VanGold Mining Corp. announced that Ramon Davila has joined the board of directors, Hernan Dorado has been appointed COO, and Richard Silas has been designated V.P. of Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary. VanGold announced the addition of Ramon Davila to its Advisory Board that news release highlighted Ramon's career in Mexican Mining, especially his 10 years as COO and 14 years as a board member of First Majestic Silver Corp. where he led a team that created five new silver mining operations in Mexico and growing that company's production from zero to 12 million ounces of silver equivalent production per year. In 2016 Mr. Davila was appointed Minister of Economic Development for the state of Durango, Mexico -- a post he held until June 2020. Last month Mr. Davila visited VanGold's recently purchased El Cubo operation for the first time in 20 years. After touring the project extensively, Ramon became convinced that with VanGold's dynamic team and unique corporate philosophy, El Cubo can become the cornerstone of a significant new Mexican mining venture and decided to join board of directors. Hernan Dorado joined VanGold's board of directors in 2017 when his family vended the El Pinguico project to the company. Since that time Hernan has worked tirelessly as an independent director to advance the affairs of VanGold. In the past Hernan has worked with New Gold Inc. in Canada and Australia, and most recently with The Omya Group, a multinational non-metallic miner and processing company operating in over 50 countries, where he led teams in Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic. Hernan will retain his directorship in VanGold as he joins the management team as Chief Operating Officer, having overall responsibility for all mining and processing activities in the company. Richard joined VanGold's board of directors in October 2019, expanding on a 25-year career with management roles and board positions of public companies, principally in the mining business. Recently a Director and President of Barksdale Resources Corp. and founding Director of Gold Standard Ventures Corp., among many other roles, Richard's extensive experience in all aspects of the structuring, management, and development of public mining companies will be invaluable as VanGold builds its business. Richard will maintain his position on the VanGold Board and broaden his contributions to include the roles of VP Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary.