Mindoro Management and Board Changes
EDMONTON,
Alberta; March 26, 2008 - Mindoro Resources Ltd. (TSXV:
MIO; Frankfurt: OLM) is pleased to announce the following additions to
the management team of its Philippine operating subsidiary, MRL Gold
Phils. Inc.
Alan Buenavista has been appointed to the position of Exploration Manager.
Alan is a well known and accomplished geologist with 25 years of mineral
exploration experience in the Philippines. He is a graduate of Adamson
University with a BSc degree in Geology, and started his career as a
geologist in the Mines and Geo-Science Bureau where he worked from 1982
to 1986, mainly assigned to UNDP sponsored training programs. Alan
then worked with Western Mining Corporation (WMC) of Australia from 1987
to 1997, rising to the position of Senior Project Geologist. While with
WMC, he played an important role in the discovery of the world class
Tampakan copper-gold deposit in Southern Mindanao, and was involved with
its drill evaluation. From 1998 to 2006, he was Exploration Manager for
Indophil Resources Phils Inc. and was part of the team that further
advanced Tampakan, taking it through the feasibility stage. Xstrata
Copper subsequently acquired a 62.5 percent interest in Tampakan, which
is the largest development project in their portfolio. Alan will be
tasked with leading MRL's exploration team in evaluating and unlocking
the value of Mindoro's target-rich portfolio of copper-gold projects, as
well as guiding delineation of its nickel laterite resources.
Dr. F.S. Mon Monteros has been appointed to the position of Vice
President, Social and Environmental Management. His appointment reflects Mindoro's strong and demonstrated commitment to
conducting its exploration and development programs in a socially and
environmentally responsible manner. Dr. Monteros formerly held a senior
position with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
in the Philippines,
where he was involved with information, communication, education and
community development programs in partnership with mining companies. Dr.
Monteros has held university teaching positions, and is an accredited
consultant of the Partnership Brokers' Accreditation Scheme (PBAS) under
the aegis of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and the
International Business Leaders' Forum (IBLF). He completed his PBAS
residential at Deakin University of Victoria, Australia. He was also a
fellow of the Partnering Event at Cambridge University, UK. In 2004 and
2005, he was part of a DENR-World Bank project developing multi-sectoral
partnerships in mining communities. He has written various papers and
books on the subject of community monitoring and involvement in mining
projects, and has played a leading role in this field in the Philippines.
Mindoro also advises that Marshall L. Farris has resigned as Director of
Mindoro. Mr. Farris played an integral role in assisting the company with
its financing and marketing activities over the past four years. The
Board of Directors sincerely thanks Mr. Farris for his valuable
contributions to Mindoro and extends their best wishes for his success in
his future endeavors.
ABOUT
MINDORO
Mindoro is a Tier 1 Issuer trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (MIO) and
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (WKN 906167). In addition to advancing the
Agata nickel laterite project towards production, Mindoro has announced
an initial 43-101 compliant gold-silver mineral resource estimate on its
Kay Tanda gold-silver project, and is proceeding to advance this project.
The company has also identified 22 porphyry copper-gold prospects in the
Philippines and has an aggressive strategy of drilling multiple targets
in 2008. To learn more about Mindoro and its projects, visit www.mindoro.com.
For further
information, contact:
HEAD
OFFICE
Penny Gould
Executive Vice President
Phone: 780.413.8187
E-mail: penny@mindoro.com
Website: www.mindoro.com
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INVESTOR
RELATIONS-CANADA
Trent Dahl
Ascenta Capital Partners Inc.
Phone: 604.628.5800
Toll Free: 1.866.684.4209 ext. 228
E-mail: info@mindoro.com
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INVESTOR RELATIONS-EUROPE
Richard Mayr
Argentuminvest GmbH
Phone: +49.9421.785250
Fax: +49.9421.785255
E-mail: info@argentuminvest.com
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This release may contain forward-looking statements including
management's assessments of future plans and operations, and expectations
of future production. These statements are based on current expectations
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include,
but are not limited to, the risks associated with the mining and
exploration industry (e.g. operational risks in development, exploration
and production; delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or
development projects or capital expenditures; the uncertainty of reserve
estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to
production). The assumptions used in the preparation of such statements,
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be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on
forward-looking statements.
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