VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 28, 2012) - SG Spirit Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:SG) ("SG Spirit Gold" or the "Company") announces that the Company is moving the date of the special meeting of shareholders of SG Spirit Gold ("Special Meeting") from March 26th, 2012 to April 11th, 2012 at 10.00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time). The date of the Special Meeting has been moved to a later date in order to allow more time for regulatory review and approval of the information circular prior to mailing to shareholders. The Special Meeting is to consider the approval of the proposed transaction to acquire 100% ownership of the Buchans and Tulks North properties from Buchans Minerals Corporation and a 100% interest in the Bobby's Pond base metals deposit from Mountain Lake Resources Inc. A notice of Special Meeting, joint information circular of SG Spirit Gold and Buchans Minerals and proxy materials will be mailed to SG Spirit Gold shareholders in connection with the Special Meeting. Buchans Minerals Corporation will also be moving the date of its special shareholder meeting to vote for the approval of the Transaction to April 11th, 2012. Further details regarding the proposed transaction are contained in the Company's news releases dated December 13, 2011, January 26, 2012 and February 6, 2012.
About SG Spirit Gold:
SG Spirit Gold is a Vancouver-based resource company in the business of acquiring and advancing Canadian mineral properties prospective for precious metals and base metals. The Company's management team and Board have extensive experience and success in the resource industry. Upon completion of the Transaction, the Company intends to change its name to Regiment Zinc Corp. to properly reflect its base metal focus.
SG Spirit Gold is led by Forbes West, in association with Forbes & Manhattan. Forbes West, formerly known as the Exploration Group, is a Vancouver-based mining services company established by Mr. Mark Morabito. Forbes West provides administrative, management, geological, regulatory, tax, corporate development and investor relations services to mining companies throughout North America. Forbes West specializes in identifying, funding, developing and managing resource-based opportunities, with a special interest on the junior mining sector. With an office that is fully Sarbanes-Oxley compliant, Forbes West is vertically integrated with in-house geology, legal and corporate finance departments. Forbes West is focused on enhancing value to its growing portfolio of noteworthy public mining companies including SG Spirit Gold Inc., Alderon Iron Ore Corp., Crosshair Energy Corporation, Excelsior Mining Corp., Logan Resources Ltd. and Ridgemont Iron Ore Corp.
ON BEHALF OF THE SG BOARD
Adrian Bray, President & CEO
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Contact Information:
Konstantine Tsakumis
Investor Relations
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