Midlands Minerals Appoints New Board Member
August 17 2009 - 7:30AM
Marketwired
Midlands Minerals Corporation ("Midlands" or the "Company") (TSX
VENTURE: MEX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Darryl
Levitt to the Board of Directors of Midlands Minerals Corporation
with immediate effect.
Mr. Levitt is qualified to practise law in both South Africa and
Ontario, and is of Counsel with MacLeod Dixon LLP, one of the
leading law firms specializing in mining law. Mr Levitt, whose
experience includes significant financings, mergers, and
acquisitions in the mining sector, is recognized as one of the top
34 mining law practitioners in Canada. He has participated in,
acted for and advised on major landmark transactions in addition to
publishing in prestigious mining journals and magazines.
Darryl Levitt holds an LLB as well as a B.Comm. in finance and
economics. He is a member of a number of professional organizations
including the Law Society of Upper Canada, Prospectors and
Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), Canadian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar
Association, Law Society of the Northern Province (Non-Practising
Roll).
"We are very pleased with the addition of Darryl Levitt to the
Board of Midlands. Darryl brings a broad international perspective,
and extensive African experience, as well as substantial mining
experience covering not only securities law but also corporate
finance, mergers and acquisitions. He is a great addition to the
Midlands team and we all look forward to working with him to grow
the Company and add value for the shareholders," said Kim Harris,
President and Chief Executive Officer.
ABOUT MIDLANDS MINERALS
Midlands is a growth oriented and value based gold exploration
company operating in Ghana and Tanzania, two stable countries with
a history of gold mining. Midlands' top priority project is the
fully permitted Sian gold project in Ghana. The Sian property
contains Esaase and Ampeha, two previously producing open pit mines
with a resource with significant growth potential. Midlands'
contiguous Kwahu Praso project, which was once part of Sian,
contains extensions of the Esaase and Ampeha trends. Sian and Praso
are just 30 kilometres northeast of Newmont Mining's +8.7 million
ounce Akyem gold deposit. Midlands also holds highly prospective
licences for gold and diamonds in the Lake Victoria Goldfields in
Tanzania.
The Company has a highly qualified management and technical team
with broad African experience and extensive experience in the
countries in which the Company operates. For more information on
the Company, please visit Midlands' website at
www.midlandsminerals.com.
On behalf of the Board
Kim Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute
forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve
a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or
achievements of the Company to be materially different from actual
results and achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements consist of
statements that are not purely historical, including any statements
regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the
future. No assurance can be given that any of the events
anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if
they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them.
These forward-looking statements reflect management's current views
and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions
which may prove to be incorrect.
The Company adds a cautionary statement to the effect that the
potential quantity and grades referred to in this press release are
conceptual in nature. There has been sufficient exploration to
evaluate a mineral resource. However, the Company is uncertain if
further exploration will result in a mineral reserve. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were
made. Readers are also advised to consider such forward-looking
statements while considering the risks inherent in the business of
mineral exploration. For more information, investors should review
the Company's filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this
news release.
Contacts: Midlands Minerals Corporation Kim Harris President and
CEO 416 492 6992 or CEO Direct Line: 416 447 6882 416 492 6993
(FAX) info@midlandsminerals.com www.midlandsminerals.com
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