Marenica Energy Limited (ASX:MEY) has appointed a number of highly experienced members to its exploration team to support the expansion of exploration activities on the company’s large uranium tenement positions in Namibia and Australia.
Highly experienced environmental scientist Jessica Bezuidenhout has been appointed General Manager – Namibia. Ms Bezuidenhout brings to the new position 13 years of exploration and mining experience in Australia and Namibia.
Marenica Managing Director Murray Hill said Ms Bezuidenhout will ensure that exploration activities are completed under the most efficient and optimal conditions.
“Ms Bezuidenhout is a valuable addition to lead the team.”
Highly regarded geologist Berti Roesener has been appointed Consulting Exploration Manager – Namibia.
Mr Roesener has over 33 years geological experience in Namibia, in particular, on the mineralisation type targeted by Marenica, being calcrete hosted uranium mineralisation. Mr Roesener is author of the uranium chapter of the book on “Mineral Resources of Namibia”.
Meanwhile, Dave Princep has been appointed Consulting Geologist and will oversee, from a technical point of view, all planning, execution and analysis of exploration activities in Namibia.
Mr Princep also has extensive experience on exploration for calcrete hosted uranium mineralisation and mining in Namibia, having worked for Paladin Energy Limited and Deep Yellow Limited on their projects in Namibia, over the last 16 years.
Whilst working at Paladin, Mr Princep also prepared or oversaw the mineral resource estimates on the majority of the Australian tenements that Marenica is acquiring from Optimal.
The addition of these highly experienced personnel to the Marenica exploration team, will support the acceleration in our exploration activities,” Mr Hill said.
“With a combined 80 years of exploration and development experience we welcome these consultants to the team at an exciting time for the company.”