5 July
2024
Rockfire Resources
plc
("Rockfire" or the "Company")
Appointment of Executive
Director
Rockfire Resources plc (LON: ROCK), the base metal, precious metal,
and critical mineral exploration company is
pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas
Geissler as an Executive Director of the Company. Thomas Geissler
is the major shareholder of TPM Middle East ("TPM"). TPM is interested in 312,000,000
shares in the Company, representing 12.2% of the Company's current
issued share capital. Mr Geissler has been appointed to assist
Rockfire in its aspiration to develop a revenue-generating
business.
Thomas Geissler is an experienced
professional in the precious metals industry, with over 10 years of
experience. Thomas has worked internationally and held various
senior positions, particularly at the philoro group of companies.
Thomas' roles have included managing regional operations,
developing scrap gold businesses and establishing international
bullion trading ventures. Thomas is also the founder and managing
director of TPM. Thomas has a degree in law and economics from the
University of Salzburg.
David Price, Chief Executive Officer of Rockfire,
commented:
"It is exciting to have Thomas
join the board to assist our strategic growth plans. Thomas brings
operational experience to Rockfire, particularly in the vertically
integrated precious metals industry. With Rockfire's JORC resource
of 131,000 ounces of gold in Queensland, and our silver resources
in Queensland (800,000 ounces) and Greece (3.5m ounces), Thomas is
an ideal fit for the Board's aspiration to deliver a
profit-generating business."
"With silver and gold prices over recent months, opportunity
exists for Rockfire to capitalise on precious metals outlook. We
welcome Thomas as a new executive board member and look forward to
working with him to grow and develop Rockfire."
The following additional information
is provided in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph
(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Thomas Geissler (formerly Thomas
Höppl), age 40, owns 3,600,000 ordinary shares in the Company, and
is, or has been during the previous five years, a director or
partner of the following companies or partnerships:
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Current Directorships or Partnerships
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Previous Directorships or Partnerships within last five
years
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GT Metals GmbH
Soho Precious Metals LLC
philoro Global Trading AG
philoro International Holding
AG
philoro North America AG
philoro Melting & Refining
GmbH
PMR Marketing Management
LLC
TPM International Limited
philoro Asia Limited
Aureto GmbH
TPM Middle East DMCC
philoro USA, Inc.
Depository Secure Services,
Inc.
Philoro Holding USA, Inc.
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None
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For further information on the
Company, please visit www.rockfireresources.com or
contact the following:
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Rockfire Resources plc:
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info@rockfire.co.uk
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David Price, Chief Executive
Officer
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker):
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5656
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John Depasquale / George Payne
(Corporate Finance)
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Guy McDougall / Matt Butlin (Sales
and Corporate Broking)
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Notes to Editors
Rockfire Resources plc (LON: ROCK)
is a gold, base metal and critical mineral exploration company,
with a high-grade zinc/lead/silver/germanium deposit in Greece and
a portfolio of gold/copper/silver projects in Queensland
Australia.
§ The
Molaoi deposit in Greece
has a JORC Inferred Mineral Resource of 2.3 million tonnes @ 9.4 %
Zn, 1.7 % Pb and 47 g/t Ag, for 250,000 tonnes of ZnEq. This
resource uses a 4% low-grade cut, and equates to
210,000 tonnes of zinc, 39,000 tonnes of lead and
3.5 million ounces of silver.
§ The
Plateau deposit in
Queensland has a JORC resource of 131,000 ounces of gold and
800,000 ounces of silver, using a 0.5g/t Au cut off. 53,000 of
these ounces lie within the top 100m from surface. Plateau is
subject to a joint venture with ASX-listed Sunshine Metals Ltd
(ASX:SHN).