St. James Gold Corp. announced the appointment of Dr. Stewart A. Jackson, P. Geo., as its qualified person within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") effective December 21, 2020. In this capacity, as Senior Technical Advisor, he will provide technical expertise on corporate matters, guide the company's gold exploration properties in Newfoundland, and initiate and identify additional potential acquisition targets in North America. Dr. Jackson was also the exploration manager for Houston Oil and Minerals during the discovery and development of the Borealis, South McCoy and Manhattan gold deposits in Nevada, USA, founded Crown Resource Corporation in 1981, and discovered several million ounces of gold in the Republic District of Washington, USA, at the Buckhorn Mine, Seattle Mine, South Penn, Key East, Key West, Overlook, Lamefoot, Kettle River, and K2 mines, all produced by Kinross Gold. As an executive, Dr. Jackson has also raised $200 million for the discovery and development of these and other gold, silver, diamonds, base metals, nickel and uranium projects.