1997-11-28
ATAPA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND PERSONNEL CHANGES
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO--
Atapa Minerals Limited ("Atapa") announces that, effective October 29, 1997,
Mr. Gaylord Watkins was appointed as a director of Atapa. Mr. Watkins is a
mining and energy lawyer who has been based in Indonesia for more than six
years. Counsel to Soewito, Suhardiman, Eddymurthy & Kardono, a leading
Indonesian law firm, Mr. Watkins advises a number of companies actively
involved in mining exploration. He also represents oil and gas companies as
well as independent power producers. Mr. Watkins is a graduate of McGill
University (geology), Osgoode Hall (1967) and Yale Law Schools, and a member
of the Law Societies of Upper Canada and Alberta. Mr. Watkins was also
accredited as a legal advisor by Indonesia's Department of Justice. His
experience in dealing with South East Asian and transnational legal issues
began in 1968 with a 2 year term as a lecturer at the University of
Singapore's Faculty of Law. More recently, he practiced law for several
years as a partner of a major law firm in Alberta and as an international
partner of Baker & McKenzie.
Mr. Bambang Irianto has recently been promoted to Project Manager for Atapa's
Cikidang project in South West Java, Indonesia. Mr. Bambang is a geologist
with approximately nine year's experience in the mining industry in Lombok
and Sumbawa, Indonesia with Newmont Mining Corporation. He was most
recently Senior Project Geologist for Atapa.
Mr. Rayes Sembiring has been promoted to Project Geologist for Atapa's
Cikidang project. Mr. Sembiring has also worked with Newmont Mining
Corporation throughout the Lombok and Sumbawa islands of Indonesia.
Mr. Alan Hawke has recently resigned as Atapa's Vice President, Exploration
to pursue other interests. Atapa would like to thank Mr. Hawke for his
guidance during his tenure and to wish hem well in his future endeavours.
ATAPA currently has approximately 9 million common shares outstanding and its
shares trade on the Canadian Dealing Network (CDN) in Toronto as ATAP.
For further information, please contact Janet Kosowan at Atapa:
Canada: Toll Free: 1-800-392-8430 (Canada and the USA)
Suite 108 - 5405 Eglinton Avenue West
Tel: (416) 620-4365
Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 5K6
Fax: (416) 620-5209
URL: www.atapa.com E-mail: gold@atapa.com
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