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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 5, 2010) - Hathor Exploration Limited (HAT: TSX-V) is pleased to announce that Michael H. Gunning, Ph.D., P.Geo., has been elected to Hathor's board of directors and has also been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Gunning brings to Hathor more than 25 years of diverse and valuable experience in mineral exploration and geological research, and more specifically, a widely recognized expertise in the uranium sector.
Dr. Gunning was previously the President and CEO of Triex Minerals Corporation and joins Hathor following the business combination of Triex and Diamondex Resources Ltd. Previous to Triex, Dr. Gunning was the principal Mineral Deposits Research Geologist at the Saskatchewan Geological Survey, before which, he was a Senior Project Geologist in Exploration at Teck Cominco Ltd. He has a Ph.D. in mineral deposits and volcanology from the University of Western Ontario, and is a past President of the Saskatchewan Geological Society and the Society of Economic Geologists Student Chapter.
Dr. Gunning is currently a director of Galena International Resources Ltd. and Creston Moly Corp., public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Hathor also announces that pursuant to Hathor's Stock Option Plan, Hathor will grant incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company to purchase an aggregate 1,960,000 shares in the capital of Hathor at an exercise price of $1.90 per share for a period of ten years.
Hathor Exploration Limited
Stephen G. Stanley, President & CEO
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Contact:
Tony Nunziata
Hathor Exploration Limited
403-560-7040
JJ Jennex
Hathor Exploration Limited
604-684-6707
www.hathor.ca
