Officers' Bios

Peter Crossgrove, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President

Mr. Crossgrove is a Member of the Order of Canada. He is currently on the Board of West Timmins Mining Inc. and Brush Creek Corp. He is former Chairman and founder of Masonite International Inc., a door manufacturing company. Masonite has operations in 14 countries, has 12,000 employees and annual sales in excess of US $2 billion. Mr. Crossgrove sits on various boards of directors including Barrick Gold, Quadra Logic Technologies, Pelangio Mines and Dundee Realty Corporation and previously served as CEO and Vice Chairman of Placer Dome Inc.

Christopher Hopkins, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hopkins has over 20 years of experience in financial management, strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance and financial and management reporting. The majority of his career has been spent in senior positions with publicly-listed companies, including Rio Algom Limited, Suncor Inc. and several junior mining and oil and gas companies.

John Sullivan, Vice President, Exploration

Mr. Sullivan has over 35 years of experience in the mineral industry. He has held senior positions with Noranda Inc. and Watts, Griffis and McQuat Limited, and has directed exploration programs, managed field offices, and evaluated projects in Canada, Europe, and Latin America.