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Ardent
Mines Announces Appointment of Two New Directors to Board
Dec. 10,
2010 (PR Newswire) —
NEW YORK,
Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Ardent Mines Limited ("Ardent" – OTC
Bulletin Board: ADNT) is honored to announce the appointment of Mr. James Ladner
and Mr. Luciano De Freitas Borges to the Board of Directors of the
Company.
Mr.
Borges spent over 28 years working in Brazil's mining industry, in both
government and the private sector. His positions have included serving as
the National Secretary of Mines and Metallurgy in Brazil's Ministry of Mines and
Energy from 1993-2001, and serving as Senior Advisor to the Ministry &
Strategic Planning Executive Officer to the Brazilian Geological Survey since
2002. From 2007 to 2008 he was Chief Executive Officer of Steel Mineracao
do Brasil S.A., and since then he has served as the Senior Partner and Chief
Executive Officer of Ad Hoc Associated Advisors Inc., a mining consulting
company. His recent activities include having served on the Boards of
Directors of Amerix Precious Metals Corporation and Ouro Roxo Participacoes
S.A., each of which are developing gold projects in Brazil. Mr. Borges
studied geology at the University of Brasilia, and received both a masters
degree in that field and a MBA in Mineral Economics and Mineral Projects
Valuation.
Mr. James
Ladner, a Swiss citizen residing in Zurich, is a professional director and
investment banker, with extensive experience in the mining sector. He is a
director and a member of the audit committees of Oracle Energy Corp. (since
2007), Colt Resources Inc. (since 2010) and Royal Coal Corp. (since 2010).
From 1992-2002, he was a co-founder and managing director of
RP&C International, where he was involved in the syndication and sale of
dollar convertible bonds, shares and warrants of North American companies in
Europe. He served as the non-executive chairman of Bank Austria
(Switzerland) Ltd. from 1992-2001. Previously he was an Executive Vice
President of Coutts Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. – now RBS Coutts Bank, where he was
employed from 1964-1992.
As a
professional company director Mr. Ladner has served on the boards of several
other companies, funds and banks in Switzerland, including the Royal Bank of
Scotland AG, Interallianz Bank AG, Asahi Bank AG, F. Van Lanschot Bankiers
(Switzerland) Ltd., Atlantic Finanz AG, Immofonds, Verit Immobilien, Ahold
Finance group. He has also served on boards outside Switzerland, including
Energy Capital Investment Co. plc, Equator Exploration Ltd., StrataGold
Corporation, Pan Pacific Aggregates plc, Nevoro Inc. and Coastport Capital
Inc.
Mr.
Ladner served as a member of the Swiss Admissions Commission for listing on
Swiss Stock Exchanges and a member of the Swiss Capital Market Commission of the
Swiss National Bank from 1990-1992. He is a graduate of the University
of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Mr.
Leonardo Riera, CEO of Ardent Mines commented: "The appointments of Messrs.
Borges and Ladner to our Board are significant milestones in the development of
Ardent Mines. Our company intends to close several substantial mining
acquisitions in 2011 and we are also preparing for the trading of our stock next
year on one of the national market exchanges. Having seasoned and
independent directors of the caliber of Mr. Borges and Mr. Ladner is a major
step in the direction of our objectives for 2011."
About
Ardent Mines Limited:
Ardent is
positioning itself to develop mining operations throughout the world.
Ardent is an exploration stage company, and is presently researching and
negotiating acquisitions, acquiring financing and assembling
staff.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based
upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. These
forward-looking statements are based upon currently available competitive,
financial, and economic data and management's views and assumptions regarding
future events. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Our
actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties. Ardent cannot
provide assurances that any prospective matters described in the press release
will be successfully completed or that Ardent will realize the anticipated
benefits of any transactions. Various risk factors that may affect our business,
results of operations and financial condition are detailed from time to time in
the Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings made by Ardent with the U.S.
Securities & Exchange Commission. Ardent undertakes no obligation to update
information contained in this release.
SOURCE
Ardent Mines Limited
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