ATEX Resources Inc. appointed Craig J. Nelsen as Chairman. Mr. Nelsen has extensive exploration experience with senior management roles at major mining companies along with a strong corporate background as a board member of a number of exploration and gold mining companies, including New Gold, Golden Star and OceanaGold. He has been involved in a number of major discoveries and development projects in South America including the Pascua gold deposit and the El Morro copper gold deposit, both located in Chile, the Cerro San Pedro gold silver deposit in Mexico and the Cerro Corona gold deposit in Peru.