Another small company I have shares in with news I find encouraging:

Spanish Mountain Gold Announced the Appointment of Jim Rogers as a Director
6 days 2 hours 22 minutes ago - Marketwire via Comtex


Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SPA) ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Rogers to the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Rogers is a critically acclaimed author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He is frequently featured in such publications as Time, The New York Times, Barron's, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times and is a regular guest on television shows around the world.

Mr. Rogers is a co-founder of the Quantum Fund, a global investment partnership. Over a period of ten years, the fund portfolio gained 4,200% compared with the rise of less than 50% in the S&P 500 index. After electing to retire at the age of 37, Mr. Rogers has served as a professor of finance at Columbia University's school of business and has written four books on investment, including Hot Commodities, Adventure Capitalist and Investment Biker. Mr. Rogers also designed the widely followed Rogers Commodity Indices(TM) and travels the world highlighting the case for investment in commodities as an asset class.

Ian Watson, Chairman of the Board, said today: "We are delighted that Jim Rogers has accepted our invitation to join the board of Spanish Mountain Gold. His reputation, experience and strategic advice will be of enormous help to the company, especially as it nears full feasibility and the financing to put the Spanish Mountain Gold Project into production."

In connection with the appointment, the Company reports that it has granted options to acquire an aggregate of 1,000,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.44 until April 11, 2017. The foregoing is subject to regulatory acceptance.

About Spanish Mountain Gold

Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. is focused on the responsible development of its flagship Spanish Mountain gold project in southern central British Columbia, Canada. The Company has a strong cash position with no debt and owns 100% of four gold properties located in British Columbia. Additional information about the Company is available on its website www.spanishmountaingold.com.

On Behalf of the Board,

SPANISH MOUNTAIN GOLD LTD.

Brian Groves, President and CEO