Rockhaven Strengthens Engineering and Operational Capacity
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Rockhaven Strengthens Engineering and Operational Capacity
August 19, 2021 - Rockhaven Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:RK) (“Rockhaven” or “the Company”)
is pleased to announce changes to the Company’s Board of Directors, management and technical
team, with the addition of a new Director, a new Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and two
Technical Advisors. These changes greatly enhance Rockhaven’s engineering and operati onal
expertise and reflect a realignment of priorities as its flagship Klaza Project transition s to pre-
feasibility. In order to facilitate these changes, Rockhaven also announces the resignation of Mr.
Allan Doherty, Mr. Dav id Skoglund and Mr. Randy Turner as Directors and Mr. Ian Talbot as
Chief Operating Officer.
“Designing a robust, permit table and long -lived mining operation takes skilled and experienced
professionals and this corporate restructuring give s Rockhaven the expertise needed to advance
Klaza to the next level,” stated Matt hew Turner, Rockhaven’s CEO. “ As we welcome the new
members of the Rockhaven team , we would like to sincerely thank Messrs. Doherty, Skoglund,
Turner and Talbot for their many years of service with Rockhaven and their help in the success
and growth of the Company. We wish them the very best in their future endeavors.”
Board of Directors
The Rockhaven Board of Directors now consists of incumbent members Robert Carne, Bradley
Shisler, Matthew Turner, Bruce Youngman, Glenn Yeadon and the new member Doug Eaton.
Bruce Youngman will succeed Rob Carne as Chairman of the Board.
Doug Eaton
Mr. Eaton brings over 50 years of exploration experience and 40 years of public company
involvement to Rockhaven. He has gained exceptional knowledge of Yukon geology and has
contributed to several important discoveries throughout his career. Recently, Mr. E aton was one
of three members on an independent panel tasked with assessing the state of Yukon’s mining and
exploration industry and to provide recommendations for legislation related to future mineral
development. Mr. Eaton is the President and CEO of Strategic Metals Ltd., which currently
holds a 33% interest in Rockhaven. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology fro m the
University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta.
Management
Manuel Estrada
Mr. Estrada joins Rockhaven as its new Chief Operating Officer. He is a Mining Executive with
extensive experience in mining operations spanning the Americas. Mr. Estrada worked for
Capstone Mining Corp. for 14 years at the Cozamin and Pinto Valley Mines. He is the founder
and owner of Eleven Mercantile and Technical Solutions LLC and holds a B.Sc. in Civil
Engineering from the Tecnologico de Durango and has taken other certifications on Risk, Safety,
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Leadership, Maintenance and Process Management, Cut -Off Grade and Mine Strategy
Optimization in several institutions.
Technical Advisors
Stephen Quin
Mr. Quin is a mining geologist with over 40 years’ experience in the mining and exploration
industry, including finance, development, and the operation of producing companies . Over his
career h e has held upper management positions with numerous mining and exploration
companies, including President and CEO of Midas Gold Corp . (now Perpetua) and Sherwood
Copper Corp ., President and COO of Capstone Mining Corp. and Executive VP o f Miramar
Mining Corporation. At Sherwood Copper, he led the advancement of the Minto Mine, which is
located 60 km north of Rockhaven’s Klaza Deposit, through feasibility, construction and
production. Through this work , Mr. Quin acquired extensive experience with Yukon’s
permitting and regulatory processes.
Randall Thompson
Mr. Thompson has spent the last three decades building and operating open pit and underground
mines in Canada, Australia and the Middle East. He has supervised large dev elopment projects
including the $450 million construction of the Jabal Sayid mine in Saudi Arabia for Equinox
Minerals and the $100 million expansion of the Huckleberry Mine in BC for Huckleberry Mines
Ltd. Mr. Thompson has also worked on northern operati ons as the former General Manager at
the Minto Mine and as the COO at JDS Silver which operated the Silvertip Mine in Northern
BC.
Technical Committee
The Rockhaven Technical Committee mining expertise is greatly enhanced by the additions of
Stephen Quin, Randall Thompson and Manuel Estrada who will join incumbent members Robert
Carne and Matthew Turner.
Incentive Stock Option Grant
Rockhaven has gran ted incentive stock options to Directors, O fficers, employees and
consultants, entitling those perso ns to purchase up to a total of 4,500,000 common shares at a
price of $0.15 for a period of five years. All options will vest on a quarterly basis commencing
three months from the date of granting.
Qualified Persons
Technical information in this news release has been approved by Matthew R. Dumala, P.Eng., a
geological engineer with Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited and qualified person for
the purpose of National Instrument 43-101.
About Rockhaven
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Rockhaven Resources Ltd. is a well -funded explorer focused on the exploration and
development of its 100%-owned, camp-scale Klaza Property, which hosts the Klaza Deposit and
numerous lightly explored exploration targets. Rockhaven has completed a mineral resource
estimate and a preliminary economic assessment on the Klaza deposit (see Klaza Property
Technical Report with an effective date of July 10, 2020 and titled, “Technical Report and
Preliminary Economic Assessment Update for the Klaza Property, Yukon, Canada.” which can
be viewed at www.sedar.com under the Rockhaven profile or on the Rockhaven website at
www.rockhavenresources.com).
Matthew Turner
President, CEO and Director
Rockhaven Resources Ltd.
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