Wolf Minerals Limited Appt General Manager - Business Development (2688M)

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Wolf Minerals Limited

06 May 2015

6 May 2015

Wolf Minerals Limited

Wolf Minerals Appoints General Manager - Business Development

Specialty metals development company, Wolf Minerals Limited (ASX: WLF, AIM: WLFE) ("Wolf" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Emma Hall as its General Manager, Business Development.

This newly created role, based in Wolf's Perth headquarters in Western Australia, will focus on:

-- Managing arrangements with existing offtake partners Global Tungsten and Powders (GTP) and Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten (WBH) for tungsten concentrate, and Traxys for tin concentrate, and maximizing shareholder value from the sale of excess concentrate production;

-- Assessing merger and acquisition opportunities in the specialty metals sector, with a view to Wolf expanding beyond a single asset company; and

   --    Assisting the Managing Director in marketing the Company on both the ASX and AIM markets. 

Prior to joining Wolf, Ms Hall worked in the specialty metals sector for five years with the world's largest lithium producer as Executive Director Corporate, where she led corporate strategy, global marketing and sales, and the development of new growth initiatives. Ms Hall has also worked in investment banking in Sydney and London with Rothschild and Merrill Lynch and has undergraduate degrees in law and commerce from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Finance from Macquarie University.

Commenting on the appointment, Managing Director of Wolf Minerals, Russell Clark, said

"Emma's skillset and extensive experience in specialty metals and investment banking will help ensure that Wolf maximises the potential of the Hemerdon project. We will also be well positioned for opportunities that arise in the specialty metals mining space that can take us beyond being a single asset company."

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About Wolf Minerals

Wolf Minerals is a dual listed ("ASX: WLF", "AIM: WLFE") specialty metals company. With global demand for tungsten rising and future global production expected to be constrained, Wolf Minerals is developing the third largest global tungsten resource at its Hemerdon project, located in southwest England. The Company has strong cornerstone investors and project finance and environmental permitting is in place. Wolf has also secured all major contracts for the project, with GR Engineering appointed as the EPC contractor and CA Blackwell being awarded the Mining contract. Production is expected to commence in mid-2015.

The Company also has two "live" cameras viewing the site as it nears completion. To view the live streaming at the project site please visit:

http://www.wolfminerals.com.au/irm/content/live-streaming-video.aspx?RID=326

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