The Board of Papua Mining announced the appointment of Gordon Hart as a Non-executive Director of the company, effective immediately. Mr. Hart has over 35 years of experience in the equity capital and financial advisory markets. He has spent the last 12 years as Managing Director of Venture Group Equities Pty. Ltd, where he advised on transactions involving over USD 300 million of funding. Mr. Hart has a wealth of corporate knowledge, equities and finance expertise and emerging company experience to the company, having developed an expertise in emerging resource and technology companies which will be invaluable in assisting Papua's future development.