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Aurania chairman and CEO Keith Barron. (Image: Aurania Resources)[/caption]
ECUADOR – Dr. Keith Barron, chairman and CEO of
Aurania Resources in Toronto, has registered a charitable foundation for communities near its Lost Cities-Cutucu gold and silver project. The foundation and the company are domiciled in Bermuda.
The Fundacion Dar Un Paso Adelante (Step-Forward Foundation) is mandated to encouraging literacy and numeracy among the Shuar children and youth in the province of Morona-Santiago. It will work with the local community and various levels of government to reach its goal.
The foundation is wholly financed with 450,000 shares of the company, representing about $1 million.
Information about the Lost Cities exploration project is posted at
www.Aurania.com. Or watch the documentary series
In Search of the Lost Cities at the same website.
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