Directors

Blaine Monaghan, MBA

President, CEO, Director

Mr. Monaghan has a proven track record of creating shareholder value in the mining industry. He has been involved in capital raises totaling more than $100 million for exploration projects around the globe and has worked with a number of companies that were subject to M&A, including True Gold Mining Inc. (acquired by Endeavour Mining Corp.), Canplats Resources Corp. (acquired by Goldcorp Inc.), Western Prospector Group Ltd. (acquired by a subsidiary of China Nuclear National Corp.), Nu Energy Uranium Corp. (acquired by Mega Uranium) and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (which merged with Goldcorp in 2005). Mr. Monaghan holds an MBA from Royal Roads University, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University and a diploma in public relations from the Public Relations Institute of Ireland.

Gerald G. (Gerry) Carlson, PhD, P Eng

Executive Chairman, Director

Gerry Carlson's career has spanned four decades of precious and base metal exploration throughout the Americas, but focused on Yukon and northern British Columbia. His career has included independent consulting assignments and management of exploration programs for both junior and major mining companies. He is a past President of AMEBC (formerly the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines). He is a recipient of the SEG's Ralph Marsden Award for distinguished service and CIM's J.C. Sproule Award for the advancement of geology and mineral exploration in the Yukon.

Bruce Youngman, BSc

Director

Bruce Youngman has over thirty-five years of experience in the minerals industry. From 2008 to 2010, he was President and COO of Canplats Resources Corporation, during which time the Camino Rojo gold deposit in Mexico was outlined and the company acquired by Goldcorp Inc. for $300 million. Mr. Youngman previously held senior positions with Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., including President, Vice-President and Director, and was closely involved in the acquisition and expansion of the Pebble Gold-Copper Porphyry Project in Alaska. Mr. Youngman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of British Columbia.

Borden Putnam III, P.Geo., M.Sc

Director

Mr. Putnam is currently a director of Skeena Resources and a Principal of Mione Capital, an independent mining consultancy firm that provides technical evaluations and investment advice. From 2001-2009, Mr. Putnam was Managing Director of Eastbourne Capital Management, a non-public hedge fund that had $3.1 billion under management, where he was responsible for natural resources investments. Prior to Eastbourne, Borden was Vice President and Principal at Robertson Stephens Investment Management (RSIM) where he advised on mining and natural resources investments on behalf of 13 public mutual funds and three non-public hedge funds.

From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Putnam was Vice President and Chief Geologist at MRDI (now AMEC Foster Wheeler) working directly with Dr. Harry Parker. Prior to MRDI, Borden worked for Newmont Exploration Ltd. for nearly ten-years culminating as District Manager-Eastern Great Basin based in Elko, Nevada. Mr. Putnam started his career in mineral exploration with AMAX Exploration in 1976 as a Project Geologist. Borden holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, is a Registered Professional Geologist in California and Wyoming and holds Fellow status in AusIMM and SEG.

Gary Baschuk

Director

Gary is the Managing Director, Mining & Senior Geologist at PearTree Securities and has over 30 years of industry experience as a mining analyst/geologist. He has spent the past 16 years in capital markets and over 20 years in the mining industry. Gary's analytical focus has been on small to mid-sized exploration, development and production precious metals companies. Industrial experience, all with Barrick Gold, ranged from early-stage exploration across northern Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec plus development and production on two mines - Holt-McDermott in northern Ontario and Rodeo/Griffin (part of the Meikle Mine at the Goldstrike Mine Complex) in Nevada. In addition, on behalf of Barrick, Gary managed an exploration company in Spain. Gary holds a BSc, Geology Specialist Degree from the University of Toronto, is a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada, and a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.

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