Rockland Grants Stock Options

For Immediate Release. Vancouver, British Columbia, January19, 2012: Rockland Minerals Corp. (TSX Venture: RL) (the “Company”) announced today that it granted options to purchase 950,000 common shares under the Company's stock option plan, of which 600,000 were granted to directors and officers (exercisable for a period of ten years) and 350,000 to consultants (exercisable for a period of two years). The granted options have an exercise price of $0.15. The Company also reports a non-brokered private placement of 266,666 non flow-through common shares of the Company at $0.15 per share.

We seek Safe Harbor.

 On behalf of the Board of Directors
“Rav Mlait”

President and CEO
Rockland Minerals Corp.

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.