TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan 23, 2014) - Southern Legacy Minerals Inc. ("Southern Legacy" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LCY) is pleased to announce that Mr. Raymond Jannas has been appointed to the Board of Director of the Company.

Mr. Raymond Jannas currently serves as President of Gexsa Ltda. and Chief Executive Officer of Minera Fuego Limitada, a privately held mining company. He has over 30 years of experience as exploration and mining geology throughout the Americas, including tenures as Vice President Exploration and Geology at Hochschild Mining Plc and Regional Manager South America and Worldwide Project Generation Manager at Gold Fields Ltd. Mr. Jannas holds a Ph D. in Geology by Harvard University and B. Sc. in Geology by Universidad de Chile.

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