Aura Energy (ASX: AEE) is a uranium explorer with advanced projects in Sweden, West Africa and Australia. The company is focusing on two main projects: the Storsjön Project located in Sweden’s Alum Shale Province, one of the largest depositories of uranium in the world; and the highly prospective Reguibat Project in Mauritania.
Aura Energy’s main projects in Sweden are based on the Alum Shales, which have been historically known as one of the largest depositories of uranium in the world. Aura Energy has exploration permits and applications in three regions in west Africa: the Reguibat Craton in Mauritania, the Mauritanide Fold belt in Mauritania, and the Tim Mersoi Basin in Niger.
Aura Energy boosts board experience with new appointments
Aura Energy (ASX: AEE) has added Leigh Junk and Julian Perkins to the board as non-executive directors, to boost operational experience.
Junk has extensive mine planning experience, and was responsible for feasibility studies, project evaluation, production scheduling and mine design with several mining companies throughout Western Australia, including Pilbara Manganese Pty Ltd, WMC Resources Ltd. and Mincor Operations Pty Ltd.
Perkins brings experience from one of the world's largest gold mining companies, AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU), where he was the manager of mining & technology (Australia) until 2006.
Perkins career includes underground mining engineering in South Africa and management of metallurgic operations on the Zambian copper belt.
Bob Beeson, managing director, said that the company was extremely pleased to be able to attract such well experienced mining professionals to the board.
"These board changes reflect the evolution of Aura from being an explorer to a company with two substantial projects that are moving to the feasibility stage."














