VANCOUVER, Nov. 9, 2016 /CNW/ - Rockwell Diamonds Inc.
("Rockwell" or the "Company") (TSX:RDI; JSE:RDI) announces the appointment of Patrick Cooke CA(SA) as Chief Financial Officer with
effect on November 7, 2016.
Patrick is a senior financial executive, a graduate of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and earned his CA designation in South Africa articling with
Deloitte. He has several years of senior experience in the mining industry. He has been CFO of Pangea Diamonds, a London (AIM) and Johannesburg inter-listed alluvial diamond producer, a CFO
with three other entities, and commenced his commercial career as a banker with Barclays. He has been a non-executive director of
several companies including two listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
''I am very pleased that Patrick has agreed to join us and lend his experience to the ongoing strategic review and related
business restructuring going forward'' said Tjaart Willemse, Rockwell's Executive Officer. ''His
financial and structuring skills, as well as significant public company experience will stand us in very good stead as we complete
this phase, deal with some historical legacy issues, start up Wouterspan, and complete the sale of certain non-core assets''.
About Rockwell Diamonds:
Rockwell is engaged in the business of operating and developing alluvial diamond deposits. The Company also evaluates
consolidation opportunities that have the potential to expand its mineral resources and production profile and provide accretive
value to the Company.
Rockwell is known for producing large, high quality gemstones comprising a major portion of its diamond recoveries. This is
enhanced through a beneficiation joint venture that enables Rockwell to participate in the profits on the sale of the polished and
certain re-traded diamonds, which are not beneficiated.
Rockwell has set a strategic goal to become a mid-tier diamond production company. In pursuit of this goal the Company has
embarked on a strategy to grow its Middle Orange River ("MOR") operational base and minimise production and recovery volatility by
setting a medium term target to process 500,000m3 of gravels per month from its MOR operations.
Rockwell's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited under the symbol "RDI".
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained in this news release.
Forward Looking Statements
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect",
"project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions
"may" or "will" occur. Although the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include uncertainties and
costs related to the transaction and the ability of each party to satisfy the conditions precedent in a timely manner or at all,
exploration and development activities, such as those related to determining whether mineral resources exist on a property;
uncertainties related to expected production rates, timing of production and cash and total costs of production and milling;
uncertainties related to the ability to obtain necessary licenses, permits, electricity, surface rights and title for development
projects; operating and technical difficulties in connection with mining development activities; uncertainties related to the
accuracy of our mineral resource estimates and our estimates of future production and future cash and total costs
of production and diminishing quantities or grades if mineral resources; uncertainties related to unexpected judicial or regulatory
procedures or changes in, and the effects of, the laws, regulations and government policies affecting our mining operations;
changes in general economic conditions, the financial markets and the demand and market price for mineral
commodities such as diesel fuel, steel, concrete, electricity, and other forms of energy, mining equipment, and
fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the US dollar, Canadian dollar and South
African Rand; changes in accounting policies and methods that we use to report our financial condition, including uncertainties
associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates; environmental issues and liabilities associated with mining and
processing; geopolitical uncertainty and political and economic instability in countries in which we operate; and labour
strikes, work stoppages, or other interruptions to, or difficulties in, the employment of labour in markets in which we operate our
mines, or environmental hazards, industrial accidents or other events or occurrences, including third party
interference that interrupt operation of our mines or development projects.
For further information on Rockwell, Investors should review Rockwell's home jurisdiction filings that are available at www.sedar.com.
SOURCE Rockwell Diamonds Inc.
