Director Resignation

RNS Number : 5164M

Thor Mining PLC

19 August 2011

 



THOR MINING PLC

Director Resignation

Dated: 19 August 2011

The Directors of Thor Mining PLC ("Thor" or the "Company") (AIM, ASX: THR) the exploration company focused on gold and base metal projects and advancing tungsten-molybdenum projects in the Northern Territory of Australia, today announces that Mr. Norm Gardner has resigned as a non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Mr. Gardner is the Managing Director of Western Desert Resources Limited and his resignation is aimed at devoting his full energies into that company's activities.

Commenting today, Mr. Mick Billing, Executive Chairman of Thor, said:

"Norm Gardner has been influential in helping set the direction for Thor during the past 3 years, and his contribution has been valuable.  We are pleased to retain an ongoing contribution to our Board from Mr. Mick Ashton who is also a director of Western Desert, our largest shareholder."

Enquiries:

Mick Billing	[phone]	Thor Mining PLC	Executive Chairman
Allan Burchard	[phone]	Thor Mining PLC	CFO/Company Secretary
John Simpson	[phone]	Daniel Stewart & Co. Plc	Nominated Adviser
Nick Emerson/ Andy Thacker	[phone]	Simple Investments	Broker
Alex Walters	[phone]	Cadogan PR	Financial PR

Updates on the Company's activities are regularly posted on Thor's website www.thormining.com, which includes a facility to register to receive these updates by email.

 

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