FORM 6-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of April 2006
Commission File Number 001-32412
| GLENCAIRN GOLD CORPORATION |
| (Translation of registrant’s name into English) |
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500 – 6 Adelaide St. East Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1H6 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
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SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| GLENCAIRN GOLD CORPORATION |
| Date: April 24, 2006 | By:
“Lorna MacGillivray”
Lorna MacGillivray Corporate Secretary and General Counsel |
GLENCAIRN GOLD CORPORATION
500 - 6 Adelaide St. East, Toronto, ON M5C 1H6 Tel.: (416) 860-0919 Fax: (416) 367-0182
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | TSX: GGG, GGG.WT |
| April 24, 2006 | AMEX: GLE |
Glencairn Gold appoints Vice-President Operations
Glencairn Gold Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Gaston A. Araya as Vice-President, Operations. Mr. Araya, currently General Manager of Glencairn’s Limon Mine in Nicaragua, will assume most of the duties of Kevin Drover, who is resigning as Glencairn’s Chief Operating Officer effective April 30, 2006.
“Mr. Araya has had an extensive, successful mining career in Latin America and his 37 years of expertise as a mine operator will be of immense benefit to Glencairn. Mr. Araya is well acquainted with our operations,” said Glencairn President and CEO Kerry Knoll. “I would like to thank Mr. Drover for successfully steering the Company through this latest period of growth.”
Mr. Araya, a mining engineer, has both underground and open pit operations experience at mines in Bolivia, Chile, Honduras and Venezuela. From 1998 to 2003, he was General Manager of Kinross’s Guanaco Mine in Chile, and from 2000 to 2003 was also General Manager of the Refugio mine, a 40,000-ton-per-day joint venture between Kinross and Bema Gold. Prior to that posting, he was Mine Superintendent of Nuigini Mining Ltd.‘s San Cristobal Mine. He joined Glencairn in mid-2005.
About Glencairn
Glencairn operates the underground
Limon Mine in Nicaragua and the Bellavista Mine in Costa Rica, a conventional open pit
heap leach operation commissioned in late 2005. Gold production from the two mines is
expected to reach nearly 100,000 ounces this year, more than twice 2005 production. For
more information please visit the Glencairn website: www.glencairngold.com For
further information, please contact:
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Glencairn Gold Corporation Kerry Knoll, President and CEO Tel.: 416-860-0919 kknoll@glencairngold.com Olav Svela, Vice-President, Investor Relations Tel: 416-860-0919 osvela@glencairngold.com |
Renmark Financial Communications Inc. Christina Lalli Tel.: 514-939-3989 clalli@renmarkfinancial.com |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains “forward-looking statements”, within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future financial or operating performance of the Company, its subsidiaries and its projects, the future price of gold, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital, operating and exploration expenditures, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, costs and timing of future exploration, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims, limitations of insurance coverage and the timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and regulatory matters. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current exploration activities; actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold; possible variations of ore grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability, insurrection or war; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled “General Development of the Business – Risks of the Business” in the Company’s Form 40-F on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. and the Company’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2005 on file with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.