Artemis Resources Ltd (ASX:ARV, AIM:ARV, OTCQB:ARTTF) has appointed mining veteran Julian Hanna as its technical director.
Hanna led nickel miner Western Areas from a start-up to its subsequent acquisition twelve years later by IGO (IGO Limited (ASX:IGO)) in June 2022 for A$1 billion after which he joined junior explorer MOD Resources as managing director.
Sandfire Resources (Sandfire Resources NL (ASX:SFR)) acquired MOD in late 2019 for A$167 million.
Artemis said Hanna has already been involved in a technical consulting role to assist with the development of the Pilbara gold exploration strategy which will culminate in drilling several high-quality targets starting early 2025.
Guy Robertson, Artemis chairman, commented: “Julian will join the board at an exciting time as we focus on discovering new gold deposits, located near Artemis' existing 374,000 oz gold resource at the Karratha Gold Project.
Hanna added: "Artemis has potential for further gold discoveries on its extensive holdings in what is shaping up to be a rapidly emerging gold province in the north Pilbara region.
“Having reviewed the project, I consider the Artemis tenements are highly prospective for future gold discoveries, notably along a wide structural corridor which has had minimal previous drilling.”