Amerix Precious Metals Corp (fka APM)

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AMERIX PRECIOUS METALS ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO AND GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS
January 25, 2011
Amerix Precious Metals Corporation (TSX Venture: APM, Frankfurt: NJG) is pleased to announce that Mr. Steve Brunelle will be joining the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Brunelle is a Canadian geologist with over 29 years of experience in mineral exploration throughout the Americas. He has been an officer and director of several resource companies, most recently, Stingray Copper Inc. and prior to that, Corner Bay Silver Inc. At Stingray Copper, the Mexican bulk mineable oxide copper deposit “El Pilar” was taken to a feasibility in 2009 and thereafter Stingray was merged with Mercator Minerals Ltd. At Corner Bay Silver, the bulk mineable silver deposit “Alamo Dorado” was taken to feasibility and the Company was acquired by Pan American Silver Corp. Mr. Brunelle is presently a director of Duran Ventures Inc., Escape Gold Inc. and Messina Minerals Inc.
The Company also wishes to announce that Mr. Jeffrey Reeder is appointed Executive Chairman of Amerix and he will continue to be actively involved in the Company’s exploration and development programs.
The Company also announces that a total of 3,000,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company have been granted to Mr. Brunelle at an exercise price of $0.125 per share, expiring on January 25, 2016. The grant is subject to regulatory approval.
About Amerix Precious Metals Corporation
Amerix Precious Metals Corporation is an Ontario company exploring for precious metals in Brazil. Amerix's objective is to create value for shareholders through the delineation and expansion of bedrock gold resources, and realization of value from placer and tailings gold resources at the Company’s properties. Brazil has enormous gold potential and is a proven mining-friendly country and Amerix will continue to pursue further exploration properties of merit via staking, acquisition or merger. The Corporation's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "APM" and at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "NJG."