UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of JANUARY, 2007.
Commission File Number: 0-30390
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
#1305 - 1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3V7, Canada
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD
Date: January 22, 2007 /s/ Douglas Good
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Doug Good,
Chairman
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD.
400 - 535 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2Z4
Phone: (604) 484-6614 Fax: (604) 688-3348
TSXV: RCT OTCBB: RCTFF Frankfurt: R5I
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NEWS RELEASE JANUARY 22, 2007
ROCHESTER ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD
VANCOUVER, CANADA - ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD. (TSX-V: RCT; OTCBB: RCTFF;
FRANKFURT: R5I): The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment
of Joseph M. Keane of Tucson Arizona, and Lindsay R. Bottomer, of Vancouver, BC,
to the board of Rochester Resources Ltd. They replace Messrs. Carter and Lee who
have submitted their resignations to take effect concurrent with these new
appointments.
Mr. Keane is a Registered Professional Metallurgical Engineer and since the
mid-1980's has been President of KD Engineering Co. Inc. and Metcon Research
Inc., both of Tucson, Arizona. Since mid-2006 he has been a special advisor to
Rochester. Mr. Keane has over 40 years experience specializing in process design
development, engineering supervision, equipment and instrument selection and has
conducted numerous feasibility studies for the mineral processing and pollution
abatement industries. He has been a consultant to a unit of the World Bank
(International Finance Corporation) for mineral processing projects in Mexico,
Peru, Tajikistan, China, Mali, Uzbekistan, Ghana, and Tanzania. Mr. Keane has
also directed feasibility studies and/or provided direction for a wide variety
of mining projects in Chile, Peru, Indonesia, Mexico, Panama, Mongolia, Canada
and the United States. He is a Co-inventor of US Patent on copper recovery and
has developed standardized test methodologies that have been adopted by the
mining industry. Mr. Keane recently was a consultant to INCO and has been an
expert witness in a number of legal matters regarding base and precious metals
projects worldwide. He is currently a director of Norsemont Mining Inc. (TSX-V:
NOM).
Lindsay Bottomer is a Professional Geoscientist with over 30 years experience in
mineral exploration and mine development worldwide. He was President and CEO of
Southern Rio Resources Ltd. (now Silver Quest Resources Ltd.) from July 2001 to
November 2005 and remains a Director. He is a Director of five other public
companies and has held senior positions with Prime Explorations (Pezim Group)
from 1989-1994, Echo Bay Mines Ltd. From 1994-1997. From 1998-2000 he was
President of the BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines, and is currently serving a third
two-year term as an elected councilor of the Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. He is currently a Director and
Vice President Corporate Development of Entree Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG).
The above appointments combined with the exceptional mining backgrounds of
Rochester's President and CEO, Dr. Alfredo Parra, and existing director Gil
Leathley, provide a strong base of expertise in the fields of metallurgy,
mining, milling and exploration and will be able to provide sound strategic
direction to the future development and operational activities of Rochester.
The Board wishes to express its gratitude for the contributions that the two
resigning directors, Andrew Carter and William Lee, have provided to Rochester
through its acquisition and development of the Mina Real project to the current
state as a producing junior.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD INVESTOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
/s/ DOUGLAS F. GOOD Empire Communications Inc.
Douglas F. Good, Chairman Tel: 1-866-841-0068
Email: info@rochesterresourcesltd.com
Website: www.rochesterresourcesltd.com
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and
information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the
Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently
available to the Company's management. Such statements reflect the current
risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including,
without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer
relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate
environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological
change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events. Should any one or
more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described herein.The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept
responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release.