ST. JAMES GOLD CORP. (TSX-V

LORD) ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF 2 SENIOR LEVEL GEOLOGISTS TO ITS TECHNICAL TEAM AND THE FORMATION OF A SENIOR TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- St. James Gold Corp. (TSX-V: LORD) (OTC: LRDJF)(FSE: BVU3) the “Company” is pleased to announce the appointment of its technical advisory team and formation of a technical committee in anticipation of upcoming gold exploration activities on its option on the Florin Gold Project in the Yukon Territory, Canada and its projects in Quinn Lake and Grub Line located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In total, these two team members alongside our VP of Exploration, Stewart Jackson and the three members from the Florin Gold Project’s technical team, bring over 100 years of exploration and mining experience. These appointments represent a key advancement to overseeing drill budgeting in the Yukon and Newfoundland as the Company prepares for an active 2021 exploration season.

The Company’s technical committee will consist of the below team members.

Bruno Barde, M Sc., P. Geo

As a Senior Technical Advisor for the Company, Mr. Bruno Barde, M Sc., P. Geo, brings with him nearly a 40-year career managing large mineral exploration programs in North America, South America, Africa, and Europe, and transforming exploration focused entities to quality producers. Mr. Barde has executed extensive exploration programs, resource calculations and preliminary economic assessments (PEAs), and participated in feasibility studies leading to mine production. Among his projects, he has successfully conducted numerous multi-million dollar exploration programs including the Takla Star/NDT Joint Venture at Voisey’s Bay, a $15 million exploration/ development in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and $10 million exploration program in Sonora, Mexico, today a project targeting near-term gold production. As an executive and director of numerous public companies, Mr. Barde was also directly involved in numerous acquisitions including the 3.2 m. oz Mulatos gold deposit in Mexico and, as President of Placer Dome de Venezuela, the final negotiations on Las Cristinas, Venezuela.

A Qualified person under NI 43-101, Mr. Barde graduated from the University of Geneva, Switzerland with both a M. Sc. and B. Sc. in Geology. He will be primarily tasked to assist the Company with its exploration activities in the Yukon and provide support for its Newfoundland assets.

Peter Stokniki, MESci

Peter Stokniki, MESci, as a Geological Consultant, is a geoscientist with a background in exploration geology and geophysics. He brings experience in fieldwork related activities using multiple geophysical techniques, data processing and GIS, and geophysical inversion of TMI magnetic data. Peter has international experience in geospatial analysis, geochemistry and QA QC of analytical work, and the building of geological models and processing of geophysical data.