Haranga: Board Appointment: Lippo Group Nominee

June 26 -- Haranga Resources Limited (ASX:HAR) announces the appointment of Mr. Marshall Cooper to the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Mr. Cooper has been invited to join the Board of Haranga Resources as the representative of the Lippo Group, currently the Company's largest shareholder. Lippo currently hold 15.3% of the Company's issued share capital via their subsidiary Golden Rain Holdings Limited.

Mr. Cooper has been a Director of Lippo Group since 1998 and has held various executive roles in their Mining, Media and Telecommunications divisions including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer of various business groups from the TV and internet services division, Chief Executive of Globe Media, and Director of Asia Now Resources Corp listed on TSX Venture Exchange.

Mr. Cooper is currently the Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Lippo Energy, which is involved in developing a global minerals and mining portfolio within the Lippo Group, currently focusing on copper, iron ore, coal and gold. His primary role involves guiding the development of the business unit and he is directly involved in project acquisitions, management of exploration programs, project development, corporate M&A and arranging project funding.

Mr. Cooper has over twenty-five years of experience operating in Asia and Australia. Prior to joining the Lippo Group, he worked for the international mining group CRA (now Rio Tinto) holding senior commercial roles in bauxite and precious metal operations in Australia and Indonesia. Mr Cooper will bring his extensive experience in mining development, operations, corporate finance and public company board experience to Haranga Resources.

The Company is fortunate to be able to add someone of Mr. Cooper's experience and expertise and it is expected that Mr. Cooper and the Lippo Group will be of great assistance in the successful development of the Company's Selenge iron ore project.

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