Declan Resources Inc. announced that Hikmet Akin has joined the company's board of directors. Dr. Akin has 35 years of career experience in mineral exploration, development and production with an emphasis on uranium projects. Dr. Akin held various senior managerial positions before becoming President and CEO of the German mining company Uranerzbergbau GmbH.

He is also Chairman of Anatolia Energy which is developing an in-situ leach uranium project in Turkey.