Jaxon Minerals Inc. announced the appointment of John King Burns as Chairman and Lead Director. Mr. Burns' knowledge in corporate governance, geological strategies and all aspects of mining finance will contribute strongly to the continued development of Jaxon. Mr. Burns is former Chairman and founder of Northern Orion, which was subsequently acquired by Yamana Gold. He also served as Global Head and Managing Director of the Derivative Trading and Structured Finance Group at Barclays Metals London, a unit of Barclays Bank PLC, from 1991-1997. The Company also announced that three senior geotechnical experts have agreed to serve on Jaxon's Technical Advisory Board - Alastair Waddell, Dennis Moore and Carl Swensson.