GreenTech Metals Limited (ASX: GRE) ('GreenTech' or 'the Company') is pleased to announce the appointment of Julian Hanna, a highly experienced mining executive, as Technical Adviser to the Company with respect to copper and base metals exploration and development activities.
Mr Hanna has over 35 years' experience in the resources sector managing exploration, development, mining, and corporate growth. His expertise is in the discovery and early stage development of major copper, nickel and gold deposits.
Mr Hanna was the co-founder and Managing Director of nickel miner Western Areas Limited (ASX:WSA) for 12 years until 2012. Under his leadership Mr Hanna grew Western Areas Limited from a junior explorer to a company with a market cap high of $1.95B in 2008. Western Areas became a substantial underground nickel miner through the discovery and development of two high-grade nickel sulphide mines in Western Australia.
Mr Hanna joined copper explorer MOD Resources Ltd as the Managing Director in 2013. MOD established a regional scale licence holding in the underexplored Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana and delivered early exploration success through the discovery of the significant T3 and T4 copper/silver deposits. MOD progressed T3 through to the feasibility study stage and in late 2019 Sandfire Resources Limited (ASX:SFR) acquired MOD for $167 million and developed T3 (Motheo Project) into a >5Mtpa open pit operation. Mr Hanna remained with Sandfire for two years post-takeover in the role of Director, Growth and External Affairs.
Tom Reddicliffe, Director of GreenTech, commented:
"We are thrilled to welcome Julian to the team, who will add significant value to the Company through his experience in discovering and developing significant mineral deposits. Julian has a reputation for identifying quality exploration targets, which have resulted in the successful development of producing mines, returning significant value for shareholders."
Julian Hanna, Technical Adviser, commented:
"It is an exciting time to join GreenTech as it works to rapidly grow the scale of the Whundo VMS copper-zinc project. I look forward to assisting GreenTech as it continues to define the scale of the Whundo deposit and assess possible development options. I also look forward to working with GreenTech to review opportunities for future base metals discoveries on the Company's highly prospective ground."
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About GreenTech Metals Limited
The Company is an exploration and development company primarily established to discover, develop and acquire Australian and overseas projects containing minerals and metals that are used in the battery storage and electric vehicle sectors. The Company's founding projects are focused on the lithium, copper, nickel and cobalt potential within the West Pilbara and Fraser Range Provinces. The green energy transition that is currently underway will require a substantial increase in the supply of these minerals and metals for the electrification of the global vehicle fleet and for the massive investment in the electrical grid and renewable energy infrastructure and storage.
