| Mr. Andrew Lee Smith, B.Sc., P.Geo. Position: President & C.E.O. Mr. Smith has over 20 years of experience in successfully exploring, developing and operating North American base and precious metal mining and gem projects. Mr. Smith joined Aurizon Mines Ltd. in 1985 and resigned in 1998 from the position of vice-president of exploration. Mr. Smith is the co-founder of True North Gems, the company that is exploring and developing the first significant emerald and sapphire deposits in the Yukon. Mr. Smith holds a BSc and is a professional geologist as well as a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. | |
| Mr. Randy V.J. Smallwood, P.Eng Position: Independent Director Mr. Smallwood, P.Eng., is currently President of Silver Wheaton Corp. He is one of the founding members of Silver Wheaton, and in 2007 joined Silver Wheaton full time as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, primarily focusing on growing the company through the evaluation and acquisition of silver stream opportunities. In January 2010 he was appointed President of Silver Wheaton, with a continued focus on corporate growth opportunities. Randy originally started as an exploration geologist in 1993 with Wheaton River Minerals Ltd., and in 2001 was promoted to Director of Project Development, his role through its 2005 merger with Goldcorp. Randy was an instrumental part of the team that built Wheaton River / Goldcorp into one of the largest, and more importantly most profitable gold companies in the world, and through the last ten years has been involved in several billions of dollars worth of growth activities, both through M&A or organic methods. Mr. Smallwood holds a geological engineering degree from the University of British Columbia and a Mine Engineering Diploma from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Mr. Smallwood has also worked with Homestake Mining Company, Teck Corp. and Westmin Resources.p. | |
| Mr. David Parsons, C.G.A. Position: Independent Director & Chairman of the Audit Committee Mr. Parsons is currently Director, Corporate Services and Financial Analysis for Goldcorp Inc. Mr. Parsons is a Certified General Accountant with over 20 years experience in the mining industry, having served in the roles of Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Director of mining companies. Since 2001 Mr. Parsons worked with Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. and was directly involved in the acquisitions by Wheaton and the merger with Goldcorp. | |
| Mr. Brian Lock Position: Director Mr. Lock is currently the executive vice-president, Frontier Pacific Mining Corp. Mr. Lock has over 30 years of experience in the operations, feasibility, design engineering and construction of numerous precious metals and base metal mining projects around the world. Initially Mr. Lock held senior positions with a major international mining consortium and two major engineering companies, before, in 1985 forming and becoming president of Proton International Engineering Corp., a Canadian engineering and construction company devoted to the development of small- and medium-sized mining projects. Additionally Mr. Lock has managed and/or served as a director of several Canadian public and private companies. | |
| Dr. Jingbin Wang, Ph. D. Geology Position: Chairman and Director Dr. Jingbin Wang is currently President of Sinotex Mineral Exploration Co., Ltd. He is a leader in the non-ferrous metals industry in China as an expert in mineral exploration and mining with 24 years experience. He has been granted the title of National Youth Expert for Outstanding Contribution in China for his great success in prospecting results and scientific research. In addition, he is the Chief Scientist of National 973 Program. Dr. Wang has been President of BIGM since 2002; His position as Director of China Nonferrous Metals Resource Geological Survey started from 2003 and is Vice-president of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association since 2008. | |
| Mr. Shuixing Fu, M. Sc. Senior Geologist Position: Director Mr. Shuixing Fu's position in SinoTech (Hong Kong) Corporation Limited and Sinotex Mineral Exploration Co., Ltd. is Vice General Manager. He has a wealth of experience in over 20 years' mineral exploration and mining operation as well as scienctific research. As a Professional Geologist, he is well-known in the industry of non-ferrous metals industry in China for his achievements in prospecting prognosis, remote sensing geology and mathematical geology. He has won the first and second National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology four times. Mr. Fu also serves as Deputy Director of China Nonferrous Metals Resource Geological Survey and Associate Dean of Beijing Institute of Geology for Mineral Resources. | |
| Mr. Chaoxian Zhou, M.Sc. Position: Deputy General Manager, Officer Mr. Zhou graduated from Jilin University with B.Eng. and Chinese Academy of Sciences with MSc, and was a PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis. He has 10 years of experience in base and precious metal resource, oil and gas exploration in Zijin Mining, China National Offshore Oil Company and others. Mr. Zhou has planned, directed and participated exploration projects and mining geology in Zijin with successful results including finding a Zn-Pb-sulfur ore deposit with 3.28 million tons Zn＋Pb metal reserve & resource, besides evaluating many ore deposits. He joined Sinotex as a senior geologist in 2009. | |
| Miss Lingling Yang, M.A. Position: Director of Corporate Communications, Officer Miss Lingling Yang is currently Deputy Manager of the Department of International Cooperation of Sinotex Mineral exploration Co., Ltd. She is experienced in corporate communications for her skills in corporate culture publication, corporate promotion, info diffusion and internal and external coordination. After her joining in Sinotex Mineral Exploration Co., Ltd. in 2008, she has been playing an active and beneficial role in the promotion of the image and core competitiveness of the company. | |
| Jacqueline Tucker, FCA Position: Chief Financial Officer Ms. Tucker holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants. Ms. Tucker was elected a fellow of the British Columbia Institute of Chartered Accountants and has served on numerous committees of her profession including the Audit Assurance Standards Board of Canada. Ms. Tucker has thirty years of public practice experience as an auditor and advisor to public companies. |
