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Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Announces Appointment of Mr. Andre Costa as New VP Exploration for Brazil Operations
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 23, 2024) - Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) (FWB: A0I0) (MUN: A0I0) (BER: A0I0) (the "Comp
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[{"type":"text","content":" Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - April 23, 2024) - Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) (FWB: A0I0) (MUN: A0I0) (BER: A0I0) (the \"Company\" or \"Appia\") announced today the appointment of Mr. Andre Costa as its new VP Exploration for its Brazil Operation effective immediately. Mr. Costa will oversee the ongoing development of the Company's PCH Ionic Adsorption Clay project located in Goias, Brazil. Tom Drivas, CEO stated, \"Having the right leadership in place to direct our plans and team in Brazil has been a priority for Appia, and we are so pleased to have Mr. Andre Costa joining us at this pivotal time in our growth cycle. As Appia moves to the next phase in the exploration of the PCH project, and following the announcement of our maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) on Target IV and Buriti Zones and NI 43-101 technical report, Mr. Costa will design and implement programs to further delineate extension zones at these targets along with drill testing the next series of high-potential REE areas, and will oversee our ongoing metallurgic testing programs.\" Mr. Costa is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscience (FAIG#7967). He holds a B.Sc. in Geology (1993) and a M.Sc. in Economic Geology (1996), both from the Federal University of Brasília. He has 29 years of work experience in mineral exploration for diamond, phosphate, potash, REE, copper, lithium, gold, and petroleum including 9 years of work experience in diamond, uranium, potash, petroleum and gold exploration in Canada. He has participated and managed several exploration programs, from regional grassroots to feasibility studies. He also 10 years' work experience as a mineral exploration consultant. Mr. Costa has worked as Brazil's Exploration Manager of Great Western Diamond and Brazil Potash ($120 Mi budget). He also worked as Resident Geologist for the Saskatchewan Geological Survey in La Ronge - Saskatchewan. As a consultant for GE21, Mr. Costa oversaw and managed the exploratory auger drilling campaigns in Carina Module (Goias State) and São Felix (Minas Gerais States) for Aclara Resources; managed the regional exploration work for Codelco in Northern Mato Grosso and Bahia States; Coordinated the initial exploratory and drilling work for Lithium Ionic in the Araçuai Lithium Valley; Coordinated the vanadium soil and geologica...