Norwest Minerals Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Sia Hok Kiang to the Board of Norwest Minerals Limited. His appointment comes at a time when the Company is poised to aggressively explore its WA gold and copper projects and the Board of Directors believe Mr. Sia's expertise is sure to enhance project understanding and development. Mr. Sia is a professional geologist registered with the Board of Geologists in Malaysia. He has 40 years of hands-on mining and exploration experience in various metal mining projects in Malaysia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, USA, Canada, Central Africa, Mongolia, Australia, Indonesia, and Cambodia. Mr. Sia is also the Executive Chairman of Malaco Mining Sdn Bhd which is a top 10 shareholder of Norwest Minerals. Mr. Sia currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Science and Technology, National University of Malaya. He is also a Senior Council Member of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines and an honorary member of the Malaysian Geological Society. Mr. Sia is actively advising the Department of Mineral and Geosciences of the Malaysian Ministry of Land and Natural Resources of matters relating to mining and economic geology.