Brisbane, Mar 9, 2010 (ABN Newswire) - Bandanna Energy Limited (ASX:BND) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Campbell as Manager - Exploration. David was, from 2006 until January 2010, Vice President - Exploration of Waratah Coal Inc which holds extensive exploration areas in the Galilee Basin, including the China First Project located immediately adjacent to Bandanna's South Galilee Project.
David has more than 30 years experience as a mining professional, having held diverse technical positions in exploration and mining geology and particularly in the coal industry where he has worked extensively in both Queensland and New South Wales. In addition to his recent management position at Waratah Coal other previous senior appointments include Site Manager of Coppabella, Senior Project Engineer at New Acland Coal and General Manager of Baralaba Coal Project. Previously he was also a geologist for BHP Minerals, BHP Gold and at the New Hope Group where he worked on Australian and Indonesian coal assets. David holds a B.Sc from University of Newcastle and is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Managing Director, Dr Ray Shaw, said "the addition of David to our management team will greatly facilitate implementation of our expanded exploration program over the coming years which is in part funded by the A$22.5 million SAMTAN placement made in the latter part of 2009."
About Bandanna Energy Limited
Bandanna Energy Limited (ASX:BND) holds 11 Exploration Permits for Coal (EPC's) with applications for a further five (EPCA's), in the Bowen and Galilee Basins in Queensland. In addition the Company has conventional oil and gas exploration interests in the Cooper Basin of South Australia and Queensland and mineral exploration licences, primarily for oil shale in Queensland. Formerly known as Enterprise Energy Limited, in early October 2008 the Company completed a transaction involving the acquisition of the issued capital of Bandanna Coal Pty Ltd, a capital raising and a 1 for 10 share consolidation. The name change to Bandanna Energy Limited reflected the future emphasis on coal, the Bandanna Formation being a well known coal bearing geological unit within the Bowen Basin.
Contact
Matthew Scott Company Secretary Tel: +61-7-3041-4400 Fax: +61-7-3041-4444 www.bandannaenergy.com.au
ASX:BND) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Campbell as Manager - Exploration. David was, from 2006 until January 2010, Vice President - Exploration of Waratah Coal Inc which holds extensive exploration areas in the Galilee Basin, including the China First Project located immediately adjacent to Bandanna's South Galilee Project.
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