Karnalyte Resources Inc. announced the appointment of Frank Wheatley as President of the company, effective as of February 5, 2018. The company intends for Mr. Wheatley to become the permanent Chief Executive Officer, replacing interim Chief Executive Officer W. Todd Rowan, upon the company arranging successful financing for its Wynyard carnallite potash project located near Wynyard, Saskatchewan. Frank brings to Karnalyte more than 30 years of international business, financial and legal experience with Canadian public mining companies developing and operating precious, base and industrial metals mines in multiple international jurisdictions.

He also brings extensive experience in strategic mergers and acquisitions, major project permitting and development, as well as debt and equity financing for large scale mining projects in the Canadian and US capital markets in accordance with all international best practice, environmental and corporate social responsibility standards.