VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 2, 2012) - Rockhaven Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:RK) ("Rockhaven") is pleased to announce that Mr. Bruce A. Youngman has been appointed to the Rockhaven Board of Directors.
Mr. Youngman has over twenty-five years of experience in the international minerals industry. From 2008 to 2010, he was President and COO of Canplats Resources Corporation, during which time the 4 million ounce Camino Rojo deposit in Mexico was outlined and the company was acquired by Goldcorp Inc. for $300 million. Mr. Youngman previously held senior positions with Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., including President, Vice-President and Director, and was closely involved in the acquisition and expansion of the Pebble Gold-Copper Porphyry Project in Alaska. Mr. Youngman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Youngman is currently the Chairman of the Board for Strategic Metals Ltd. and Silver Range Resources Ltd.
"I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Bruce as a director and look forward to his involvement in exploration and marketing strategies for Rockhaven," stated Matt Turner, Rockhaven's CEO and Director.
In conjunction with Mr. Youngman's appointment, Rockhaven has granted incentive stock options to Mr. Youngman in respect of 500,000 shares, exercisable at $0.50 per share for a period of 5 years.
Rockhaven is a well funded company focused on growth through exploration on its wholly-owned Klaza project located in southwestern Yukon, Canada.
For additional information on Rockhaven or its various exploration projects please visit the website at www.rockhavenresources.com.
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Contact Information:
Matthew Turner
CEO and Director
604-688-2568
mturner@nordacres.com
www.rockhavenresources.com