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Arehada
Announces Management Changes
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TORONTO, September 29th 2008 - Arehada
Mining Limited (TSX:
AHD),
(the "Company") today announced the resignations
of Messrs. Jack Duffy and Peter Dimmell
as directors of the Company. The resignations
took effect immediately.
Subject to approval of the Toronto Stock
Exchange, the Company has appointed two
new independent directors, Messrs. Peter
J. M. Hooper and Samuel R. Baker. Mr. Hooper
is a senior mining executive with broad-based
experience in production, engineering, reorganization
and training, contracting, exploration and
corporate affairs, and his responsibilities
have ranged from general manager to president,
directing companies or projects in the international
arena with investment capital or market
capitalization of $20 million to $300 million.
Mr. Samuel R. Baker Q.C. is an international
corporate/commercial lawyer with broad experience
providing legal and business advice to multi-national
corporations and ventures from a wide range
of jurisdictions including China. As such,
he has served on the boards of directors
of the Canadian subsidiaries and affiliates
of many such corporations; for instance,
Canada Minmetals Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary
of China National Metals and Minerals Import
& Export Corporation. A partner of the international
law firm Baker & McKenzie for more than
twenty years, he continues to practice law
independently under the name Baker Law Firm.
Mr. Steve Fan Wang has been appointed as
chairman of the board.
About Arehada Mining
Arehada Mining Limited is engaged in the
exploration, development, extraction and
production of zinc, lead and silver in Dongwuzhumuqinqi,
located in Inner Mongolia, China. Arehada
produces zinc and lead concentrates, which
are then sold to smelters in China.
Arehada has completed construction of a
zinc processing plant which is currently
producing zinc calcine and sulphuric acid.
For further information:
Forward Looking Statements
The above contains forward looking statements
that are subject to a number of known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated in our
forward looking statements. Factors that
could cause such differences include: changes
in world commodity markets, equity markets,
costs and supply of materials relevant to
the mining industry, extent of resources
actually contained in mineral deposits,
actual recoveries achieved in processing
ore, technological change, change to regulations
affecting the mining industry, risks associated
with mining operation in China, environmental
and safety regulations risks, and risk associated
with failure to obtain required regulatory
or third party consent. Forward-looking
statements in this release include statements
regarding future programs, review completion
dates and opportunities. Although we believe
the expectations reflected in our forward
looking statements are reasonable, results
may vary, and we cannot guarantee future
results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements.
Neither the TSXV or the TSX has in any
way passed upon the merits of this press
release and has neither approved nor disapproved
the contents of this press release.
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