Next Gen Metals Inc. - Corporate Update

VANCOUVER, May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - Next Gen Metals Inc. (the "Company") (TSX.V N OTCPink: NXTTF   FSE: M5BN) is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Guanzon has been appointed to Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Mr. Guanzon serves as Chief Financial Officer of several junior resource companies listed on both the TSX and the TSX-V.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and brings extensive experience in dealing with financial matters and corporate strategy.

Mr. Guanzon's appointment follows the resignation of Mr. Gordon Steblin as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective May 31, 2013.    The Board of Directors wishes to thank Mr. Steblin for his contribution to the Company and wishes him the best in his future endeavors.

ABOUT NEXT GEN METALS INC.

Next Gen Metals Inc. is a mineral exploration company with a primary focus on gold, silver and base metals projects in North America.

The Company continues to evaluate advanced stage gold, silver and base metals projects to add to its property portfolio.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

(signed)

Harry Barr
President & CEO

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.. Note:  this release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results and are based on current expectations or beliefs.  For this purpose, statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements.  In addition, forward-looking statements include statements in which the Company uses words such as "continue", "efforts", "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "confident", "intend", "strategy", "plan", "will", "estimate", "project", "goal", "target", "prospects", "optimistic" or similar expressions.  These statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of important factors, including, among others, the Company's ability and continuation of efforts to timely and completely make available adequate current public information, additional or different regulatory and legal requirements and restrictions that may be imposed, and other factors as may be discussed in the documents filed by the Company on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), including the most recent reports that identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts' expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.  Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: Next Gen Metals Inc.

Jay Oness 
Chief Operating Officer 
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