Smooth Rock Ventures Revamps Leadership to Drive Nevada Exploration Push

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp ( (TSE:SMRV) ) just unveiled an update.

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. has appointed director Michael Ruggles as its new president and chief executive officer and named veteran capital-markets consultant Donald Gordon to its board, in a move that injects deep financial and corporate finance expertise into the company’s leadership. Outgoing CEO Christos Doulis will remain on the board as the company targets accelerated exploration and resource expansion at its Palmetto and Giroux mineral projects in Nevada’s Walker Lane Trend, positioning Smooth Rock to capitalize on resurgent natural resource markets and advance its underdeveloped gold and multi-mineral assets.

Ruggles brings more than 20 years of experience in merchant banking, restructurings and investment strategy, most recently as chief operating officer at Arrow Park Capital, where he oversaw operations and strategy in complex capital markets environments. Gordon adds over four decades in corporate finance and exchange roles, including senior positions at the Vancouver Stock Exchange and Canadian Securities Exchange, bolstering Smooth Rock’s access to capital and governance as it works to move its exploration assets through successive stages of development.

Management highlighted that the new appointments strengthen the company’s ability to navigate capital markets and support exploration programs in what it views as robust resource markets. With established mineral resources at Palmetto and extensive historical workings at Giroux, the refreshed leadership aims to accelerate drilling and expansion initiatives that could enhance project value for shareholders and support Smooth Rock’s longer-term growth trajectory in the Nevada mining sector.

More about Smooth Rock Ventures Corp

Smooth Rock Ventures Corp. is a U.S.-based, exploration-stage mining company focused on acquiring and exploring mineral properties in Nevada’s Walker Lane mineral belt. Its flagship asset is the 100%-owned Palmetto Gold Project in Esmeralda County, comprising 116 unpatented mining claims over 2,217 acres and hosting an NI 43-101 compliant gold and silver mineral resource built on decades of prior exploration by major operators.

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