VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 09/01/11 — Apella Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: APA)(OTCQX: APAFF)(FRANKFURT: NWN) is very pleased to announce the appointment of Gaston Gagnon, P.Eng to the Company-s Advisory Board effective August 18, 2011. Mr. Gagnon is registered as a Registered Professional Engineer in Quebec and Qualified Person (QP) under NI 43-101.
Mr. Gagnon, a graduate of Universite Laval, is a professional mining engineer with 37 years of extensive domestic and international experience in the industry; including mineral exploration, mine feasibility, open-pit/underground operations, smelting and refining.
During the last five years Mr. Gagnon has worked with SGS, one of the world-s largest engineering/consulting firms. Prior to that, Mr. Gagnon served for 3 years with SNC-Lavelin Inc. as Construction Manager, Mining and Metallurgy Division. Located in Saudi Arabia, his responsibilities at that time included construction of a gold mine for state-owned MA-ADEN Saudi Arabian Company: he served as the SNC-Lavalin site manager for an EPCM Contract involving a concentrator for copper, gold and zinc with all surface services. The Client was MA-ADEN, a state-owned company.
From 2000 through 2004 Mr. Gagnon was a mining consultant providing engineering studies for economic value and development of mining projects located in Quebec and Ontario, Canada. He provided services to Met-Chem Canada regarding engineering work for the design, review, and feasibility of underground mines for the Tamborague Project in Peru and the Tulawaka Project in Tanzania. For Louvem Mines Inc. his responsibilities were to review the underground conditions of the Beaufor Mines in Val d-Or area, Quebec where mining was interrupted in August 2000. He provided a new interpretation and a revision of the shaft and surface pillar systems.
Between 1964 and 2000 Mr. Gagnon worked throughout the world on various projects including:
Apella-s Chairman Patrick O-Brien, ICD.D, Apella-s CEO commented, „We are very pleased to have Gaston Gagnon join our company-s Advisory Board at this very important time as the company moves aggressively toward the development of its extensive Lac Dore and Iron-T Vanadium-Iron-Titanium projects situated in Quebec. His experience and expertise will contribute immensely in the success of these exciting endeavours.“
Additional information will be contained on the Company-s website at or the company can be contacted at 604-683-8990.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF APELLA RESOURCES INC.
Patrick D. O-Brien, ICD.D – Director
SEC Exemption 12(g)3-2(b) File no. 82-3822, Standard & Poors Listed, Dun & Bradstreet Listed
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Contacts: Apella Resources Inc. W. Adrian Bakker Vice President of Corporate Communications 604-683-8990 or Toll Free: 1-800-663-8990 604-683-8903 (FAX)
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