Dakota Territory Resource Corp. announced the appointment of Stephen T. O’Rourke to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. O’Rourke served as President of Global Petroleum Exploration for BHP Billiton and was a member of the Senior Management Team for the corporation. Other key roles at BHPB included VP of Development Planning and VP of Appraisal and Petroleum Engineering. He serves as Managing Director for Heat Mining LLC and is a Managing Partner for Geoparks International LLC. He is currently a non-executive board member of RESPEC. Stephen serves as a member of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) Geological Engineering advisory board and is Vice Chair of the SDSM&T Foundation Executive Committee.