Apella Resources appoints new board member

Vancouver-based Apella Resources (CVE:APA) reported Thursday it has appointed mining engineer Dennis Bordin to its board of directors.
Bordin, who starts September 1, is a registered professional engineer in Ontario and has over 30-years worth of experience in the mining industry. The company said that Brian Adams has given up his position after nine years to allow for Bordin's appointment.
Bordin has experience in mineral exploration, mine feasibility, open-pit and underground operations as well as smelting and refining, having worked on northern Labrador iron ore projects with the Iron Ore Company of Canada, and dealing with the development and logistics of mining in remote-sensitive areas.
He also worked at giant nickel producer Falconbridge, where Bordin focused on environmental issues affecting the operation of large metallurgical complexes, in particular, in the control of sulphur dioxide emission control and acid plants in Canada.
While with Falconbridge, Bordin also worked on the international procurement and negotiation of base metal feeds for smelting and refining at the Canadian processing site.
Finally, he headed a privately-held exploration group and has had joint ventures in the past with Texasgulf, Northgate, Cominco, Noranda and Rubicon Resources (ASX:RBR).
"Dennis Bordin brings valuable experience in the operation of open pit mines to our team," said chairman Patrick O'Brien.
"He is also very experienced in the environmental aspects affecting Canadian mining operations and will prove instrumental as we move the Lac Dore and Iron-T deposits forward toward production."
Apella, which owns potentially the largest vanadium assets in North America, and perhaps the largest combined resource of vanadium in the world, develops vanadium-iron-titanium deposits.
Vanadium is an essential element in high-quality steel and also plays a role in energy storage and green technology.