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Northern Iron Corp. Builds Lithium Team with the Addition of a New CEO
(via Thenewswire.ca) Vancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / September 16, 2016 - No...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Northern Iron Corp. Builds Lithium Team with the Addition of a New CEO(via Thenewswire.ca)\n\n \nVancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / September 16, 2016 - Northern Iron Corp. (\"Northern Iron\" or the \"Company\") (TSX-V: NFE) (FRANKFURT: N8I) today announced the appointment of James Walker as Chief Executive Officer for Northern Iron corp. \n\n\n \nJames Walker has over ten years of engineering and project management experience in several industries, including, mechanical engineering, construction, manufacturing, engineering design, infrastructure, safety management, and nuclear engineering and will play an important role in the road to production.\n\n\n \nJames' professional experience includes; engineering project manager for the U.K. Ministry of Defence, responsible for engineering and construction projects totalling over $240M. He has worked in each Project Stage, from Concept through to Closure, including mechanical design, modelling, rigs, testing and problem shooting.\n\n\n \nHe has managed multidisciplinary teams involving engineers, managers, architects, contractors, graduates and finance and commercial personnel. James has been the project lead and manager for building a nuclear material reclamation plant, and was the engineering manager for constructing factories and facilities designed to manufacture reactor cores.\n\n\n \nMr. Walker holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering and Nuclear Engineering as well as qualifications in Project Management and Accountancy and is a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE, registered as a Project Manager Professional with the APM and registered with APEGA as an Engineer. \n\n\n \nBasil Botha, President & CEO of the Company said; \"James' appointment is an important addition to the team as he brings unique experience to the company. His nuclear background has exposed him to lithium's diverse technological utilities and the useful applications of its different isotopes; such as: the production of tritium, a reactor neutron absorber, a PH alkalizer, and as a component of a Moten Salt Reactor coolant\"\n\n\n \n\"Our goal is to get to production as quickly as possible in this very competitive market. With the experience that James brings as a mining engineer, along with mechanical engineering, project management and construction skills, will enable us to focus...