Heron Resources Ltd. Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
ACCESS Newswire
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / June 8, 2015 / Heron Resources Limited (Heron or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Lawry as Chief Operating Officer (COO), commencing 22 June 2015.
As COO, Mr Lawry will be responsible for the development and operation of the Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project (Woodlawn Project) in New South Wales.
Initially, Mr Lawry will oversee completion of the Woodlawn Feasibility Study, including final plant design, followed by final site preparations, construction and commissioning ahead of commercial production.
Mr Lawry brings more than 28 year's experience in project management, engineering, construction, commissioning and operations, both in Australia and overseas. He has worked for several leading resource companies including Polymetals, Newcrest and engineering firms Bateman, Normet and Q-Proc. Notably, Mr Lawry managed, from construction through to operation, the successful retreatment of the Hellyer base metal tailings project in 2006 in western Tasmania. With this experience he is well qualified to lead the successful development of the Woodlawn Project which comprises the retreatment of tailings in combination with an underground mining development.
Commenting on the appointment, Heron's Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Taylor said:
"This is a significant appointment for Heron and demonstrates momentum at an important time in the development of the Woodlawn Project. We are extremely pleased to have secured the services of Andrew - his extensive management experience will be invaluable as we finalise the Woodlawn plant design ahead of awarding contracts. Under the Company's staged approach, development of the Woodlawn Project is currently planned to commence later this year with the construction of the 1.5Mtpa processing plant and the commencement of tailings retreatment, followed by the high grade Woodlawn Underground Project as soon as practicable once the Feasibility Study is concluded."
Mr Lawry's appointment is another important step in the process to develop the Woodlawn Project and follows the recent release of the completed Preliminary Economic Assessment which demonstrates the robust economics and quality of the project.
About Heron Resources Limited:
Heron is engaged in the exploration and development of base and precious metal deposits in Australia. Heron's projects include the high-grade Woodlawn Zinc-Copper Project located 250km southwest of Sydney, and a number of other high quality exploration properties located in the Lachlan Fold Belt, New South Wales. In addition the Company holds the Kalgoorlie Nickel Project located north of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
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