Senior Project Coordinator

    RNS Number : 6320X
  Gippsland Limited
  27 June 2008
   

    GIPPSLAND LIMITED

    APPOINTMENT - SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR


    Gippsland Limited ("Gippsland" or "the Company") [ASX/AIM/Plus: GIP, DB: GIX] is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Steven JM
Chadwick as Gippsland's Senior Project Co-ordinator to oversee the detailed engineering, construction and commissioning phases of the
Company's 40 million tonne Abu Dabbab tantalum tin project in Egypt.

    Mr Chadwick, a graduate of the Kalgoorlie School of Mines, has more than 30 years of hands-on experience in the mining industry, having
filled senior management and technical roles with a number of major resource companies including Teck Cominco, Normandy, Noranda Australia
and Mount Isa Mines.

    Mr Chadwick has represented resource project owners in the development of a number of gold and base metals projects starting from the
initial metallurgical testwork and process design through to project construction and implementation.

    Gippsland Executive Chairman Jack Telford said "Steven brings a wealth of knowledge to the Company as it moves towards being a dominant
force in the global tantalum industry.  His practical experience will be most valuable in ensuring that Abu Dabbab moves towards production
quickly in the most cost effective manner.  Steven will be joined by additional high-calibre personnel during the months ahead." 

    RJ (Jack) Telford
    Executive Chairman 
    Gippsland Limited
    www.gippslandltd.com  

    For further information please contact:

 Jack Telford                     Richard Hail
 Gippsland Limited                Fox-Davies Capital Ltd
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 E: [e-mail]     E: [e-mail] 

 Jane Stacey                      John Gilbert
 Investor Relations               Fox-Davies Capital Ltd
 M: [phone]              T: [phone]
 E: [e-mail]            E: [e-mail] 

 Ed Portman                       Matthew Thomas
 Investor Relations               Seymour Pierce Limited
 M: [phone]              T: [phone]
 E: [e-mail]              E: [e-mail] 

 Asa Bridle                       Nandita Sahgal
 Seymour Pierce Limited           Seymour Pierce Limited
 T: [phone]              T: [phone]
 E: [e-mail]   E: [e-mail] 


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