UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 21, 2004 333-101960
Date of Report (Date of Commission File Number
earliest event reported)
YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 98-0413063
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or Identification Number)
organization)
347 Bay Street
Suite 408
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2R7
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(416) 865-9930
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc. ("Yukon Gold") accepted
the resignation of Peter Slack as a Director on December 15,
2004. The Board of Directors of Yukon Gold voted on
December 15, 2004 to increase the size of the Board from
five (5) seats to six (6) seats and fill two existing
vacancies. Rene Galipeau and Kenneth Hill were appointed to
fill the vacancies on the Board. They will each have a one-
year term and shall serve until the next meeting of
shareholders.
Rene Galipeau has 32 years of experience in various
capacities with companies in the mining industry. He
graduated from Niagara College of Applied Arts and
Technology with a major in Finance. He was Manager of
Taxation for Rio Algom Mines Ltd. from 1972 to 1974.
Following that, he was Assistant Manager, Taxation, Manager,
Taxation, Controller, Vice President of Finance, Canadian
Metals Division, of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd.
from 1974 to 1981. He was Director of Taxation and
Corporate Development at Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd.
(LAC Minerals) from 1981to1982. He was then Vice President
of Trading and Corporate Development Inspiration Resources
Inc. (the parent of Hudson Bay Mining in New York) from 1982
to 1985. Following that he was Vice President of Finance
and CFO of Belmoral Mines Ltd. from 1985 to 1990. He was
Vice President of Finance and CFO at Deak Resources Ltd.
from 1990 to 1993. Following that he was Vice President of
Finance and CFO of Black Hawk Mining Inc. from 1993 to 1995.
He was then Vice President of Finance and CFO, Senior Vice
President of Marketing and Finance, CFO and then Executive
Vice President and CFO of Breakwater Resources Ltd. from
1993 to 2004. Mr. Galipeau has been a director of eight
public mining companies and currently sits on the board of
Nuinsco Resources Limited as Chairman.
Kenneth Hill is the founder of ProMin Consulting
Associates Inc., a Canadian company that provides
independent consulting and project management services to
the global minerals industry. Prior to that, Mr. Hill held
senior positions effecting mine design, mine development and
mine operations with Inmet Mining Corp., Northgate
Exploration Ltd., Dome Mines Ltd. (now Placer Dome Inc.) and
J.S. Redpath Ltd. Mr. Hill is a registered professional
engineer and graduated with a degree in Geological
Engineering from the Michigan Technological University. He
also holds a degree in Mining Technology from the Haileybury
School of Mines. Mr. Hill has over forty years of
experience in the mining industry.
In addition, the Board appointed Brian Robertson as
President of Yukon Gold effective as of December 15, 2004.
Mr. Robertson is a mining engineer with extensive experience
in mine development and operations. He graduated from the
Haileybury School of Mines in 1969. Following graduation he
worked on exploration in British Columbia and as a miner in
northern Manitoba before attending the University of Alaska.
He graduated from the University of Alaska in 1972 and
joined Dome Mines Ltd. as an Engineer in Training. He
worked in a number of engineering, supervisory and
management roles before becoming General Superintendent of
the Dome mine in 1988. During his tenure at the Dome mine,
he completed a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
from Laurentian University, Sudbury. In 1990, he was
transferred to Equity Silver Mines as General Manager where
he was responsible for the operation of a 10,000 tons per
day ("tpd") open pit mine. In 1993, he joined Royal Oak
Mines as General Manager at their Newfoundland Division. He
was responsible for the operation of the Hope Brook mine,
and subsequently transferred to the Kemess mine for
construction and operation of the 50,000 tpd open pit mine.
In 1999, he joined North American Palladium as General
Manager at the Lac Des Isles mine and was involved with the
expansion of operations from 3,000 tpd to 15,000 tpd. In
2001, he provided consulting services to Placer Dome at
their South African operations. In 2002, he rejoined Placer
Dome as Area Manager responsible for mine development at
their Twin Shafts complex. He joined Nuinsco Resources in
2003 as Vice President of Mining and is currently
responsible for mine evaluations and projects. During his
career, he has been President of Houston District Chamber of
Commerce and President of the CIM Porcupine and Newfoundland
Branches. Mr. Hill has received several environmental
awards in recognition of environmental excellence at mines
he managed, including the Newfoundland Association of
Professional Engineers Environmental Award, Dupont/Conoco
Environmental Leadership Award, and the British Columbia
Department of Mines Environmental Award. He also received
the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
("CIM") Metal Mining Division Award for progressive mine
management practices.
Mr. Robertson is a member of the Professional Engineers
of Ontario and the CIM. He has extensive experience in mine
operation and construction since 1969.
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.
YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
Date: December 21, 2004 By /s/Stafford Kelley
Name: Stafford Kelley
Title: Secretary
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