Fairmont Appoints Michael Thompson as Director

26.10.2011  |  CNW

Stock Exchange: TSX Venture Exchange

Symbol: FMR

VANCOUVER, Oct. 26, 2011 /CNW/ - Fairmont Resources Inc.

('Fairmont') is pleased to announce that it has appointed Michael Thompson as a member to its Board of Directors.  Mr. Thompson received his Honours B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Toronto in 1997. Michael has worked for several companies since 1997 in both gold and base metal exploration, most notably Teck Resources Ltd., Placer Dome CLA Inc. and Goldcorp Inc. Mr. Thompson specializes in structural interpretation of gold deposits as well as advancing exploration programs to the resource stage. He is a founding partner, part owner and President of Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation of Thunder Bay, ON, a full service mineral exploration consulting firm with over 60 employees and a roster of publicly traded clients.  Mr. Thompson is also a director and Vice President Exploration of Red Metal Resources Ltd., a mineral exploration company quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board.

On behalf of the board,

John Bevilacqua

President

(604) 648-0518

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