Crocodile Gold Announces New Directors
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Feb 29, 2012 08:03AM
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -  Feb. 29, 2012) -
 Crocodile Gold Corp. (the "Company")  (TSX:CRK)(OTCQX:CROCF)(FRANKFURT:XGC) is pleased to announce that Kevin Conboy  and Robert Getz, each being a nominee of Luxor Capital Group, LP ("Luxor") have  joined the board of directors of the Company, replacing Bruce Humphrey and  Michael Hoffman (see the press release dated February 9, 2012). The board of  directors is now comprised of Chantal Lavoie as Chairman, George Faught as  independent lead director, Peter Tagliamonte, Kevin Conboy and Robert  Getz.
 
Mr. Getz is a managing director and a  co-founder of Cornerstone Equity Investors, LLC. Mr. Getz has strong experience  in public and private debt and equity financings and domestic and international  mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Getz has served as a director of several public  and private metals and mining companies. He completed a B.A., cum laude,  International Relations at Boston University in May 1985, and obtained his MBA,  Finance in February 1990 from The Stern School of Business at New York  University. 
 
Mr. Conboy was President and Chief  Executive Officer of Acordia, Inc., a subsidiary of Wells Fargo based in  Chicago. As well, he served as Chief Executive Officer for the NIA Group of  Paramus, New Jersey. Mr. Conboy posesses a wealth of experience in the financial  markets and has considerable exposure to financial instruments and business  transactions. He sits on a number of corporate and charitable boards. Mr. Conboy  completed a B.A. from Colorado State University in 1973. 
 
The committees of the Company were also reconstituted following the  appointment of the new directors. The Audit Committee is comprised of George  Faught (Chair), Kevin Conboy, and Robert Getz. The Compensation Committee is  comprised of Kevin Conboy (Chair), George Faught, and Peter Tagliamonte. The  Corporate Governance Committee, which now includes Health, Safety and  Environment, is comprised of Peter Tagliamonte (Chair), Robert Getz, and Chantal  Lavoie. 
 
Crocodile Gold welcomes Messrs. Getz and  Conboy to the board of directors, and thanks Messrs. Humphrey and Hoffman for  their contributions to the Company to date. 
 
 About Crocodile Gold 
 
 
Crocodile Gold is a Canadian company with operating  gold mines in the Northern Territory of Australia with a land package of over  3,300 km2. Crocodile Gold is currently mining a number of open pits in the  Howley Corridor. The Company is also developing the Cosmo underground mine. Ore  is processed at the Union Reefs Mill with a capacity of 2.4 million tonne per  year. Crocodile Gold has 3.175 million ounces of NI 43-101 compliant Measured  and Indicated mineral resources and 2.14 million ounces of Inferred mineral  resources (see the NI 43-101 compliant technical report entitled "Report on the  Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves of the northern Territory Gold and Base  Metals Properties for Crocodile Gold Corp." by Fleur Muller, Mark Edwards and  Heath Gerritsen dated April 4, 2011, filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR  for the details regarding these mineral resource estimates). The Company has an  extensive exploration program in place and is drilling on several key properties  on its expansive land package. Crocodile Gold's main focus is on the Cosmo Mine,  the Union Reefs and Maud Creek project areas. 
                
                  Qualified  Person
 
 
David Keough F.AusIMM of  Crocodile Gold Inc is a "qualified person" as such term is defined in National  Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the technical information and  data included in this press release. 
 
 
 Cautionary  Note
 
 
 
Certain information set forth in this press release contains  "forward-looking statements", and "forward-looking information" under applicable  securities laws. Except for statements of historical fact, certain information  contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements which include  management's production projections and cash costs, of Crocodile Gold's future  plans, operations and mineral resource estimates and are based on Crocodile  Gold's current internal expectations, estimates, projections, assumptions and  beliefs, which may prove to be incorrect. Some of the forward-looking statements  may be identified by words such as "expects" "anticipates", "believes",  "projects", "plans", and similar expressions. These statements are not  guarantees of future performance and undue reliance should not be placed on  them. Such forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown  risks and uncertainties, which may cause Crocodile Gold's actual performance and  financial results in future periods to differ materially from any projections of  future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking  statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:  liabilities inherent in mine development and production; geological, mining and  processing technical problems; Crocodile Gold's inability to obtain required  mine licenses, mine permits and regulatory approvals required in connection with  mining and mineral processing operations; competition for, among other things,  capital, acquisitions of reserves, undeveloped lands and skilled personnel;  incorrect assessments of the value of acquisitions; changes in commodity prices  and exchange rates; currency and interest rate fluctuations; various events  which could disrupt operations and/or the transportation of mineral products,  including labour stoppages and severe weather conditions; the demand for and  availability of rail, port and other transportation services; the ability to  secure adequate financing and management's ability to anticipate and manage the  foregoing factors and risks. There can be no assurance that forward-looking  statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could  differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Crocodile Gold  undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances  or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by  applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance  on forward-looking statements. 
 
FOR FURTHER  INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Rob Hopkins
Crocodile Gold Corp.
Manager,  Investor Relations
416-861-5899
info@crocgold.com
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