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Medallion adds LaPoint and Keyser to Advisory Board
Medallion adds LaPoint and Keyser to Advisory Board
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMedallion adds LaPoint and Keyser to Advisory Board\n\n\n Mar. 19, 2010 (TheNewswire.ca) -- Vancouver, BC - Medallion Resources Ltd (TSXV:MDL) (TSX.V: MDL) today announced the appointment of two additional rare-earth-element (REE) technical specialists, Harmen Keyser, PGeo and Dennis LaPoint, PhD, LGeo, to its Advisory Board.\"Our goal is to source the best possible technical experts in the REE industry,\" stated Bill Bird, President & CEO of Medallion Resources. \"The addition of Harmen and Dennis rounds out our top-notch advisory group, putting Medallion in an enviable position to access both new properties and advanced approaches to REE exploration.\"Harmen Keyser is Vice President, Project Development for Ucore Uranium Inc. (OOTC:UURAF) (TSXV:UCU) (TSX-V: UCU), overseeing the exploration of Ucore's Bokan Mountain REE project in Alaska. Mr Keyser is a geologist with 30 years of mineral-exploration experience in over 25 countries and was involved in the discovery of the San Martin gold mine in Honduras, the Cerro Blanco gold mine in Guatemala, the Skukum Creek gold-silver deposit in Yukon, and several REE occurrences in Alaska. He has also worked as an independent consultant on mineral exploration around the globe and is a director of Precision GeoSurveys Inc and Sound Energy Inc. (NYSE:EGAS) Dennis LaPoint is founder and President of Appalachian Resources LLC, a North Carolina corporation focused on exploration project development and management. With nearly 40 years of exploration experience, Dr LaPoint has been active in a variety of commodities including gold, base metals, uranium and tin. He also has significant expertise in lateritic terranes and bauxite exploration, and their potential in the REE area. For the last ten years, he has focused on the Guiana Shield and Suriname, where he discovered the Nassau gold deposit for Alcoa, Inc (NYSE:AA) (AMEX:AA.PR) and served as Cambior Inc's exploration manager. Dr LaPoint received his PhD in geology at the University of Colorado and currently is an adjunct faculty member of the University of North Carolina.Medallion Resources Ltd (TSX-V: MDL) explores for rare-earth elements, which are required by many green energy - technologies such wind turbines and hybrid/electric vehicles. Increasing interest in energy efficiency and environmental protection are fuelling intense interest...