Essex Minerals Inc. announced that Mr. Rod Husband has been appointed President of the Company. Mr. Husband is a Professional Geologist and economic geologist with over 35 years' experience in the junior resource and corporate finance sectors. His multidisciplinary experience has developed strong capabilities in evaluating mineral assets and determining their economic viability.

He is well versed in project management principles: scope, budget, schedule, communication, quality and risk assessment to add value and produce optimum results. He has served as director and officer of several junior Canadian public companies where he focused on their management and corporate development including the evaluation, financing, exploration and development of several quality projects. He has successfully raised over $150 million for exploration and development across these companies culminating the discovery and development of a 3 million-ounce gold mine in China.

He is a founding partner of Cipher Research conducting research and analysis on hundreds of companies and projects over the past six years, helping develop detailed valuation models used to assess prospective investments. Mr. Paul Loudon, the current President of the Company, has been appointed Executive Chairman.