VENARI MINERALS NL — Board/Management Information 2012

Dec 19, 2012

Director Appointment

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Povey C.Eng. M.Sc. B.Sc. (Hons) A.C.S.M. M.Aus.I.M.M., as a Non Executive Director of the Company.

Mr Povey is a mining engineer with over 34 years worldwide experience in the resource sector. This experience has encompassed a wide range of commodities and included senior management positions in mining operations and the explosives industry in Africa, North America and Australia. During this time he has been responsible for general and mine management, mine production, project evaluation, mine feasibilities studies and commercial contract negotiations. In the last fifteen years he has held executive directorships with several Australian public companies, including positions as the Technical Director and Managing Director. In these roles he has led exploration programs, JV negotiations and a number of capital raisings.

Mr. Povey is a Chartered Engineer, and holds several certificates of competency including a Western Australian Mine Managers Certificate.

Executive Director, Robert Hyndes, said:

“We welcome Michael to the board, his technical experience will enhance Astro’s ability to continue to develop its Governor Broome project and assess any future projects Astro may look at in the future”.

ENDS

For enquiries, please contact:

Robert Hyndes

Executive Director P: +61 8 6389 5777

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