StrikePoint Gold Inc. (TSX-V: SKP) (OTCQB: STKXF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Alan Pangbourne as an advisor to the Company.

Michael G. Allen, President & CEO of StrikePoint, commented, “We are proud to welcome Alan to our advisory board. Alan has a long history of successful M&A, mine builds and turnarounds. His experience will be invaluable as we pursue opportunities for growth for StrikePoint and advance the Hercules Gold Project.”

Mr. Pangbourne is an accomplished mining executive and board director with more than 40 years of global experience. Mr. Pangbourne is the former COO of SSR Mining (“SSR”), playing a lead role in growing SSR from a 100,000 oz Au/year producer to an over 400,000 oz Au/year producer through the acquisition of the Marigold and Seabee Mines.

Currently, Alan serves on the board of OceanaGold Corporation where he is Chair of the Technical Committee and is member of the Audit & Risk and Sustainability Committee. Previously, Alan was on the board of Guyana Goldfields, where he was also President and CEO and successfully led the company through a strategic sale to Zijin Mining. Mr. Pangbourne was also formerly President, CEO and Director of Chesapeake Gold.

Earlier in his career, Alan held senior executive positions Kinross Gold (VP Projects, South America), and BHP Billiton (President & COO, Nickel Americas). He is widely recognized for leading operational turnarounds, major project development, and M&A integration that delivered sustained business growth and strong shareholder value. Additionally, Mr. Pangbourne was also General Manager at an Engineering company that specialized in gold heap leach and carbon in pulp plants.

About StrikePoint Gold

Headed by CEO Michael G. Allen, StrikePoint is a multi-asset gold exploration company focused on building precious metals resources in the Western United States and in Canada.

StrikePoint is rapidly becoming one of its largest holders of mineral claims with approximately 145 square kilometers of prospective geology under claim, encompassing two district scale projects, the Hercules Gold Project and the Cuprite Gold Project.

Mr. Allen has been working in the Walker Lane for the last 15 years, with multiple transactions completed in that timeframe including the acquisition of the Sterling Gold Project, located near Beatty, Nevada, and the sale of Northern Empire Resources Corp. to Coeur Mining, Inc. for approximately C$120 million. The Sterling Gold Project is now part of AnglogGold Ashanti plc’s Aurthur Gold project.