Barksdale Resources Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas Simpson as Senior Vice President of Exploration and Mr. William Wulftange as an independent director of the Company. Tom has more than 40 years of extensive mineral exploration and mining experience with base and precious metals in the US, Canada, Chile and Peru. Tom has a strong track record of discovery, having successfully identified precious and base metal deposits in Canada and the US. Tom's prior roles include Principal Geologist with Rio Tinto Exploration, Geology District Manager for Newmont Mining, and Exploration Manager for ASARCO, where he spent significant time exploring for copper porphyries in Arizona, including the Patagonia district where Barksdale's key projects are located. William began his career in Nevada as an exploration geologist contributing to the discovery of the world class Paradise Peak Mine in 1983. During the following 38 years, William contributed to the discovery, development and production of highly successful precious metal mines including the El Peñón mine in Chile as Chief Geologist and as VP Exploration of the Cerro Negro project, now a mine, in Argentina.