UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 16, 2015
THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Idaho | 001-08429 | 91-1031075 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11770 W. President Dr., Ste. F, Boise, Idaho |
| 83713 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 208-658-1037
(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Section 5 Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c)
Appointment of new Director.
Effective April 10, 2015, the Company appointed Mr. Ralph Noyes to the Board of Directors.
Following is a brief description of Mr. Noyes business experience:
Mr. Noyes broad experience ranges from underground mine geologist to Vice President of Metal Mining for Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE-HL), involved in operations, exploration, new mine development and mergers and acquisitions. As Chairman and CEO of Consolidated Silver Corp. in 1995 he acquired the purchase rights to several underground silver mines in Mexico, which continue to operate today as part of other public companies. In 1998 and 1999, he was Project Manager for Behre Dolbear and was the independent engineer for the expansion of the Stillwater platinum-palladium Mine. In 1999 he joined Soloman Smith Barney as a financial advisor, tailoring his practice to serving executives in the mining industry as well as small business owners. He retired from the financial services industry in 2014 as Associate Vice President Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors.
There have been no transactions between Mr. Noyes and the Company during the prior fiscal year required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr. Noyes and any officer or Director of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Noyes and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Noyes was appointed as Director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Noyes had or will have an interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The compensation for Mr. Noyes as non-employee directors will be determined by the Compensation Committee or Board of Directors.
Section 8 Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 16, 2015, the Company issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ ERIC T. JONES
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Eric T. Jones
President, Director and Chief Executive Officer
Date: April 16, 2015
Exhibit 99.1
THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD, INC. 11770 W. President Dr., Ste. F Tel: (208) 658-1037 Boise, Idaho 83713 Fax: (208) 322-5626 |
OTCQB: THMG TSX-V: THM
News Release
THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD APPOINTS
MR. RALPH NOYES TO ITS BOARD
Boise, Idaho April 16, 2015 - Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (the Company or Thunder Mountain) (TSX-V: THM; OTCQB: THMG) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Ralph Noyes as a director of Thunder Mountain Gold.
Mr. Noyes broad experience ranges from underground mine geologist to Vice President of Metal Mining for Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE-HL), involved in operations, exploration, new mine development and mergers and acquisitions. As Chairman and CEO of Consolidated Silver Corp. in 1995 he acquired the purchase rights to several underground silver mines in Mexico, which continue to operate today as part of other public companies. In 1998 and 1999, he was Project Manager for Behre Dolbear and was the independent engineer for the expansion of the Stillwater platinum-palladium Mine. In 1999 he joined Soloman Smith Barney as a financial advisor, tailoring his practice to serving executives in the mining industry as well as small business owners. He retired from the financial services industry in 2014 as Associate Vice President Investments with Wells Fargo Advisors.
Ralph brings a wealth of public company experience and mining industry knowledge to our Board, commented Eric Jones, Thunder Mountain Gold President and CEO. His addition to our Board will provide a strong, independent voice for shareholders and we will benefit from his financial strength. I am grateful that he has joined us.
Mr. Noyes began his career as an underground mine geologist in the famous lead-zinc-silver mining districts of Darwin, California and Leadville, Colorado. After moving into production management, he became Mine Manager for Day Mines at the Knob Hill Mine in Republic, Washington where he and his staff designed the program that discovered and put into production the Golden Promise Veins, which produced nearly 1,000,000 ounces of gold. In 1983 he became Mine Manger for Hecla Mining Company at its flagship Lucky Friday Mine. As Manager of Mines for Hecla, he was able to repeat the Republic team success story by discovering the Gold Hunter Veins at the Lucky Friday Mine and putting them in to production. As Vice President-Metal Mining with Hecla, he led the teams that built and successfully operated the La Choya open pit gold mine in Sonora Mexico, and acquired Equinox Resources for the eventual development of the Rosebud Mine in Nevada.
Mr. Noyes graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology, with a focus on economic geology and exploration during undergraduate and graduate school at Michigan Technological University. He completed post graduate courses in management and strategy from the University
of Michigan, Wharton School of Business and completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University in 1992.
Mr. Noyes has previously served on the boards of the Northwest Mining Association, the Idaho Mining Association, the Board of Advisors to University of Idaho College of Mines and Earth Resources, and the Western States Public Lands Coalition, as well as numerous junior mining companies.
Mr. Noyes currently resides near Coeur d`Alene, Idaho.
About Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc.
Thunder Mountain Gold, a junior gold and silver exploration company founded in 1935, holds a 100% interest in several U.S. gold projects. The Companys principal assets are The South Mountain Project a historic former producer of gold, silver, zinc, lead, and copper, located in southern Idaho, just north of the Nevada border, and their Trout Creek Project a grass roots gold target in the Eureka-Battle Mountain trend of central Nevada, currently under Joint Exploration Agreement with Newmont Gold. For more information on Thunder Mountain Gold, and Mr. Noyes, please visit the Companys website at www.Thundermountaingold.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on the beliefs of management and reflect the Company's current expectations. The forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, which could change materially in the future. By their nature, forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is provided as of the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required in accordance with applicable laws.
Cautionary Note to Investors
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits that a company can economically and legally extract or produce.
For further information, please contact:
Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc.
Eric Jones
Jim Collord
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
eric@thundermountaingold.com
jim@thundermountaingold.com
Tel: (208) 658-1037
Tel: (208) 658-1037
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