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Northern Iron Appoints Past CEO of Baffinland Iron Mines to Board of Directors
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE\n U.S./\n\n\nVANCOUVER, April 26, 2012 /CNW/ - Northern Iron Corp. (\"Northern\" or the \"Company\") (TSX-V: NFE) is pleased to announce the nomination of Gordon McCreary, formerly\n President and CEO of Baffinland Iron Mines, one of the founders of\n Kinross Gold Corp and current Chairman of Asia Now Resources to serve\n on Northern's Board of Directors.\n\n\nBasil Botha, President and Chief Executive Officer of Northern Iron\n commented, \"The talent and wealth of experience that Gordon brings to\n the company cannot be measured. The fact that Gordon raised almost half\n a billion dollars for one of Canada's great iron ore projects speaks\n volumes of his capabilities. Gordon has the technical expertise and\n will add a great deal of value to the company. In addition, he has\n built up numerous contacts worldwide on the steel production side and\n is also well respected in the investment community in Canada and\n abroad. \"\n\n\n\"I am delighted to have been asked to join the Northern Iron Board of\n Directors\" stated Gordon McCreary.  \"Over the past few months I have\n been approached by numerous iron ore companies but chose Northern Iron\n because of the uniqueness of the project.  By utilizing existing\n infrastructure surrounding a past producing mine and having the ability\n to produce a value added metallic product, Northern Iron has a rare\n opportunity to compete in the scrap metal market in North America,\n Europe and Asia.\"  Mr. McCreary concluded by saying \"I believe my\n strong relationships with potential strategic partners and end users,\n along with my operating experience will help Northern Iron continue to\n advance its project to production in a timely manner.\"\n\n\nOver the last forty years, Mr. McCreary's entire career as a mining\n engineer has been focused on the identification and advancement of\n mineral properties from exploration through development to production. \n He currently serves as Chairman and a member of an audit committee of\n Asia Now Resources Corp.  Mr. McCreary offers a wealth of precious\n metal experience as well as deep relationships with the financial\n community to finance the advancement of mineral projects.\n\n\nMr. Brian Thurston stepped down from the board of directors ...