TORONTO, June 27, 2018 /CNW/ - Namibian lithium
developer and emerging lithium concentrate producer Desert Lion
Energy Inc. (TSXV: DLI) (OTCQB: DSLEF) ("Desert Lion" or the
"Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Johan Coetzee to the role of Chief Operating
Officer, effective July 1, 2018. Mr.
Coetzee is a seasoned operational mining executive with over 20
years of Namibian work experience.
"We are extremely pleased to have Johan join the Desert Lion
team. Johan brings significant operational experience to the
Company and a hands-on approach to operational excellence and
growth, leadership and stakeholder engagement," commented
Tim Johnston, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Desert Lion Energy.
Mr. Coetzee joins Desert Lion from Navachab Gold Mine (QKR),
previously owned by Anglo Gold
Ashanti, where he held the role of Managing Director and
General Manager and was responsible for all aspects of the
operation, including overseeing the mine's growth plan, plant
expansion, stakeholder management and all onsite activities, while
leading a team of 1,000 employees. Prior to Navachab Gold Mine, Mr.
Coetzee held progressively senior roles at Rössing Uranium Mine
(Namibia), Ghana Manganese
Company, (Ghana), and the Skorpion
Zinc Mine (Namibia).
Mr. Coetzee served as Vice-President and President of the
Namibian Chamber of Mines from 2015 to 2018 and holds a National
Diploma in Chemical Engineering from Cape Technicon in Cape Town, South Africa, and a Master of
Business Administration (MBA) from the Maastricht School of
Management in Holland.
About Desert Lion Energy
Desert Lion Energy is an emerging lithium development company
focused on building Namibia's
first large-scale lithium mine to be located approximately 210km
from the nation's capital of Windhoek. The Company's Rubicon and Helikon
mines are located within a 301km2 prospective land
package, with known lithium bearing pegmatitic mineralization and
the Company is currently in Phase 1 of its production plan,
producing and exporting lithium concentrate from stockpiled
material. The project site is accessible year-round by road and has
access to power, water, rail, port, airport and communication
infrastructure.
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