Latin American Minerals Inc. announced that Dr. Quinton Hennigh has been appointed as an advisor to the board of directors. Dr. Hennigh has assembled world class gold projects and led successful exploration programs resulting in significant discoveries throughout the world. Dr. Hennigh, an economic geologist has more than 25 years of exploration experience with major gold mining companies including Homestake Mining Company, Newcrest Mining Limited and Newmont Mining Corporation. He also served as senior research geologist with Newmont Mining Corp. and also served as its exploration geologist. Currently, Dr. Hennigh is president and CEO of Novo Resources Corp.