Toronto, Ontario – TheNewswire -- January 10, 2024 – Spruce Ridge Resources Ltd. (“Spruce Ridge” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SHL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Errol Farr, CPA, CMA as Corporate Secretary. Mr. Farr is a seasoned financial professional with over 35 years of experience in financial management and reporting, operations, business optimization and strategy development. He is the former CFO of Anaconda Mining Inc., a gold producer in Newfoundland, Canada. He is currently CFO, COO and Corporate Secretary of Zonetail Inc., a marketing and technology company focused on the high-rise residential and hotel markets, CFO of Big Tree Carbon Inc., with carbon credit opportunities near Red Lake, Ontario, CFO and Corporate Secretary of AFR NuVenture Resources Inc., a mining exploration company with projects in the United States.

Commenting on the appointment, President and CEO Steve Balch stated that “We are pleased to have Errol aboard to complement our management team”.

About Spruce Ridge

Spruce Ridge is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company focused on critical metal resources with nickel projects in Oregon, United States and copper and gold projects in Newfoundland, Canada. The Company also holds a significant portfolio of mining securities including 3.6 million shares of Canada Nickel Company Inc. (TSX-V:CNC), 10.0 million shares of Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:NOB), 15.0 million shares of Benton Resources Inc. (TSX-V:BEX) and 2.5 million shares of Magna Terra Minerals Inc. (TSX-V:MTT).

Cautionary Statement

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Contact:

Steve Balch, President & CEO

Phone:        905.407.9586

Email:        steve@beci.ca