TSX:TLO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin
Islands, July 3, 2014 /CNW/ -
Talon Metals Corp. ("Talon" or the "Company") (TSX:
TLO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tony Naldrett, an internationally recognized and
acclaimed expert on magmatic (nickel, copper and platinum-group
element) sulphide mineralization, to the Company's Board of
Directors. Dr. Naldrett will also serve as one of Talon's
representatives on the Tamarack Nickel-Copper-Platinum Project
Technical Committee to be formed with Kennecott Exploration
Company.
Dr. Naldrett has had a distinguished career. Over the
years, his research and on the ground experience has covered most
of the world's magmatic sulphide deposits, including those at
Sudbury, Voisey's Bay, Noril'sk,
the Abitibi the West Australian Widgiemooltha Komatiite deposits,
the Zimbabwe Nickel deposits, deposits of the Raglan and
Thompson Pechenga, Jinchuan, the
Duluth Complex, the Bushveld and Stillwater complexes, Zimbabwe's Great Dyke, and at the Lac des Îles
igneous complex of northwestern Ontario. Dr. Naldrett has authored or
co-authored numerous publications and written or edited several
books, the most recent of which was in 2004 entitled, "Magmatic
Sulphide Deposits; Geology, Geochemistry and
Exploration".
In addition to his research, Dr. Naldrett has also consulted for
many companies including Chevron Corporation, Falconbridge Ltd.,
Western Mining Corporation, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Group,
Cominco-American and Voisey's Bay Nickel.
Although he officially retired from teaching in 1998, Dr.
Naldrett still retains a position as Professor Emeritus at the
University of Toronto, and continues
his research on magmatic sulfide deposits, most recently as
Honorary Professor at the School of Geosciences, University of the
Witwatersrand, South Africa, and
as Honorary Research Fellow of the Natural History Museum,
London. He also continues to be sought after for his expertise
and leadership by all facets of the mining industry; from mineral
exploration companies to geological societies and associations.
Dr. Naldrett has been bestowed with numerous honours over the
years, most recently in 2012 with the Haddon Forrester King Medal,
one of the Australian Academy of Science's prestigious career
awards for life-long achievement and outstanding contribution to
science.
About Talon
Talon is a TSX-listed company focused on the exploration and
development of the Tamarack Nickel-Copper-Platinum Project in
Minnesota, USA and the Trairão
Iron Project in Parà State, Brazil. The Company has a well-qualified
exploration and mine management team with extensive experience in
project management.
SOURCE Talon Metals Corp.