IBI, a junior international mining and investment company, has appointed Aldine Coffman as corporate secretary.

Coffman was appointed to the board of directors in November 2009 and serves as principal technical advisor on the company's Uranium and Nuclear Strategy Advisory Board. He will continue this role and also that of a director in addition to his new job title.

Previously, Coffman practiced law in the areas of corporate and commercial, financial and banking, real estate development, mining and energy law, and general litigation.

Dennis Mellersh has stepped down as interim corporate secretary after Coffman's appointment, but will continue to serve as director of communications and investor relations for IBI.