Paladin Resources Ltd.: Appointment of Board Member.PERTH, Western Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. For the local government area, see City of Perth. Perth is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. -- The Board of Paladin Resources Ltd. ("Paladin") (TSX:PDN)(ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange :PDN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ian Noble as a director of the Company. Mr. Noble was born in Glasgow, Scotland where, in 1960, he completed a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies (Metallurgy) at the Royal College of Science and Technology The Royal College of Science and Technology was a predecessor institution of the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland. It was merged with the Scottish College of Commerce to form the University in 1964. (now Strathclyde University). Mr. Noble has over 40 years worldwide experience covering the mining, chemical and nuclear industries with a strong emphasis in the mining and mineral processing fields. He is an internationally recognized consultant, specializing in hydrometallurgy hydrometallurgy Extraction of metal from ore by dissolving the metal (as one of its salts) and then recovering it from the solution. The operations usually involved are leaching (dissolving in water), commonly with additional agents; separating the waste and purifying the and comminution comminution (k  ˈ·m , and has been involved in many of the major mining developments within Australia and overseas. He has held senior management positions with both Wright Engineers Australia Ltd and Fluor Australia and took a leading role in the design of Australia's two major uranium processing plants. Mr. Noble's initial involvement with uranium was with Wright Engineers Pty Limited on the Rabbit Lake project in Canada. In Australia, in 1976, he was Lead Process Engineer on the Ranger Uranium Feasibility Study, followed by a three year involvement in the design construction phase, initially as Process Engineering Manager, and then a period as Project Engineer for the "wet-end" of the plant, and finally a year on site as Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning Manager. This included four months when he had joint responsibility with the Ranger Mill Superintendent for plant operations while the formal commissioning was successfully completed. In 1984, Mr. Noble joined Fluor Australia Pty Ltd, participating in the 6 month Feasibility Study of the Olympic Dam project for Western Mining. He then took the role of Lead Process Engineer for the hydrometallurgical hy·dro·met·al·lur·gy n. The treatment of metal or the separation of metal from ores and ore concentrates by liquid processes, such as leaching, extraction, and precipitation. plant over an 18 month period and assisted the commissioning team during the start-up phase. Mr. Noble's extensive project experience and knowledge of uranium processing will be of particular benefit to Paladin at its current stage of development with its Langer Heinrich and Kayelekera projects. His appointment as director completes the restructure of the Paladin Board, giving it the broad range of skill sets necessary to oversee the growth of the Company to its full potential. Paladin Resources Ltd. (TSX:PDN) (ASX.:PDN) |
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