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SAS ACHIEVES ONE MILLION MAN HOURS WITHOUT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT AT ITS EAST TIMMINS OPERATIONS

18.05.2011  |  CNW

TORONTO, May 18 /CNW/ --
TORONTO, May 18 /CNW/ - St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (T-SAS), ('SAS' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that as of May 12, 2011,
the employees at SAS have worked one million man hours without a lost
time accident.


'Zero lost time accidents over the course of one million man hours is a
significant milestone', said Duncan Middlemiss, VP of East Timmins
Operations for SAS. 'This formidable achievement is due to the entire
SAS team who remain committed to operating in a safe way.'


'I am very proud of our team for this accomplishment', said Jacques
Perron, President & CEO of SAS. 'At SAS, safety is very important to
all of us, and we want to congratulate Duncan and his team for this
fantastic achievement.'


About SAS


SAS (operating as 'SAS Goldmines') is a gold mining and exploration
company with an extensive land package in the Timmins mining district,
northeastern Ontario which lies within the Abitibi greenstone belt, the
most important host of historical gold production in Canada. SAS is
focused on developing its assets in the Timmins Camp with three
producing mines and aggressive exploration activities across 120km of
land straddling the Porcupine-Destor Fault Zone.

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For further information about St Andrew Goldfields Ltd., please contact:
Tel: 1-800-463-5139 or (416) 815-9855; Fax: (416) 815-9437; Website: www.sasgoldmines.com

  Suzette N Ramcharan
  Manager, Investor Relations
  Email: sramcharan@sasgoldmines.com
     
Jacques Perron   Ben Au
President & CEO   CFO, VP Finance & Administration
Email:jperron@sasgoldmines.com   Email:bau@sasgoldmines.com