Woolford joins board of gold exploration company

GMV Minerals Inc has announced that former Head of the GGMC, William Woolford has joined the Board of Directors of GMV Guyana Resources Inc., its 100% owned operating subsidiary.

William Woolford

A release yesterday said that Woolford enjoyed “a very long and celebrated career at the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission” (GGMC).  It noted that he began his career at the GGMC in 1975 as Inspector of Mines and later held a variety of senior roles including that of Senior Mining Engineer, Manager (Mines), Chief Mining Engineer, Deputy Commissioner and lastly as Commissioner, where he concluded his career earlier this year.

The release said that GMV Minerals Inc. is a junior exploration company focused on the discovery of gold assets in Guyana where it holds mineral rights to nearly 1000 sq. miles. The Company currently has approximately C$7M in treasury and is conducting a variety of advanced exploration programmes during 2011.