SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 17, 2009
Constitution Mining Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-49725 | 88-0455809 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| Manuela Sáenz 323, Suite 706, Buenos Aires, Argentina C1107BPA |
| (Address of principal executive offices including zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +54-11-5236 9978
_________________________________________________ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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SECTION 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
On April 17, 2009, the board of directors appointed Robert E. Van Tassell (Age: 73) to serve as a member of the board of directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Duncan Large. In connection with the annual meeting of the shareholders to be held on April 27, 2009, proxies will be voted for Mr. Van Tassell as the nominee designated to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Large’s resignation.
Mr. Van Tassell has served on the board of directors of Amazon Goldsands Ltd. since December 2006. Mr. Van Tassell has been involved in the Canadian mining industry for over fifty years. Before retiring from full-time ventures in 1998, he spent the prior sixteen years (1982-1998) as Vice President of Exploration for the precious metals venture Goldcorp Inc., formerly known as Dickenson Mines. Exploration teams led by Mr. Van Tassell are credited with such significant discoveries as the Husky Mine, the Minto copper deposit currently being mined by Sherwood Copper, and more recently, Goldcorp's High Grade Zone. From 1984 through 1993, Mr. Van Tassell served as a board member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), including as Chairman of the PDAC's Program and Environmental Committees. Mr. Van Tassell also served as a director of the Yukon Chamber of mines for eleven years, two of them as President. He served four terms on the board of the Northern Resource Conferences, two of them as Chairman, and has taught introductory and advanced prospecting courses for the Chamber of Mines. He is a Life Member of the CIM and a member of the Geological Association of Canada.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Van Tassell and any other of our directors or executive officers.
Mr. Van Tassell has not had any material direct or indirect interest in any of our transactions or proposed transactions over the last two years.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Constitution Mining Corp.
/s/ Willem Fuchter
Willem Fuchter
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: April 20, 2009
