Quest Rare Minerals bolsters board with new appointment

Quest Rare Minerals (CVE:QRM)(AMEX:QRM) said Thursday that George Potter has been appointed to the company's board of directors.
Potter is a senior mining executive and has had exposure to multi-element projects in various parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Australia, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Tanzania, Guinea, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Most recently, he served as senior vice president of capital projects of Barrick Gold Corporation, where he played a leading role in the construction of the Veladero, Lagunas Norte, Cowal, Tulawaka and Buzwagi projects.
He was also involved in the Placer Dome acquisition and was responsible for the development of the Barrick project pipeline, that included early-stage projects such as Pueblo Viejo, Pascua Lama, Cero Casale, Donlin Creek, Reko Diq and Kabanga.
Prior to joining Barrick Gold, Mr. Potter was managing director of capital project for AngloGold Ashanti, where he was involved in a number of development projects from 1993 to 2004.
"George's extensive mine-development experience, acquired with leading companies in the mining sector, will be a significant asset to Quest. His experience will contribute significantly to Quest's plans to move our Strange Lake rare-earth project forward towards production," said president and CEO, Peter Cashin.
Quest's board now consists of seven directors, of whom four are independent under applicable securities law.
Quest Rare Minerals is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on the identification and discovery of new rare earth deposit opportunities. The company is currently advancing several projects in the Strange Lake and Misery Lake areas of northeastern Quebec and the Plaster Rock area of northwestern New Brunswick.
Quest's 2009 exploration led to the discovery of a significant new Rare Earth metal deposit, the B-Zone, on its Strange Lake property in northeastern Quebec. A feasibility study is anticipated on this zone in 2012.