Omineca Mining and Metals Ltd. announced the formation of an advisory board to assist in the further development of the Wingdam gold project in the Cariboo gold district of British Columbia. The initial members of the advisory board are Mr. John Kiernan and Mr. Leonard Sinclair. Mr. Kiernan is a Mining Engineer with over 30 years of mine operating, engineering, consulting, corporate and financial experience. Mr. Kiernan is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Ascot Resources, and prior to that, the VP Project Development for Magellan Minerals (acquired by Anfield Gold Corp.), and is also a director of Northern Superior Resources Inc. Previously, he was Manager of Project Evaluation for Quadra FNX/KGHM International. Mr. Sinclair is a mining professional with over 35 years of experience in inspection, review and assessment of geotechnical data, environmental, social, economic and First Nations consultation for companies focused on the exploration and production of gold, diamonds, potash, uranium and base metals. Mr. Sinclair has also been responsible for regulatory review and approval of project Environmental Impact Assessments for open pit, underground mining operations with milling, tailings management, waste rock management, water and waste water treatment and closure plans in western Canada. Most recently, Mr. Sinclair was the Chief Executive Officer and Project Manager for CVG Mining Limited.