Toronto, Ontario – Alamos Gold Inc. (TSX: AGI) (“Alamos” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Han Ilhan will join the Company as Vice President of Projects effective October 17, 2011. Mr. Ilhan has extensive experience providing engineering and environmental solutions to mining projects worldwide. As Vice President of Projects, Han will be based in Ankara, Turkey and will oversee development of the Companys Turkish projects, as well as future development projects.
Mr. Ilhan is a professional engineer and earned his Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Boðaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey and Master of Geotechnical Engineering at Oregon State University. Han has spent 26 years in progressive engineering, management, and leadership roles at URS Corporation (“URS”), a leading provider of engineering, construction, and technical services for public agencies and private sector companies around the world. Mr. Ilhan was most recently the Vice President and Director of Global Mining Business at URS, where he provided engineering and environmental services to the mining industry in over 20 countries. His experience includes project identification, evaluation, planning, and development, with a strong emphasis on environmental risk minimization and sustainable development. Additionally, as a part of project evaluations and risk management studies, Han has interacted with various stakeholder groups, in addition to technical auditing and due diligence of operating and closed facilities. His specific technical expertise in the mining industry includes engineering, environmental, social risk management, and technical planning in the design and construction of heap leach facilities, water supply and diversion systems, pollution prevention measures, waste storage facilities, and mine closure and reclamation projects.
Han has composed numerous engineering and environmental publications and is a distinguished speaker for various high-level mining industry conferences. Mr. Ilhan is fluent in both Turkish and English.
About Alamos
Alamos is an established Canadian-based gold producer that owns and operates the Mulatos Mine in Mexico, and has exploration and development activities in Mexico and Turkey. The Company employs nearly 500 people in Mexico and Turkey and is committed to the highest standards of environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and neighbouring communities. Alamos has over $200 million cash on hand, is debt-free, and unhedged to the price of gold. As of September 30, 2011, Alamos had 118,280,906 common shares outstanding (124,938,906 shares fully diluted), which are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “AGI”.
