Mirabela Nickel Limited has announced the appointment of Mr Geoffrey Handley and Mr Ian McCubbing as non executive directors of Mirabela Nickel Limited effective from January 1st 2011.

In addition, Mr Craig Burton will move from executive chairman to the role of non executive chairman effective January 1st 2011 and Mr Joe Hamilton will be resigning from the board effective December 31st 2010.

Mr Burton welcomed Mr Geoff and Mr Ian to the board of Mirabela and thanked Mr Joe for his support during the growth of Mirabela into a world class operating company,

Mr Burton said that "I am pleased to welcome Mr Geoff and Mr Ian to the Board at this exciting stage in the development of Mirabela. Mr Geoff and Mr Ian bring a wealth of experience to the board and I look forward to working with them to drive the future success of Mirabela. I would also like to personally thank Joe for the tremendous support he provided to the company particularly during some of the challenging period."