LOWELL, Mass. and PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, May 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Cambodian Ventures Limited (Pink Sheets:CMBV), a junior mining company focused on exploration and mining of precious minerals in Cambodia, today announced the appointment of internationally renowned economic geologist Robert Lynn Moxham as a consulting geologist.
CEO Gary Fineberg states: "We are very fortunate to have Lynn Moxham on our team. Lynn is one of few geologists in the last decade that has spent significant time in Cambodia studying its geology. He has surveyed several high potential areas of precious mineralization within the country. In 1992, he wrote a review of the mineral potential of Cambodia for the United Nations. This led to the publication of 'Geology and Mineral Resources of Cambodia'. Lynn has spent a significant amount of time studying the geology of Cambodia and recognizes the significant potential for precious mineralization."
Lynn Moxham states: "I am very excited to be working with Cambodian Ventures. Based on my work in the area, I feel there is significant potential for the economic exploitation of precious mineralization in Cambodia."
Lynn started his career with Geological Survey of Canada and moved on to a number of large Canadian mining and resource companies.
In 1970, he joined the Mineral Resources Department of the United Nations and worked on mineral development and resource appraisal projects in Korea, West Africa, Burma, Chile, Argentina, India and Haiti. Later he spent several years at a mining consulting and investment house engaged in exploration and mining. He established his own consulting practice specializing in exploration programs in 1985.
His practice led him to Southeast Asia where he undertook assignments for private Canadian companies, the Minerals Section of the United Nations, and for the World Bank. These involved work in Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
In 1994 he joined the staff of the Indochina Goldfields Company, a Canadian company located in Singapore and with interests in Southeast Asia. In this capacity he was responsible for gold developments in central Vietnam.
He continues to consult with mining companies and mining consulting houses.
Lynn has a Ph.D in Geology from the University of Chicago and is licensed as a Professional Engineer and a Professional Geologist in Ontario, He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Society of Economic Geologists.
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