9th Jan 2006 12:14
Red Rock Resources plc09 January 2006 Red Rock Resources plc Appointment of Non-executive Director Dated: 9 January 2006 Red Rock Resources plc ("Red Rock" or the "Company") the mineral exploration anddevelopment company focussed on advancing iron ore, uranium and manganeseprojects in Western Australia and in Tasmania announced today the appointment ofRobert Weicker as a non-executive director of the Company on 9 January 2006. Mr. Weicker, aged 52, has an Honours Degree in Earth Science from the Universityof Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, and is a Professional Geoscientist of theAssociation of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Mr. Weicker has over 25 years in the mineral exploration and mining industry,from greenfield exploration to production operations. His early career includedserving as a Geologist to several Noranda Mines Group companies. Mr. Weickerjoined Lac Minerals in 1984, and in 1988 was appointed Chief Geologist at theWilliams mine, the largest gold mine in Canada. In 1989 he assumed the role ofChief Mining Geologist for Equinox Resources Ltd., and was involved with thestart-up, development, and production of the Van Stone zinc mine in Washington;exploration and development of the Rosebud UG gold mines in Nevada, and directsupervision of a multimillion-dollar development program on a polymetallicdeposit in British Columbia, resulting in a significant expansion of reservesand the discovery of the Yellow Jacket zinc deposit. Mr. Weicker was a senior participant in the merger and corporate consolidationof three junior companies (Newhawk Gold Mines Ltd., Equinox Resources Ltd., andEastmaque Gold Mines Ltd.) resulting in significant shareholder appreciation.Mr. Weicker is a director of several junior Canadian companies, and familiarwith the regulatory and exchange requirements of the TSX-Venture and TSE. He isalso familiar with coal and CBM (coal bed methane) projects in Canada andinternationally. Mr Weicker has completed and/or co-authored pre-feasibilitystudies, feasibility studies, assessment reports, valuation reports, 43-101reports (both domestic and internationally) and technical reports and reviewsfor submittal to the TSX-Venture and AIM exchanges. Since 1999, Mr. Weicker has developed his own consulting company, with a focuson Asia, Mongolia and Nevada. Mr. Weicker will assist with the Red Rockexploration activities and resource acquisition. His appointment as a director is intended to strengthen the company'sexploration capabilities internationally and in particular to give it access toin-house uranium expertise. Robert Weicker has an interest in 800,000 ordinary shares of £0.001 issued at£0.001and allotted as part of the consideration for the purchase of prospectiveuranium properties in Malawi announced on 28th December 2005. The following are details of all current and former directorships in theprevious five years held by Robert Weicker: Full Name: Robert Fredrick Weicker, aged 52: Current Directorships Former Directorships Aberdene Mines Ltd (U.S.) Alpha Gold Corporation (Canada)Andresmin Gold Corporation (U.S.) Alto Ventures Ltd (Canada)Crosshair Exploration and Mining Corporation Amera Resources Corporation (Canada)(Canada)Family Memorials Inc (Canada) CRMnet.com Inc (Canada)Hathor Exploration Ltd (Canada) Eastmaque Gold Mines Ltd (Canada)Kernow Resources and Development Ltd (Canada) Forum Development Corporation (formerly Forum Ventures Ltd) (Canada)Silver Quest Resources Ltd (formerly Southern Rio Meridex Venture Corporation (formerly ProphetResources Ltd) (Canada) Minerals Corporation, formerly Oracle Minerals Inc) (Canada)Triex Minerals Inc (Canada) Murgor Resources Inc (Canada) There are no further details to be disclosed under Rule 17 schedule 2 paragraph(g) of the AIM Rules in relation to Robert Fredrick Weicker. Enquiries: Andrew Bell 07766 474849 Red Rock Resources plc Chairman John Simpson 020 7512 0191 ARM Corporate Finance Ltd Nominated Adviser Ron Marshman / John 020 7628 5518 City of London PR Limited Public RelationsGreenhalgh This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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