Rockland Resources Announces Appointment of Chris Dorn to Advisory Board

Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire – March 3, 2025, Rockland Resources Ltd. (the “Company” or “Rockland”) (CSE: RKL), an exploration company focussed on advancing its Beryllium Butte project in Utah, is pleased to welcome Mr. Chris Dorn to its Advisory Board.

After graduating from MIT with two degrees and completing four years of active-duty military service, Chris joined Brush Wellman Engineered Materials Inc. which went on to become Materion Corp. (MTRN – US Equity), then and to this day the world’s largest beryllium company. His tenure spanned over 28 years at Brush and Materion working in many different capacities: Materials Engineer, Sales Engineer, Managing Director of a beryllium-foil manufacturing and fabrication facility, Director of International Sales & Marketing, and Vice President of Beryllium Sales & Marketing.

Chris comments, “I am honored to have been offered this opportunity to be a part of Rockland’s Advisory Board, and I am excited to have a chance to contribute to the Beryllium Butte project’s success in a meaningful way.”

Chris first learned about beryllium environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) issues at Brush and also the material’s use in fusion energy research. Since then, he has been involved with a variety of fusion research activities around the world, including major projects such as JET, ITER, and DEMO.  Since 2017, Chris has worked as an independent consultant for his own company, Be4FUSION LLC and as Project Associate for Beryllium Activities at the ITER Organization in France (2018-2019), the UK Atomic Energy Authority in England (2019-2022), before joining Kyoto Fusioneering (KF) early in 2023, working as a Technical & Business Advisor in the US Office.

Active in beryllium technical publishing since 2007, Chris has authored, co-authored, or edited more than 40 technical papers and one U.S. patent, including:

• Lead author of “Chapter 11: Beryllium Intermetallic Compounds” in the book Beryllium Chemistry Processing (2009) 

• Co-inventor of a U.S. Patent titled Processes for Making Salt Systems Including Beryllium Fluoride (2017) 

• Co-author of the ITER Beryllium Management Plan (2019), which details how the ITER Organization would safely handle the 12+ tons of beryllium planned to be used in the reactor. 

• Co-author and co-editor of “Beryllium its Alloys as Neutron Multiplier Materials” part of Comprehensive Nuclear Materials (2020); lead author of the section on Beryllium EHS in fusion research 

• Co-author of Managing Beryllium in Nuclear Facility Applications (2011) 

Chris is also a Vice Chair of the Beryllium Health & Safety Committee (BHSC), a US-based non-profit group dedicated to promoting safe handling of beryllium.  He is also a long-standing member of the International Organizing Committee (IOC) for the IEA’s Beryllium Working Group, which runs the bi-annual International Workshop on Beryllium Technology (BeWS), a meeting series that has now been held regularly for more than 30 years.

Mike England, CEO of Rockland states, “Chris’s unparalleled expertise in beryllium and fusion energy research will be an invaluable asset as Rockland Resources advances the Beryllium Butte project. We are excited to welcome him to our Advisory Board and look forward to leveraging his industry insights and technical acumen.”

The Company also announces it has set 700,000 options to directors and consultants at $0.15 for a period of two years in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan.

About Rockland Resources Ltd.

Exploring for tomorrow’s technology – Rockland Resources is advancing critical metals exploration, specializing in beryllium at its strategically located Beryllium Butte project in the Spor Mountain region of Utah, USA.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

Michael England, CEO & Director

For further information, please contact:

Mike England
Email:  [email protected]

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