Roughrider Appoints New CFO and Corporate Secretary

Roughrider Appoints New CFO and Corporate Secretary

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 20, 2017 / Roughrider Exploration Limited (TSX-V:

REL) ("Roughrider" or the "Company") – is pleased to announce the appointment of Jasmine Lau, CPA,

CA as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary effective January 20, 2017.

Jasmine is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and has focused her

career in the resource and pharmaceutical industries. Jasmine has served as CFO and was the controller of

several public exploration companies with projects throughout the world. In addition to her experience

working with junior resource companies, Jasmine worked at Teck Resources Ltd as a SOX Auditor. Prior

to Teck Resources Ltd., Jasmine worked for Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Vancouver Assurance & Advisory

group where she focused on audits of public mining and resource companies. Jasmine earned a Bachelor

of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.

About Roughrider Exploration Limited

Roughrider's focus is exploring the 131,412 hectare (324,728 acre) Genesis uranium project located in the

Wollaston-Mudjatik geological trend extending northeast from Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin.

Roughrider has the option to earn an 85% interest in Genesis from Kivalliq Energy Corporation.

For further information, please contact:

Scott Gibson

Chief Executive Officer

604-6970028

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SOURCE: Roughrider Exploration Limited