09:10 AM EDT, 03/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Montage Gold Corp. ( MAUTF ) , which gained 4.5% to near 52 week highs last Friday, earlier on Monday appointed Silvia Bottero to the position of Executive Vice President of Exploration, effective July 1, 2024.

Bottero was formerly Senior Vice President of Exploration at Endeavour Mining ( EDVMF ). According to a statement, she was "directly responsible" for the discovery of +15Moz of M&I gold resources in Cote d'Ivoire over the last decade and played a "pivotal role" in the discovery of +18Moz of M&I gold resources over her eight-year tenure at Endeavour. It said she has a "deep understanding of Montage's Kone project and its exploration potential, having tracked its development closely as some of its grounds were previously held by the Endeavour and Barrick joint-venture."

Monday's statement from MAU added she "will play a critical role in executing the Montage strategic objectives of further enhancing the Kone project with the discovery of higher-grade satellite deposits and building an attractive greenfield exploration portfolio across Africa."