Euromax Resources LTD. (EOXFF)

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EurOmax Appoints Quinton Hennigh to Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2012) - EurOmax Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:EOX) (OTCQX:EOXFF) ("EurOmax" or, the "Company") is pleased to announce that Dr. Quinton Hennigh has been appointed a director of the Company effective immediately. Dr. Hennigh is an economic geologist with more than 20 years of exploration experience. Currently he is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Novo Resources Corp, a junior mineral exploration company. Dr. Hennigh is also a technical advisor and director of Gold Canyon Resources where he helped build a very successful exploration program at Gold Canyon's Springpole deposit in Ontario. Dr. Hennigh has been a technical advisor to EurOmax Resources since November 30, 2010 and Chief Geologist for EurOmax since January 9, 2012.
Prior to entering the junior mining sector, he was an Exploration Geologist with Newmont Mining Corp., Newcrest Mining, and Homestake Mining, during which time he worked on projects in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and South America. Dr. Hennigh holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Missouri and he earned a M.Sc. and a Ph.D in geology and geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines in 1993 and 1996, respectively. He is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists, the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America and the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
"Quinton has been very successful with several exploration companies and we look forward to his increased role at EurOmax," commented Mark Gustafson, President & Chief Executive Officer of EurOmax. "We also wish to thank Mr. Armstrong for his contributions on the technical advisory board and on the board of directors, and wish him well in his future endeavours."
Mr. Hennigh's appointment is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.
The Company also advises that William P. Armstrong has resigned from EurOmax's board of directors to pursue other interests. The Company extends its appreciation to Mr. Armstrong for his contributions to EurOmax.