VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/22/12 — Rockridge Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE: RRC) (the „Company“ or „Rockgate“) is closely monitoring events in Mali where it has been reported that members of Mali-s armed forces completed a Coup d-Etat during the early morning hours of March 22. Official reports indicate that the area of insurgency has been limited to the capital city of Bamako. Rockridge-s operations at Fatou are located in southern Mali, approximately 250 km southeast of the capital city of Bamako, and approximately 20 km north of the border between Mali and Cote d-Ivoire.
Rockridge-s President and Chief Executive Officer, Karl Kottmeier commented from Burkina Faso, „we have been in regular contact with our operations team at Fatou as well as our Country Manager in Bamako, and can report that our ongoing exploration activities are proceeding unhindered. Our primary concern is the safety and security of our field personnel and I am happy to report that they have thus far felt no impact whatsoever from the events occurring in Bamako.“
The Company has been contacted by the Canadian Embassy in Bamako and received an advisory that travel to and from Bamako is not recommended, and that those in Bamako should remain where they are.
„Mali has been ruled by a democratically elected government for the nearly 20 years; the next election was scheduled to start in April. The country is heavily is reliant upon natural resources as an economic driver, and we expect no significant changes from the recent turmoil. We will continue to monitor the situation closely,“ concluded Mr. Kottmeier.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROCKRIDGE CAPITAL CORP.
Karl Kottmeier, President
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Contacts: Rockridge Capital Corp. Kirk Gamley VP Corporate Development (604) 678 8941 (604) 689 7442 (FAX)
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