De Grey Mining Ltd (ASX:DEG) has appointed Peter Hood as non-executive director effective immediately.
Hood is a chemical engineer and has had a distinguished career in the Australian mining and chemical industries.
He is also a recent past president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia.
Hood currently holds the following directorships:
Chairman
Matrix Composites and Engineering Ltd (ASX:MCE)
MAK Industrial Water Systems Pty Ltd
Australian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce
Non-executive director
GR Engineering Ltd (ASX:GNG)
Cue Energy Resources Ltd (ASX:CUE) - lead independent director
Hood’s wealth of company and board management skills and experiences will be of enormous assistance to De Grey as it pursues a development path for the flagship Pilbara Gold Project.
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Earlier this month, the company received initial positive results from trial bulk sampling at Loudens Patch within the Pilbara Gold Project.
Additionally, De Grey’s recent drilling program successfully intersected high-grade underground lodes below the Withnell proposed open pit.
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Follow-up diamond drilling is planned to test the depth extensions of the 800 metres x 400 metres Withnell Underground Exploration Target.