Barry Finlayson, Secretary, a barrister and solicitor with Lang Michener LLP in British Columbia, has practised primarily in the field of securities law since 1975. Mr. Finlayson has been the Secretary of the predecessor company since December 2006.

Brad Marchant, Director is President and Director of Bioteq Environmental Technologies Inc. that provides environmental solutions to mining companies. He has more than 25 years of experience in the mining and environmental industry with numerous technology and mining companies including Coastech Research Inc., Triton Mining Corporation, Placer Dome, Equity Silver Mines Ltd. and Wabush Mines. While with Placer Dome’s development group he undertook extensive metallurgical testwork and pilot testing on ores from the Howard’s Pass deposit.

Patrick Mars, Director is an independent consultant specializing in mine financing and analysis. He has more than 30 years of experience in the investment industry with extensive involvement in mining research, financing and advisory work.

Robert McKnight, Vice President Corporate Development, Director, has been a Director with the predecessor company since February 2002 and joined predecessor Expatriate in January 2004. Mr. McKnight is a geological engineer with broad experience in the mining industry having held senior roles with Wright Engineers, Cassiar Mining, Getty Resources, Endeavor Financial and most recently Pincock Allen & Holt Ltd. and AMEC. His experience includes: feasibility studies; financial evaluations of mining, oil and gas and coal projects; technical and financial due diligence; project finance, and mergers and acquisitions. He is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University with a degrees in Geological Engineering and Business Administration.

Dr. Harlan D. Meade, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, a Director of the predecessor company Expatriate Resources Ltd. since December 1995, is a geologist and has been President and CEO of the Company since May 1998. Previously, Dr. Meade was Vice-President Exploration and Environment of Westmin Resources Limited from 1992 to 1997, continuing as Vice-President Exploration through February 1998. He played a major role in the exploration and/or development of several deposits currently being mined by Westmin's successor company. He was also instrumental in the discovery and exploration of the Wolverine Deposit. Dr. Meade is graduate of University of British Columbia, University of Western Ontario and Simon Fraser University with degrees in Geology and Business Administration.

Wade Nesmith, Chairman and Director is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School and has had a prestigious legal career with Lang Michener and the British Columbia Securities Commission, as well as the Alberta and Ontario Attorneys General’s offices. His law practice has generally focused on securities regulation and corporate governance. More recently he has undertaken commercial ventures with Nesmith Capital Corp. and Westport Innovations Inc. He is currently lead director of Silver Wheaton Corporation, an NYSE and TSX listed issuer, and Nord Resources Corporation.

Ken Thorsen, Director, joined the predecessor company in November 2004. Mr. Thorsen is a professional geologist (Geological, B.Sc., South Dakota Mines and Tech 1970). He is currently President of Thorsen Consulting and previously worked for many years with TeckCominco, including the positions of General Manager, Advanced Projects, Teck Corporation, December 1999 to December 2001.

Robert Yeoman, Director, a Director of predecessor company Expatriate since June 2000, is a business executive working in the resources sector. Mr. Yeoman is Corporate Secretary for Vaaldiam Resources Ltd. Previous to his work with several junior resource companies, he had a successful career as Senior Vice-President of Corporate Development with Brascan Limited.