Element 29 Resources Inc. announced the following officer and director resignations: Steve Stakiw, as President and a director of the Company; Paul Johnston, as Vice President, Exploration of the Company; Peter Espig, as a director of the Company; and Michael Doggett, as a director of the Company. Robert Willis (P.Eng) will be appointed as a director of the Company. Mr. Willis is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) who has worked in the mineral resources industry for more than 35 years and currently holds the role of Senior Advisor for Sun Summit Minerals Corp.

Mr. Willis has founded several junior mining companies, including Pioneer Metals Corp., Manhattan Minerals Corp, Geologix Exploration, and San Marco Resources Inc. (now Sun Summit Minerals Corp.), where he held a variety of executive roles such as President, Director and CEO. Under his leadership, companies have successfully acquired and managed the startup of several producing mines, including the Stibnite heap leach gold mine (Idaho) and the Moris open pit heap leach gold property (Mexico), as well as advanced exploration at the Silbak Premier gold and silver property (Golden Triangle, B.C.) and the Tambo Grande copper-gold VMS deposit (Peru). Mr. Willis graduated in 1973 from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology.