vice President, Explor
--->ation for Boliden AB, a major European mining and smelting company where he was responsible for thirty five projects i
--->n nine countries. From 2001 to 2008 Bill led GlobeStar Mining Corp. a from a pure exploration company through feasibil
--->ity, permitting, project financing and construction of the Cerro de Maimon copper/gold mine in the Dominican Republic.
---> GlobeStar was sold to Perilya in 2011 for $180 million. Bill was also Chairman of Aurelian Resources which was acquir
--->ed by Kinross in 2008 for $1.2 Billion after the discovery of the Fruta del Norte gold deposit in Ecuador. Bill curren
--->tly serves as Chairman of the Board of Goldquest Mining (GQC:TSXV)and as independent director of PC Gold (TSX: PKL), H
--->orizonte Minerals (HZM.TSX) and Treasury Metals (TSX: TML), and the private companies, Andiamo Explorati.
Robert Rose
Bob Rose is a partner with D&D Securities Inc., a full service investment firm specializing in investment banking, wea
--->lth management, and institutional sales and trading. Mr. Rose has been in the financing industry for 44 years and sta
--->rted his career as a floor trader. His primary focus has become financing junior mining and oil and gas companies.
Ian Gordon
Ian Gordon was educated in England. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and was commissioned into
--->the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). He resigned his commission in 1967 and immigrated to Canada that year. He joined th
--->e securities industry in 1983, began writing the Long Wave Analyst in 1998 and then began financing junior precious me
--->tals companies in 1999. He was one of the leading Canadian financiers in this sector until he left the investments ind
--->ustry at the end of 2008 to focus his attention on future economic and financial events and to bring junior precious m
--->etals companies to the attention of prospective investors.
About Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.
Since the mid 1990s the Company has focused on exploration and development of gold projects in the Cariboo Mining Dist
--->rict in central B.C. The Company's mineral tenures now cover over 117,691.14 hectares, encompassing seven past produci
--->ng hard rock mines and three NI 43-101 gold deposits, including the QR Mine & Mill. The QR Property was acquired in Fe
--->bruary 2010 and includes a 900 tonne/day gold milling facility and a permitted gold mine located approximately 110 kil
--->ometers by highway and all-weather road from the Barkerville Gold Camp. Mining operations commenced at QR in the first
---> quarter of fiscal 2011 and the Company began pouring doré gold in September 2010. In November 2010, the Company
--->acquired a second permitted mill currently on care and maintenance in Revelstoke, B.C. for relocation to the Barkervil
--->le Gold Camp near Wells, B.C. and upgrade to a 3,000-tonne/day facility subject to government approvals. In November 2
--->010 the Company and the Lhtako Dene First Nation also signed a Project Agreement in relation to its Bonanza Ledge and
--->Cariboo Gold Projects. The Company has not hedged any of its future gold production.
The technical information in this News Release has been reviewed and approved by Chief Geologist Jim Yin, PhD, P.Geo,
--->a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"J. Frank Callaghan"
J. Frank Callaghan
President and CEO
Tel: (604) 669 - 6463
This News Release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements which relate to futur
--->e events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements are only predictions
--->and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual resul
--->ts, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of acti
--->vity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. While these forward-lookin
--->g statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment r
--->egarding the direction of our industry, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimat
--->es, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicab
--->le law, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to act
--->ual results. All phases of the Company's operations are subject to environmental regulation and governmental approval
--->and permits and there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain all the requisite permits for future developmen
--->t. Mining is an inherently risky business with large capital expenditures and cyclical metals markets.
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.
File: PR_012712_Advisors_Final.pdf
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Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.
15 Floor 675 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 1N2
Telephone: 604 669-6463 TSX Venture Exchange
Facsimile: 604 669-3041 Trading Symbol: "BGM"
Toll Free: 1-800 663-9688 Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Web: www.barkervillegold.com Trading Symbol: "IWUB"
News Release 12-03
Barkerville announces appointment of Advisors
January 27, 2012
Vancouver, BC -- Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV:BGM) (the "Company") is pleased to
announce the appointment of Henry Ewanchuk, William Fisher, Robert Rose and Ian Gordon as
advisors to the Company. The Company believes that each of the appointees has particular
experience that will compliment its management team and bring additional technical and
operational experience to assist the Company in the development of its properties.
