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Purecore Metals Inc. press release

Augen Gold Appoints Chief Financial Officer

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TORONTO, Sept. 12 /CNW/ - Augen Gold Corp. ("Augen Gold" or the "Company") (TSX-V: AUJ) today announced the appointment of Manish Z. Kshatriya as Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Kshatriya joined Augen Gold in 2006 as Director of Finance and has been interim Chief Financial Officer since April, 2008. Prior to joining the Company, he held a variety of progressively senior roles in finance, accounting and taxation. Mr. Kshatriya holds a BAS (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from York University, a Chartered Accountant (CA) designation as well as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.

"Manish has demonstrated considerable skill and proven to be a valuable asset to Augen Gold playing a crucial role in the Company's successful initial public offering," said Michael Fowler, President and CEO. "With his experience and deep understanding of Augen Gold, we expect he will continue to make a valuable contribution as we work to create value for shareholders."

Mr. Kshatriya has also been named Chief Financial Officer of Augen Capital Corp. (TSX-V: AUG) which is a major shareholder of Augen Gold.

About Augen Gold

Augen Gold Corp. (TSX-V: AUJ) is a gold exploration company with 24,042 hectares of mining claims over a 45 kilometre length located in the Swayze Greenstone Belt, including the formerly producing Jerome gold mine and directly adjacent to the Young Shannon gold deposit. The Company's objective is to aggressively explore the Jerome mine, the gold potential along strike on its contiguous mining claims and to continue to expand its property portfolio with highly prospective mineral assets.

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