Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Minerals Ltd (ASX:BSX, OTCQX:BLSTF) has strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of Dan Lougher as a non-executive director.
The appointment is a high calibre one, with Lougher's 40 years of experience in all aspects of resource and mining project exploration, feasibility, development and operations to suit Blackstone’s immediate and future needs.
Lougher also has a significant corporate network in the financial and mining community.
“We are delighted to welcome Dan to our board and believe his expertise, work experience in international mining operations and first-class professional qualifications complement and add strength to the composition of the board of Blackstone,” chairman Hamish Haliday said.
“We look forward to receiving his guidance and benefitting from his wealth of technical knowledge and experience as we continue our journey to become the world’s leading green battery supplier, enabling a solution from mine to consumer.”
High-level experience
Lougher was most recently CEO and managing director of Western Areas, following a merger with IGO Ltd.
He currently holds a non-executive director position with Perseus Mining Ltd (ASX:PRU, TSX:PRU, OTC:PMNXF) and prior to leading Western Areas, spent 18 years in Africa with BHP Billiton (LON:BHPB), Impala Plats, Anglo American (LON:AAL) and Genmin.
He also holds a First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (WA) and is a fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
“I look forward to joining and working with the board at such an exciting time, as the company focusses on advancing the Ta Khoa Project, a project which I have previously visited in Vietnam," Lougher said.
“Scott and the team at Blackstone Minerals have done a tremendous job in securing and developing a quality nickel sulphide asset, which are both in high demand and short supply.
"I look forward to working with Blackstone as the company seeks to realise its downstream ambitions and becomes a significant supplier to the electric vehicle industry.”