The Chairman and Board of Crossland Strategic Metals Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Sia Hok Kiang to the Crossland Board. Mr. Sia is Managing Director of the successful Malaysian private mining company, Malaco Mining Sdn. Bhd.

He is an active member of the Malaysian Geological Society and a Council Member of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines. Mr. Sia has a solid business reputation throughout Asia, with useful contacts in several Asian countries. Crossland believes that Mr. Sia's experience is very appropriate for Crossland's Charley Creek Alluvial Rare Earth Project, which is also based on the extraction of monazite and xenotime from alluvial material, and he will assist Crossland to develop this project and deliver early cash flow.