12:08 PM EDT, 10/25/2018 (MT Newswires) -- Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM.V) on Thursday named Francois Vezina as chief operating officer, replacing Luc Lessard, who is leaving the post.

Vezina, who had been vice-president, projects for the British Columbia gold explorer, is a mining engineer with 17 years of experience "and is recognized for innovative mining techniques and optimization of feasibility studies," the company said in a release.

Barkerville shares were last seen up $0.005 to $0.445 on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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