Las Cristinas Mine Builder Joins Roland's Venezuela Mineral Rights Acquisition Program

Executive Summary

• Roland Mineral Enterprises Corp. has appointed Dr. Sadek El-Alfy to its Board of Directors and named him Vice President, Mining & Operations.
• Dr. El-Alfy brings extensive experience in Venezuelan mining operations, specifically regarding the development of the Las Cristinas gold deposit.
• His role will focus on advancing the company's Venezuela Mineral Rights Acquisition Program and supporting potential acquisitions in Costa Rica, the Yukon Territory, and Ontario.

Key Details

• Appointee: Dr. Sadek El-Alfy, Ph.D., B.Sc.
• New Roles: Member of the Board of Directors; Vice President, Mining & Operations.
• Relevant Professional Background:
  • Former Vice President, Mining Operations at Crystallex International Corporation, where he managed the Las Cristinas gold deposit from exploration through to a NI 43-101 compliant Feasibility Study and mine construction commencement.
  • Former General Manager, Mining and Processing at Iron Ore Company of Canada's Carol Lake operation.
  • Former Chief Mining Engineer at the Historic Giant Yellowknife Mines and General Manager at Pamour Porcupine mines.
• Historical Resource Data (Las Cristinas Gold Deposit):
  • Measured & Indicated: 629.383 million tonnes at 1.03 g/t gold (20.761 Moz).
  • Inferred: 229.626 million tonnes at 0.85 g/t gold (6.276 Moz).
• Strategic Focus Areas:
  • Venezuela Mineral Rights Acquisition Program.
  • Potential acquisition of interest in the Las Crucitas gold project (Costa Rica).
  • Dominion Creek Dredge Gold project (Yukon Territory).
  • Buck Lake platinum, palladium, nickel, and copper project (Ontario, Canada).

Notable Quotes

• Dr. Sadek El-Alfy: "I am excited to join the Roland team, and to bring to bear my Venezuela experience and my energy to advance Roland's Venezuela Mineral Rights Acquisition Program for the benefit of all stakeholders including, and especially, the local populations which will benefit greatly from the unlocking of these valuable mineral resources."