Lynda Bloom, President and CEO, M.Sc., P.Geo.
Ms. Bloom has 30 years of leadership experience in the mining industry, which includes responsibility for project generation, financing and regulatory compliance. After earning an M.Sc. at Queen's University in Geological Sciences, she gained experience as an exploration geochemist planning and interpreting geochemical surveys across Canada, and in many South American and African countries. She is recognized as a world expert on assay methods and has travelled extensively worldwide to review sampling and analytical procedures. Over the past 20 years, she has also acted as a consultant to some of the largest exploration and mining companies in the world including Barrick, Falconbridge, AngloAmerican and Cameco. She is a Director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and recently completed her term as Chair of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy - Toronto branch. She also serves on several government advisory boards.

Marc Cernovitch, Chairman
Mr. Cernovitch studied Economics at McGill University. He started his career in the financial sector as a stockbroker and has lived and worked in Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, New York and Toronto. Since leaving the brokerage industry, Marc has focused on corporate development, funding and building companies primarily in the resource and energy technology fields. He has a strong background in corporate governance and finance.

Tom H. A. Healy, Senior Vice President & COO, M.Sc., P.Eng.
Mr. Healy, a mining engineer, is a graduate of the University of Melbourne and holds a postgraduate degree from the Royal School of Mines. He has over 30 years of experience in open pit and underground mine design and operations, and in the management of base and precious metal, coal, oil sand, diamond and industrial mineral projects. Mr. Healy is also President of Kamcot International Ltd., an independent company providing management and engineering services to the international mining community.

Nick DeMare, CFO
Mr. DeMare holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a member in good standing of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Since May 1991, Mr. DeMare has been the President of Chase Management Ltd., a private company which provides a broad range of administrative, management and financial services to private and public companies engaged in mineral exploration and development, gold and silver production, oil and gas exploration and production and venture capital.