Marmota Limited announced the appointment of Ian Warland as Managing Director, effective from 30 January 2017. Ian Warland is a geologist with over 25 years’ experience in exploration and mining. He has worked in open pit and underground base metals mining, as well as exploration for arrange of commodities including gold, copper, uranium, base metals and industrial minerals, both in Australia and overseas. He has a particularly strong knowledge of the Gawler Craton where Marmota's gold tenements are based. The board announced Dr. Kevin Wills for taking on the extra role of Acting MD in the interim period. Dr. Wills continues as Marmota's Chief Consulting Geologist as the Company embarks on a very active and exciting year in 2017.