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BlueBird Battery Metals Appoints Lithium Expert as President
(via TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / April 2, 20...
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[{"type":"text","content":"BlueBird Battery Metals Appoints Lithium Expert as President(via TheNewswire)\n \n \nVancouver, British Columbia / TheNewswire / April 2, 2019 - BlueBird Battery Metals Inc. (TSXV: BATT; US:BBBMF) (the \"Company\" or \"BlueBird\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Western Australian lithium expert, George Karageorge, as President, effective immediately. With decades of experience in the mining sector, Mr. Karageorge has worked for both the majors and juniors. Of particular importance, he has a strong track record of running successful exploration-to-production companies in small and mid-tier gold and battery metals space. \n\n \n \nMr. Karageorge is a proven leader with comprehensive geological experience, business vision and team building skills. He is considered a leading expert in Australian lithium and tantalum exploration and project development and recently completed five years at the world-class Pilbara Minerals Limited Pilgangoora Lithium and Tantalum project in Western Australia. Mr. Karageorge was the founding geologist and part of the management team for Pilbara. He played a critical role in developing the project from the first drill hole through to the first concentrate and shipment in less than four years. Mr. Karageorge has also played a key role with companies exploring for other hard rock minerals in Western Australia and around the world.\n\n \n \nNav Dhaliwal, CEO of BlueBird Battery Metals, stated, \"BlueBird has pursued a deliberate strategy of selecting and acquiring specific projects in Western Australia - a highly-stable jurisdiction that hosts a trillion-dollar hard rock battery metal exploration and production industry. We are now entering a highly-active phase of development and are thrilled that we've attracted George Karageorge to the role of President. George is a proven expert in Western Australian battery metal exploration and production, and his leadership will be a critical asset as we move forward.\"\n\n \n \nMr. Karageorge, President of BlueBird Battery Metals, commented. \"I'm delighted to have joined BlueBird, and I'm looking forward to advancing the Company's assets. With a superb Western Australian portfolio that includes lithium, vanadium, cobalt, copper and nickel projects, BlueBird aims to conduct a comprehensive, multi-project work program this year, and I'm excited about the o...