IGRU International Gold Resources Inc (CE)

International Gold Resources Inc. (Pink Sheets:IGRU) is pleased to announce that David H. Francisco and Lawrence T. Kurlander have been signed as advisors to CEO Tim Acton and the Board of Directors. Mr. Francisco was formerly with Newmont Mining Corporation where he was a member of the Executive Committee and Executive Vice President � Operations. Mr. Francisco joined Newmont in 1995 as Vice President � International Operations and subsequently managed mining and capital development in Uzbekistan, Peru and Indonesia. He became Executive Vice President � Operations for Newmont in 2002 and provided executive oversight and direction to a number of significant capital projects including the development of the Batu Hijau Mine in Indonesia (the largest startup mine in history), the La Quinua Mine in Peru, and the Ahafo Project in Ghana. Previous to Newmont, Mr. Francisco was Executive Vice President and General Manager for Freeport Copper and Gold. During his tenure in Indonesia, he guided the development of three underground mines and also the development and expansion of the Grasberg Mine. Joining Mr. Francisco in the consulting assignment is Lawrence T. Kurlander. Mr. Kurlander joined Newmont in 1994 and retired in 2002. As Chief Administrative Officer, he was responsible for Human Resources, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Public Affairs and Communications, Real Estate, Logistics, Security, and served on the Executive Committee. While at Newmont, Mr. Kurlander led the integration of employees into Newmont from recently acquired companies and oversaw growth in the employee base from 3,000 to 13,000 worldwide. He established the internal audit and logistics department, provided executive oversight for the Gold Medal Program and worked with governments around the world on behalf of Newmont. The Republic of Uzbekistan named him its First Honorary Counsel General in the U.S., a position he still holds today. Earlier in his career, he served as New York State�s first Director of Criminal Justice, responsible for overseeing for the Governor the criminal justice and law enforcement agencies and managing an annual budget of $1.5 bn and an annual capital budget of $2 bn. Thereafter, and before joining Newmont, he served as a senior executive at American Express and RJR Nabisco. Tim Acton, CEO of International Gold Resources said, �Having worked with Dave and Larry I am extremely excited to have such consummate professionals as close advisors to IGRU. This is a major step forward in building the team we desire to make our company a premier exploration and development company.� About International Gold Resources, Inc. The vision of International Gold Resources Inc. is to generate favorable shareholder returns by exploring and developing mining properties in North and South Americas. The statements in the press release that relate to the company's expectations with regard to the future impact on the company's results from new products or actions in development are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements in this document may also contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Since this information may contain statements that involve risk and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the company's actual results may differ materially from expected results.