Essex Minerals Inc. announced that it continues to strengthen the mining corporate finance expertise at its board level with the appointment of Ms. Meghan Lewis as an independent Director of the Company. Ms. Lewis is a mining analyst and corporate finance professional with almost 20 years' experience in all aspects of the resources industry. She has strong links into the Canadian mining corporate finance sector and was previously Vice President, Corporate Development for Aura Minerals Inc. Prior to Aura, she spent eight years as a senior mining analyst with the Dundee Group of Toronto. Ms. Yuying Liang has resigned as a Director of the Company.