Allana Resources Inc., a company engaged in acquisition and development of potash assets, has appointed Dr. Peter MacLean as Senior Vice President of Exploration. Dr. MacLean will lead Allana's potash exploration program in Ethiopia.
During his 20-year career, Dr. MacLean has focused on Mexico and Venezuela for Monarch Resources Limited and as a consultant for a group of companies including Newmont Mining Corporation, Apex Silver Mines Limited and Hecla Mining Company.
In 2003, Dr. MacLean joined Aur Resources Inc. and held a position of Regional Exploration Manager, Mexico until December 2007. During his time in Mexico, Dr. MacLean was instrumental in the acquisition and evaluation of the La Verde Copper-porphyry deposit for Aur and the discovery of the San Agustin Gold-Silver-Zinc deposit for Monarch Resources.
Dr. MacLean acquired his Ph.D. at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. MacLean is currently Exploration Manager for Avion Resources Corp. and has been involved in the recent drilling programs at Avion's Segala and Tabakoto projects in Mali, West Africa.
The Ethiopia Potash Project is comprised of three mineral concessions in Ethiopia's northeastern Danakil Depression totaling approximately 150 square kilometers. The project area is approximately 100 km from the Red Sea coast and the sea port of Mersa Fatma, Eritrea and 600 km via road from the deep water port of Djibouti.
Allana's concessions have an inferred resource estimate of 105,200,000 tonnes of potash mineralization (Sylvite and Kainite) with a composite grade of 20.8 % KCl that is open along strike and to depth. Potash deposits of the Danakil Depression are unique due to their shallow depth and may be amenable to open pit or solution mining.
Farhad Abasov, President and CEO at Allana, said: "We are very pleased that Dr. Peter MacLean has joined Allana to spearhead our potash exploration program in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia. Dr. MacLean is familiar with the project and the country having visited it several times. With the wealth of knowledge and experience that Dr. MacLean brings to the project, we are confident that Allana's exploration program will be conducted in the most efficient and effective manner."
