TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Silver Dragon Resources Inc. (OTCBB:SDRG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Christopher to the Company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Christopher is a seasoned geologist and geochemist with diverse experience in the resource industry, including mining and oil and gas in both the United States and Canada. Mr. Christopher currently serves as the Chief Geoscientist for Linear Gold Corp., a minerals exploration company. Since joining Linear Gold in 2004, Mr. Christopher has been integral in its exploration success, including several discoveries and the maturation of one deposit to the resource estimate level. Prior to joining Linear Gold, Mr. Christopher was the VP of International Projects for a metals recovery firm and was a technical analyst for an institutional fund manager. Mr. Christopher has a Ph.D. in Geochemistry and a BS.c. (Hons) in Geology from the Dept of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
"The addition of Terry to our Board of Directors represents our continued and ongoing commitment to further develop an experienced and results-oriented team of financial and mining professionals," commented Mr. Marc Hazout, President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Dragon Resources Inc. "Terry's experience in the resource sector and expertise in geology and geochemistry will bring strong technical leadership to the company."
About Silver Dragon
Silver Dragon Resources Inc. is a mining and metal company focused on the exploration, acquisition, development and operation of silver mines in proven silver districts globally. Silver Dragon's objective is to acquire silver mining assets that contain promising exploration targets, have highly leveraged, out-of-the-money silver deposits, and/or are producing properties with significant untapped exploration potential. It is management's objective to grow Silver Dragon into a significant silver producer by developing the Cerro las Minitas and the Erbahuo projects in Mexico and China. For more information, please visit the Company's website at: www.silverdragonresources.com (now available in Chinese).
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