Roxgold comments on events in Burkina Faso
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TORONTO, Oct. 31, 2014 /CNW/ - Roxgold Inc. ("Roxgold" or "the Company") (TSXV: ROG) today confirmed that its activities on the Yaramoko Gold Project, located approximately 180 kilometres southwest of Burkina Faso's capital city of Ouagadougou, currently remain unaffected by recent civil unrest. All company personnel are safe and have been accounted for.
Roxgold continues to closely monitor events and will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
ABOUT ROXGOLD
Roxgold is a gold exploration and development company with its key asset, the high grade, 100% owned Yaramoko Gold Project located in the Houndé greenstone region of Burkina Faso, West Africa. The Company is currently advancing Yaramoko's 55 Zone through permitting and, subject to making a positive construction decision, expects to commence development in Q4 2014. Roxgold trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ROG.
"Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release."
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Contact
Annelise Burke, Manager, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, 416-203-6401, aburke@roxgold.com