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08/04/2013 10:30
GENERAL
REL: 1030 HRS Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited
GENERAL: CRP: CRP international directors meet New Zealand team and stake
8 April 2013
CRP international directors meet New Zealand team and stakeholders
Chatham Rock Phosphate's two new international directors are visiting
Wellington this week to meet a range of people from organisations involved in
the company's subsea mining project.
Royal Boskalis representative Ko de Blaeij and marine mining expert Robert
Goodden will be meeting key members of and advisers to the Chatham management
team, plus government officials and Ministers.
Chief Executive Chris Castle said the newly enlarged board has already met by
phone but this was the first opportunity to get around the table together.
It is also a chance for the Board to familiarise themselves with progress on
a number of fronts ranging from scientific and technical workstreams to
permitting processes and financing.
"We're delighted to have broadened the skills of the board with two highly
experienced people with very broad international business and technical
skills, in addition to our other recent board appointee Dr Robin Falconer,
who has had a comprehensive understanding of the resource going back to the
1980s."
Mr de Blaeij said Boskalis regards this project as an exciting new challenge
that applies a range of existing technologies in a new way.
"I am looking forward to meeting all of the people in New Zealand delivering
the project milestones. The Chatham team is working very well with our
engineers and technical people who are developing detailed designs for the
mining system."
Mr Goodden, who has a background in marine drilling and construction, has
assisted Chatham with some of its international connections.
"This is a world-leading project in the marine mining industry and I am
delighted to be associated with it. I am impressed at the progress the
company has made over the past couple of years and think the next two years
will be very exciting as we work through the permitting and construction
phases."
Immediately following the New Zealand meetings, key Chatham representatives
will be visiting Royal Boskalis headquarters in Papendrecht, the Netherlands,
for regular operational status meetings.
Chris Castle - +64 21 55 81 85 or [email protected]
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