Henry Ewanchuk
Henry Ewanchuk completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of British Columbia in May
1961 with an Honours degree in Geology. Since 1980, Mr. Ewanchuk has been the Chief
Executive Officer and President of several mining and mineral exploration companies including
Mascot Gold Mines Ltd., Bethlehem Resources Corporation and most recently, Cross Lake
Minerals Ltd. Mr. Ewanchuk was also responsible for the development of Mount Polley Mine for
Imperial Metals and currently serves on the advisory board of Columbia Yukon Explorations
Inc., a TSXV listed company.
William Fisher
Bill Fisher (P.Geo) graduated in UK as a geologist in 1979 and has extensive industry
experience which has included a number of residential posts in Africa, Australia, Europe and
Canada in both exploration and mining positions. Under his leadership from 1995 to 1997,
Karmin Exploration discovered the Aripuanã base metal massive sulphide deposits in Brazil,
now in joint venture with the Brazilian major, Votorantim. From 1997 to 2001 Bill was Vice
President, Exploration for Boliden AB, a major European mining and smelting company where
he was responsible for thirty five projects in nine countries. From 2001 to 2008 Bill led
GlobeStar Mining Corp. a from a pure exploration company through feasibility, permitting,
project financing and construction of the Cerro de Maimon copper/gold mine in the Dominican
Republic. GlobeStar was sold to Perilya in 2011 for $180 million. Bill was also Chairman of
Aurelian Resources which was acquired by Kinross in 2008 for $1.2 Billion after the discovery of
the Fruta del Norte gold deposit in Ecuador. Bill currently serves as Chairman of the Board of
Goldquest Mining (GQC:TSXV)and as independent director of PC Gold (TSX: PKL), Horizonte
Minerals (HZM.TSX) and Treasury Metals (TSX: TML), and the private companies, Andiamo
Explorati.
Robert Rose
Bob Rose is a partner with D&D Securities Inc., a full service investment firm specializing in
investment banking, wealth management, and institutional sales and trading. Mr. Rose has
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been in the financing industry for 44 years and started his career as a floor trader. His primary
focus has become financing junior mining and oil and gas companies.
Ian Gordon
Ian Gordon was educated in England. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy,
Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). He resigned his
commission in 1967 and immigrated to Canada that year. He joined the securities industry in
1983, began writing the Long Wave Analyst in 1998 and then began financing junior precious
metals companies in 1999. He was one of the leading Canadian financiers in this sector until he
left the investments industry at the end of 2008 to focus his attention on future economic and
financial events and to bring junior precious metals companies to the attention of prospective
investors.
About Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.
Since the mid 1990s the Company has focused on exploration and development of gold projects
in the Cariboo Mining District in central B.C. The Company's mineral tenures now cover over
117,691.14 hectares, encompassing seven past producing hard rock mines and three NI 43-101
gold deposits, including the QR Mine & Mill. The QR Property was acquired in February 2010
and includes a 900 tonne/day gold milling facility and a permitted gold mine located
approximately 110 kilometers by highway and all-weather road from the Barkerville Gold Camp.
Mining operations commenced at QR in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and the Company began
pouring doré gold in September 2010. In November 2010, the Company acquired a second
permitted mill currently on care and maintenance in Revelstoke, B.C. for relocation to the
Barkerville Gold Camp near Wells, B.C. and upgrade to a 3,000-tonne/day facility subject to
government approvals. In November 2010 the Company and the Lhtako Dene First Nation also
signed a Project Agreement in relation to its Bonanza Ledge and Cariboo Gold Projects. The
Company has not hedged any of its future gold production.
The technical information in this News Release has been reviewed and approved by Chief
Geologist Jim Yin, PhD, P.Geo, a qualified person as defined in National Instrument 43-101.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"J. Frank Callaghan"
J. Frank Callaghan
President and CEO
Tel: (604) 669 6463
This News Release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements which relate to
future events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our
industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith
and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our industry, actual results will almost always vary,
sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance
suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, the Company does not intend to update any of the forward-
looking statements to conform these statements to actual results. All phases of the Company's operations are subject
to environmental regulation and governmental approval and permits and there can be no assurance that the
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Company will obtain all the requisite permits for future development. Mining is an inherently risky business with larg
--->e
capital expenditures and cyclical metals markets.
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.
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