Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 23, 2024) - RARE EARTH RIDGE RESOURCES CORP. (the "Company" or "Rare Earth Ridge"), is pleased to announce the retention of Mr. Wiliam (Bill) Bennett as a consultant to the board of directors of the Company.
Mr. Bennett was formerly a government MLA in British Columbia ("BC") for 16 years in the Riding of Kootenay East. In addition to holding portfolios for Local Government and Tourism, Mr. Bennett was named BC Mines Minister three separate times over his 16 years. Mr. Bennett has a BA from the University of Guelph and a law degree from Queen's University. Mr. Bennett is known across Canada for his knowledge of the mining industry in BC. He led the BC government's efforts over many years to restore BC's competitiveness for exploration investment, including having improved the BC Ministry of Energy & Mines permitting process and helping to launch BC's First Nations mine revenue sharing program. There are few people in Canada who have such a strong combined knowledge of government processes, of the mining industry and of First Nations. Mr. Bennett also sits on the board of directors of Ascot Resources Ltd., Kutcho Copper Corp. and Eagle Plains Resources Ltd.
Mr. Bennett stated, "I am happy to support Rare Earth Ridge as a consultant to its Board and look forward to helping the Company move ahead. The rare earth space has become a very important part of the global mining industry with critical implications for the future."
Barry Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Rare Earth Ridge, comments, "We are very excited to welcome Mr. Bill Bennett as a consultant to our board of directors. Mr. Bennett will be an invaluable resource to the Company in advancing our Mount Major Hart rare earth element project."
About Rare Earth Ridge Resources
Rare Earth Ridge Resources Corp. is a Canadian junior mining exploration company with its 100% owned Mount Major Hart property located in British Columbia. The Company is focussed on rare earth elements and rare metals, particularly lithium and rubidium. More information can be found at the Company's website at www.rareearthridgeresources.com.
ON BEHALF OF RARE EARTH RIDGE RESOURCES CORP.
"Barry Miller"
President, CEO and Director
T: (778) 232-1878
E: barry@rareearthridge.com
Forward-Looking Information:
This press release may include forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business of Rare Earth Ridge. Forward-looking information is based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the management of Rare Earth Ridge. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "will," "may," "would," "expect," "intend," "plan," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "likely," "could" and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Although Rare Earth Ridge believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking information is based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking information because Rare Earth Ridge can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct.
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SOURCE: Rare Earth Ridge Resources Corp.
