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ORE RESOURCES LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2015
Jan 8, 2015
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Board/Management Information
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9 January 2015
Market Announcements Platform Australian Securities Exchange Level 4 Exchange Centre 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000
Appointment of CEO
Auroch Minerals NL ( Auroch or the Company ) advises that Dr Andrew Tunks has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer to advance the Fair Bride deposit through its feasibility stages and assess potential new opportunities.
For the past six months Dr Tunks has been consulting to Auroch, assisting on the recent mineral resource estimate update. Prior to joining Auroch, Dr Tunks was Managing Director at A-Cap Resources Limited and has previously held senior gold exploration positions, including Chief Geologist at IAMGOLD Corporation, Ranger Minerals Limited in West Africa and North Limited in Western Australia.
Dr Tunks, who holds a B.Sc. (Hons) from Monash University and a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Tasmania, has over 25 years of experience in exploration and mining in Australia, Africa and South America.
Dr Tunks’ core expertise is in structural and economic geology relating to gold deposits. As a former Senior Lecturer in Geology at the University of Tasmania, Dr Tunks has been published in peerreviewed journals and presented at various international conferences on the structural controls of gold mineralisation. He is also an accredited member of The Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Dr Tunks has strong links to the equity markets and has been involved in raising over $50M of capital for exploration and development projects, he has held several Board positions and is currently a NonExecutive Director of Minerals Corporation Limited (MSC:ASX).
“Andrew is an experienced gold executive with a widely supported capital markets network around Australia,” said Mr Whiddon. “Andrew’s established relationships, leadership and experience in developing gold projects around the world is a perfect fit for Auroch as it progresses the Manica Gold Project through its development phases and ultimately, production.”
For further information visit www.aurochminerals.com or contact:
Matthew Foy Auroch Minerals NL T: +61 8 9486 4036