Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE) has appointed Ed Baltis as Exploration Consultant and Louisa Stokes as Exploration Geologist.
In this newly created role Baltis will assist Empire with exploration strategy and targeting, business development, and project evaluation, specifically looking within the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, as the company moves to advance its two Australian based gold projects, at Eclipse and Central Menzies.
Baltis has an extensive knowledge of the geology within the Archaean Yilgarn Craton and its mineral potential, with expertise in orogenic gold systems, as well as notable operational experience having managed and led exploration campaigns for a diverse range of commodities throughout Australasia, Africa and the Americas.
Stokes is a PhD Candidate (Applied Geology) at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia. She graduated from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London with a MScs Geology (1st Class with Honours) in 2010 before embarking on a career as an exploration geologist.
"The appointment of not just one, but two highly regarded and experienced professionals such as Ed and Louisa is a significant milestone for the company,” said Empire’s managing director Shaun Bunn.
“I am delighted that our core exploration team is continuing to grow and it comes at a time when we are advancing our understanding of the gold mineralisation at both our Eclipse and Central Menzies gold projects. Both assets remain under-explored and have significant potential to develop into viable development projects."
Empire Metals has a 75% interest in the high-grade Eclipse gold project. The project lies within the highly concentrated gold mining region of Western Australia, north-west of famous gold operations such as Kanowna Belle and Paddington.
In addition, the company recently announced the signing of an option agreement to acquire a 75% interest in the Central Menzies gold project, located in the Menzies Shire, approximately 115 kilometres north of the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and 10 kilometres south of the township of Menzies.