Ridgeline Minerals names long-time geologist and industry executive Mac Jackson as technical advisor

Ridgeline Minerals Corp (CVE:RDG) (OTCQB:RDGMF) has named Mac Jackson as a technical advisor to the company.  In a statement, the company said that Jackson is an AIPG certified professional geologist who in a distinguished 25-year career brings a proven track record of discovery to the Ridgeline team.  READ: Ridgeline Minerals executes surface access agreement for its Bell Creek property with Nevada Gold Mines As a senior exploration geologist at Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) and most recently vice president of exploration for Gold Standard Ventures Corp (NYSEAMERICAN:GSV), the company also noted that Jackon led exploration teams that contributed to several multi-million-ounce Carlin-Type gold discoveries in Nevada -- including the Leeville (Newmont), Fiberline (Newmont) and North Dark Star (Gold Standard Ventures) deposits.  "We welcome Mac to our team at a pivotal time in the company's growth,” said Ridgeline CEO Chad Peters. “As we head into a highly anticipated drill program at our Carlin-East project in June, we will utilize Mac's experience in the discovery of the multi-million-ounce Leeville deposit to test similar gold targets at Carlin-East, located directly on-strike of and to the north of the high-grade Leeville gold mine." Ridgeline is a discovery-focused gold and silver explorer with a proven management team and a 125 kilometers exploration portfolio across four projects in the highly prospective Carlin and Battle Mountain-Eureka Trends in Nevada. Contact the author: patrick@proactiveinvestors.com Follow him on Twitter @PatrickMGraham