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Technical Director Appointed
Technical Director Appointed.
About this update from Serabi Gold Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n Serabi Mining plc\n19 January 2007\n\n SERABI MINING plc ('Serabi' or 'the Company')\n\n APPOINTMENT OF TECHNICAL DIRECTOR\n\n\n\nThe Board of Serabi is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Hodgson\nas Technical Director (Executive) of the Company. Mr Hodgson will assume\ntechnical responsibility for operational matters of the Company's Palito gold\nmine, new projects and opportunities.\n\n\nWorking in the industry for over 20 years, Mr Hodgson has extensive\ninternational mining experience as a senior executive and consultant. Most\nrecently Mr Hodgson worked as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President\nTechnical Services for Canadian based Orvana Minerals Corporation, where he\nsuccessfully improved results at their 80,000 oz p.a. underground gold mine in\nBolivia. Immediately prior to that he provided consulting services to a number\nof mining companies in Europe and South America. Previous appointments included\nvarious senior technical appointments, including Manager Technical Services and\nOperations for TVX Gold Inc.'s base metal operation in Greece, Mining Technical\nConsultant at ACA Howe International Ltd. and other similar roles at Rio Tinto\nplc and Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd and has during his career acquired\nextensive experience in narrow vein underground mining operations.\n\n\nOriginally qualified in mining geology, Mr Hodgson is a Fellow of the Institute\nof Materials, Minerals and Mining, a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering\nCouncil of UK and a 'Qualified Person' in accordance with the Canadian National\nInstrument 43-101 - Standards of Mineral Disclosure for Mineral Projects.\n\n\nThe Board considers that Mr Hodgson's experience will bring significant benefits\nto improving and growing the Company's interests in Brazil. His appointment\nmarks the first addition to the board since listing on the London AIM market in\nMay 2005 and reflects the expanding interests and demands as the Company seeks\nto grow its production and develop new opportunities.\n\n\nCommenting on the appointment, Graham Roberts, the Chairman of Serabi said:\n\n'We are pleased to welcome Mike to the Board of Serabi at a time when the\nCompany is poised to grow further, based on an already strong strategic and\nproduction position achieved over the past two years. His previous experience is\nparticularly relev...