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Genesis Goldfields appoints geologist Jonathan Hill to its board

October 28, 2026 9:38 AM EDT

Genesis Goldfields Corp. (CSE: GGF, OTC Pink: NEWDF, FSE: M4K0) has appointed Jonathan Hill to its board of directors as Senior Technical Director, effective October 27, 2026, according to a company statement.



Hill brings 40 years of experience in orogenic gold exploration, development, and production, primarily in Africa and the Americas. He previously held senior roles at AngloGold Ashanti across projects in Tanzania, Mali, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and later led the company's greenfields exploration in Brazil and Colombia. Since 2017, he has served as Principal Advisor at Exploration Outcomes Ltda, an advisory firm he founded.



Hill most recently served as a director of Avanti Gold Corp. (CSE: AGC), during which time the company raised over C$75 million, including a C$51.75 million bought deal private placement to fund a 42,000-metre drill program at its Misisi gold project in the DRC.



He holds a BSc in Economic Geology from the University of Cape Town and a BAppSc in Applied Geology from Queensland University of Technology, and is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.



The company also announced the resignation of Kelly Abbott from the board, also effective October 27, 2026.



Genesis Goldfields is a Canadian gold exploration company focused on the Ganda Gold Project, a 786 km² prospecting licence in central-western Angola, where it holds the right to acquire up to a 70% interest through a staged earn-in, with an option to increase that interest to 90%.


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