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| | Thu Jul 28, 2005
Additional Independent Director Joins Anooraq'S Board
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| | Anooraq Resources Corporation (AMEX -- ANO; TSX Venture - ARQ) announces the appointment of Wayne Kirk, LLB, to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Kirk is an independent director who has also joined the Board's audit committee.
Wayne Kirk is an attorney and consultant. He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from Harvard University. He was called to the bar in California in 1969. Mr. Kirk was an associate and partner in the San Francisco law firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges from 1969 until 1992, specializing in corporate and mining law. He was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Homestake Mining Company from 1992 until Barrick Gold Corporation's acquisition of Homestake in December 2001. Mr. Kirk was a director of Prime Resources Group Inc. (gold mining) (TSX; AMEX) from February 1996 until January 1999. From March 2002 until his retirement in July 2004, he was special counsel to the New York/San Francisco law firm of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP. He is currently also a director of Great Basin Gold Ltd., Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. and Taseko Mines Limited. Mr. Kirk's background in law and mining will be a significant asset to the Company.
Anooraq is actively engaged in the advancement of major platinum group metals projects on the northern and eastern limbs of the Bushveld Complex, the world's premier PGM environment. Anooraq is the only South African Black Economic Empowerment ("BEE") company with a primary listing on a North American stock exchange. The combination of significant PGM assets, status as a BEE entity and direct access to financing opportunities in North American and European markets, positions Anooraq to become a leading PGM company.
For further details on Anooraq and its South African properties please visit the Company's website www.anooraqresources.com or contact:
Ronald W. Thiessen
President and CEO
Melanee Henderson
Investor Relations
Vancouver, Canada
Phone (604) 684-6365
Toll Free (North America) 1-800-667-2114
Phumzile Langeni
Executive Director, Investor Relations
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: +27 (11) 883-0831
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, that address future production, reserve potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or developments that the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For more information on the Company, Investors should review the Company's annual Form 20-F filing with the United States Securities Commission and its home jurisdiction filings at www.sedar.com. |
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