Columbus Gold Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Rock Lefrancois to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Mr. Lefrancois is a professional geologist with 25 years of experience in the mining industry, more precisely in the search, evaluation and development of various types of precious and base metal deposits throughout North and Central America.

During his fifteen-year engagement with mid-tier mining companies, namely in the position of Senior Geologist with Cambior and Aur Resources, he was responsible for the implementation of project generative and advanced acquisition programs and the management of exploration and extensive resource/reserve definition drilling programs.