Rockland Resources Announce Appointment of Chris Dorn to Advisory Board
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ROCKLAND RESOURCES ANNOUNCE APPOINTMENT OF CHRIS DORN TO ADVISORY
BOARD
Vancouver, British Columbia, March 3 , 2025, Rockland Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or
"Rockland") (CSE: RKL), an exploration company focussed on advancing its Beryllium Butte project
in Utah, is pleased to welcome Mr. Chris Dorn to its Advisory Board.
After graduating from MIT with two degrees and completing four years of active -duty military
service, Chris joined Brush Wellman Engineered Materials Inc. which went on to become Materion
Corp. (MTRN – US Equity), then and to this day the world’s largest beryllium company . His tenure
spanned over 28 years at Brush and Materion working in many different capacities: Materials
Engineer, Sales Engineer, Managing Director of a beryllium -foil manufacturing and fabrication
facility, Director of International Sales & Marketing, and Vice President of Beryllium Sales &
Marketing.
Chris states, “I am honored to have been offered this opportunity to be a part of Rockland’s Advisory
Board, and I am excited to have a chance to contribute to the Beryllium Butte project’s success in a
meaningful way.”
Chris first learned about beryllium environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) issues at Brush and also
the material’s use in fusion energy research. Since then, he has been involved with a variety of fusion
research activities around the world, including major projects such as JET, ITER, and DEMO. Since
2017, Chris has worked as an independent consultant for his own company, Be4FUSION LLC and as
Project Associate for Beryllium Activities at the ITER Organization in France (2018 -2019), the UK
Atomic Energy Authority in England (2019 -2022), before joining Kyoto Fusion eering (KF) early in
2023, working as a Technical & Business Advisor in the US Office.
Active in beryllium technical publishing since 2007, Chris has authored, co-authored, or edited more
than 40 technical papers and one U.S. patent, including:
• Lead author of “Chapter 11: Beryllium Intermetallic Compounds” in the book Beryllium
Chemistry & Processing (2009)
• Co-inventor of a U.S. Patent titled Processes for Making Salt Systems Including Beryllium
Fluoride (2017)
• Co-author of the ITER Beryllium Management Plan (2019), which details how the ITER
Organization would safely handle the 12+ tons of beryllium planned to be used in the
reactor.
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• Co-author and co-editor of “Beryllium & its Alloys as Neutron Multiplier Materials” part
of Comprehensive Nuclear Materials (2020); lead author of the section on Beryllium
EH&S in fusion research
• Co-author of Managing Beryllium in Nuclear Facility Applications (2011)
Chris is also a Vice Chair of the Beryllium Health & Safety Committee (BHSC), a US-based non-profit
group dedicated to promoting safe handling of beryllium. He is also a long-standing member of the
International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the IEA’s Beryllium Working Group, which runs the bi-
annual International Workshop on Beryllium Technology (BeWS), a meeting series that has now
been held regularly for more than 30 years.
Mike England, CEO of Rockland states, “Chris’s unparalleled expertise in beryllium and fusion energy
research will be an invaluable asset as Rockland Resources advances the Beryllium Butte project.
We are excited to welcome him to our Advisory Board and look forward to leveraging his industry
insights and technical acumen.”
The Company also announces it has set 700,000 options to directors and consultants at $0.15 for a
period of two years in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan.
About Rockland Resources Ltd.
Exploring for tomorrow’s technology – Rockland Resources is advancing critical metals exploration,
specializing in beryllium at its strategically located Beryllium Butte project in th e Spor Mountain
region of Utah, USA.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
Michael England, CEO & Director
For further information, please contact:
Mike England
Email: [email protected]
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