Axmin Inc. announced that Alexander du Plessis has joined the Board as a non-executive director, effective as of April 25, 2012. Mr. du Plessis will also serve as Chairperson to the Technical Committee of the Board, and to its Safety, Health and Sustainable Development Committee. Alex du Plessis has more than 30 years of mining industry experience. This experience includes mine design and operations, as well as the management of mine construction projects. In addition, he has worked in applied research and development for mining. Since 1990, Alex has consulted to a wide range of mining industry clients around the world, and has direct experience in mining projects in Canada, the United States, Asia, Australia, Eastern Europe, and south and central Africa. Alex is also a Visiting Adjunct Professor in the Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.