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Midlands Minerals Appoints New Board Member
Midlands Minerals Appoints New Board Member
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMidlands Minerals Appoints New Board Member\n\n\n Aug. 17, 2009 (Baystreet.ca) -- TORONTO, ONTARIO -- Midlands Minerals Corporation (\"Midlands\" or the \"Company\") (TSX VENTURE: MEX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Darryl Levitt to the Board of Directors of Midlands Minerals Corporation with immediate effect.\n\nMr. Levitt is qualified to practise law in both South Africa and Ontario, and is of Counsel with MacLeod Dixon LLP, one of the leading law firms specializing in mining law. Mr Levitt, whose experience includes significant financings, mergers, and acquisitions in the mining sector, is recognized as one of the top 34 mining law practitioners in Canada. He has participated in, acted for and advised on major landmark transactions in addition to publishing in prestigious mining journals and magazines. \nDarryl Levitt holds an LLB as well as a B.Comm. in finance and economics. He is a member of a number of professional organizations including the Law Society of Upper Canada, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, Law Society of the Northern Province (Non-Practising Roll). \n\"We are very pleased with the addition of Darryl Levitt to the Board of Midlands. Darryl brings a broad international perspective, and extensive African experience, as well as substantial mining experience covering not only securities law but also corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions. He is a great addition to the Midlands team and we all look forward to working with him to grow the Company and add value for the shareholders,\" said Kim Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer. \nABOUT MIDLANDS MINERALS \nMidlands is a growth oriented and value based gold exploration company operating in Ghana and Tanzania, two stable countries with a history of gold mining. Midlands' top priority project is the fully permitted Sian gold project in Ghana. The Sian property contains Esaase and Ampeha, two previously producing open pit mines with a resource with significant growth potential. Midlands' contiguous Kwahu Praso project, which was once part of Sian, contains extensions of the Esaase and Ampeha trends. Sian and Praso are just 30 kilometres northeast of Newmont Mining's +8.7 million ounce Akyem gold deposit. Midlands also holds...