Deep Yellow Limited Appoints Mr Werner Messidat as General Manager: Projects
07.07.2011 | ABN Newswire
09:29 AEST July 7, 2011 ABN Newswire (C) 2004-2011 Asia Business News PL. All Rights Reserved.Perth, Australia (ABN Newswire) - Advanced stage uranium explorer Deep Yellow Limited (ASX: DYL) (PINK: DYLLF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Werner Messidat as General Manager: Projects.
Mr Messidat is a registered professional mechanical engineer in Namibia and South Africa and has a diploma in management studies from Chilterns University College in the UK. He will be based in Namibia seconded to the company's wholly owned subsidiary Reptile Uranium Namibia (RUN) and will be responsible for driving the development of the company's extensive project portfolio.
Deep Yellow Managing Director Greg Cochran said the company was pleased to have attracted such a well-qualified candidate who could immediately make a positive contribution as Deep Yellow builds a professional team in Namibia to make the transition from explorer to developer.
'As a native of Namibia with experience at Rossing, Consolidated Diamond Mines and Langer Heinrich, Werner has a deep understanding of the local environment and what will be required to permit and develop a new mine,' he said.
Mr Messidat also has substantial international experience, with BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) (NYSE: BHP) in Suriname and South Africa, Michelin in Nigeria and Zinc Ox in Yemen. Before moving back to Namibia as Principal Engineer for Paladin's (ASX: PDN) Langer Heinrich Uranium, he was General Manager at Kayelekera during the early stages of its development, where he oversaw the project's initial ramp up in production.
As General Manager: Projects, Mr Messidat's immediate priorities will be focused on Deep Yellow's flagship Omahola Project, further investigations into the effectiveness of Schauenburg Technology on the Tubas Red Sand and Aussinanis deposits and on the evaluation of alternative development strategies for the Shiyela Iron Project.
About Deep Yellow Limited:
Deep Yellow Limited (ASX: DYL) (PINK: DYLLF) is an Australian-based uranium focused exploration company with advanced exploration projects in Namibia and in Australia.
In Namibia the Company operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Reptile Uranium Namibia P/L which is focusing on its mid to high grade INCA primary uraniferous magnetite and secondary Red Sand projects and the extensive secondary calcrete deposits contained in the Tumas-Oryx-Tubas palaeochannel and fluviatile sheetwash systems.
In Australia the Company is focused on resource delineation of mid to high grade discoveries in the Mt Isa district - Queensland, including the Queens Gift, Conquest, Slance, Eldorado, Thanksgiving, Bambino and Turpentine Prospects. The Company also owns the Napperby Uranium Project and numerous exploration tenements in the Northern Territory.
A pipeline of other projects and discoveries in both countries are continually being examined and there is extensive exploration potential for new, additional uranium discoveries in both Namibia and Australia.
Contact:
Greg Cochran
Managing Director
Email: Deep Yellow Limited
Ph: +61-8-9286-6999
Email: info@deepyellow.com.au
http://www.deepyellow.com.au