TORONTO, ONTARIO, Nov 25, 2013 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Virgin Metals Inc. (the “Company” or “Virgin Metals”) /quotes/zigman/609784/realtime CA:VGM +40.00% is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Mark Selby as Director of the Company effective immediately.

Mr. Selby brings considerable experience in both corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Selby has more than twenty years experience in corporate finance and corporate development. He has held senior roles with Inco Limited, QuadraFNX and Purolator Courier and is currently Senior Vice-President of Business Development with Royal Nickel Corp. Mr. Selby is also a director of Kiska Metals, Minfocus Exploration and NWM Corporation and was a member of the Board of Directors of Castle Gold Corp where he played a lead role in the strategic review process that successfully concluded with the sale of the company to Argonaut Gold Inc.

The Company also today announced the resignation of Ram Ramachandran as a Director of the Company. The Company thanks Mr. Ramachandran for his assistance this year.

About Virgin Metals

Virgin Metals is a junior exploration and development company; its projects include two copper-molybdenum porphyry properties in Sonora, northern Mexico. One of these, Los Verdes, is currently the subject of a pre-feasibility study while the other, Cuatro Hermanos, is the focus of ongoing exploration efforts.

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