Management

Mr. Besserer has more than two decades of mineral exploration experience working in over 50 countries, including across much of North America and often leading projects with annual exploration budgets exceeding US$20 million. Mr. Besserer was previously Vice-President and Partner at APEX Geoscience Ltd., a consulting firm with offices in Canada, South America and Australia.  In addition, Mr. Besserer previously served as a director of Brilliant Mining, Niblack Resources, Sentosa Mining and as the VP Exploration for various junior mining companies. He is a Professional Geologist and a "Qualified Person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").

Mr. Healey brings over 20+ years of extensive experience as a finance and management professional. Prior to his current role as CEO of a TSXV listed company, Mr. Healey dedicated 16 years of his career to Equity Research as a Mining and Special Situations Analyst at Haywood Securities, covering uranium, lithium, other commodities and a diverse range of non-resource companies. Throughout his tenure, he consistently earned high rankings in the Bloomberg Portfolio BARR Ranking, and securing the top position for uranium equities on a 3-year basis.

Before his time at Haywood, Mr. Healey served as an analyst at a major Canadian bank, where he specialized in structuring debt financing across diverse industries. Additionally, he spent 8 years as a Quality Manager at an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory which performed extensive assay and analysis work for major mining and precious metals refining companies, as well as conducting R&D support programs for a wide array of industries.  Mr. Healey holds an MBA degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University, majoring in finance and investments, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and a technical diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Humber College.

Eric Miller is President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a consultancy that advises public and private sector clients globally on economic and regulatory policies, sustainability, government affairs, business strategy, and geo-political matters. He has spent more than two decades at the intersection of government and business processes in the United States and Canada as well as countries in Asia and Latin America. He has advised, negotiated with, and executed projects with over 40 governments worldwide and has been a consultant to multilateral institutions and to leading global companies in an array of sectors ranging from mining, agri-food, energy, automotive, tech/innovation, and carbon markets. He has advised a variety of mining companies in the critical minerals area on government affairs, regulatory affairs, and strategy. He also recently advised a government in Southeast Asia on introducing internationally recognized sustainability standards for their mining and processing sectors.

Mr Miller served as the first representative of Canada’s Department of Industry (ISED) in the United States. He is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and a Fellow with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Future of Business Centre.

Steve Vanry has 25 years of professional experience in senior management and director positions with public and private companies, providing expertise in capital markets, strategic planning, regulatory compliance and accounting and financial reporting. His breadth of experience spans various industries, with a key focus on mining, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy technology. Mr. Vanry holds the right to use the Chartered Finance Analyst (CFA) and Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designations and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Vancouver Society of Financial Analysts.

In his long career, John has played a pivotal role in many successful exploration/ development projects in Canada and internationally.

Mr. Grieg was a founder of Sutton Resources Ltd.(TSX/NASDAQ), serving as a director from 1979 to 1999, and a senior officer from 1979 to 1996. He served as a director of Cumberland Resources Ltd. (TSX/AMEX) from 1979 to 2004, and Chairman from 1993 to 2004. He also served as a director of EuroZinc Mining Corp. (TSX/AMEX) from 1999 to 2006, and Chairman from 1999 to 2002.

Sutton Resources owned a 100% interest in the major Bulyanhulu gold depost (now a mine) in Tanzania that was bought by Barrick Gold for $350 million in 1999. EuroZinc Mining Corp. owned 100% of the giant Nerves Corvo copper/zinc mine in Portugal and merged in 2006 with Lundin Mining Corporation. EuroZinc's market capitalization just prior to the merger was approximately $1.8 billion.

Mr. Greig served from 1985 to 2000 as a director of Winspear Resources Ltd. (TSX-V), which owned 70% of the Snap Lake diamond deposit (now a mine) in the Northwest Territories. Winspear was taken over by DeBeers for $260 million.

Mr. Greig served from 1990 to 2005 as a director of Dynamic Oil and Gas Inc. (TSX/NASDAQ), which was sold to an income trust for approximately $105 million and from 2005 to 2006 he served as a director of Shellbridge Oil and Gas Inc. (TSX-V) which was sold to True Energy for approximately $60 million in shares of True Energy Trust.

Mr. Greig holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Geology from McGill University and a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Alberta. He has a Professional Geoscientist designation with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and a life member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta.