 | | | | Stephen M. Leahy
Position: Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Leahy has more than 26 years experience in venture capital, primarily in the resource sector, and he has been instrumental in the formation, financing and development of a number of public and private corporations. Mr. Leahy has previously acted as a senior officer or director of StarTech Energy Inc. (TSX), First Silver Reserve Inc. (TSX) and Wellco Energy Services Inc. (TSX). As founder of North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd., he was instrumental in facilitating the Company's acquisition of its wholly-owned Cantung mine and Mactung deposit.
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| | | Christina Scott
Position: Director and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Scott provides in-depth knowledge of the continually evolving securities regulatory environment, acquired during more than 20 years experience serving with public companies in regulatory and financial reporting capacities.
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| | | Kenneth Collison
Position: Director
Mr. Collison recently retired as COO of Thompson Creek Metals Company ("Thompson Creek") where he was instrumental in helping to build one of the World's largest Molybdenum Mining Companies from 2005 to 2009.
Prior to his position with Thompson Creek, Mr. Collison was Vice President and General Manager of Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. from 1996 to 2000, responsible for all areas of the development of the 200,000 ounce per year Kensington Gold Mine. After receiving his B.Sc. in Mining Engineering and his Masters of Engineering in Mining from the University of Saskatchewan, Mr. Collison held management positions at several projects before joining Crandon Mining Corporation, a Rio Algom/Exxon Coal minerals partnership in 1994 as Vice President.
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| | | Ronald Erickson
Position: Director
Mr. Erickson is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Holiday Companies, a private business entity owning, operating and franchising 450 gasoline/convenience stores along the Northern Tier and Alaska, real estate investments and a technology company, Cellresin Technologies. Mr Erickson's additional involvement includes: Chairman of Queenwood, LLC; Vice Chairman of the Board of Gander Mountain; Chairman of the Board of BioE; Director of Carriage Services, and Director of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory body to the Secretary of Energy. Mr. Erickson previously served as a Director of Andersen Corporation, a private manufacturing company which is the largest seller of windows and doors in the United States; and as a Director of First Bank, National Association (now U.S. Bank) located in Minneapolis. Mr. Erickson is a graduate of The Blake School, University of Minnesota, B.A.; University of Minnesota Graduate School of Business; and the University of Minnesota School of Law, J.D.
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| | | J.John Kalmet
Position: Director
Mr. Kalmet is a professional engineer and senior executive with more than 40 years experience in the mining industry. During his distinguished career, he has acted as General Manager, Western Canada for Noranda Minerals Inc., Vice-President of Operations for Canamax Resources Inc., and President and Chief Operating Officer for Wheaton River Minerals Ltd.
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| | | Allan Krasnick
Position: Director
Mr. Krasnick is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer in Vancouver, B.C. In the course of a varied practice during his 25 years as a lawyer, he has negotiated complex business transactions in a number of industries and concluded many agreements with First Nations, private clients and government. Mr. Krasnick has also concluded dozens of collective agreements in the public and private sector and is one of Canada's senior practitioners in entertainment law. He has advised government on public policy and tax matters. Mr. Krasnick's clients have included many Fortune 100 companies.
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| | | Wayne Lenton
Position: Director
Mr. Lenton enjoys over 40 years experience in domestic and international mining operations. A graduate metallurgical engineer, his experience includes more than 15 years in senior executive capacities with the AMAX group of companies. As President of Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation, Mr. Lenton led a management team that was responsible for the Cantung mine and the feasibility and mine planning for the Mactung project. He is a Past Chairman of the International Tungsten Industry Association and the Mining Association of British Columbia. He is a member of the Society of Mining Engineers and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and also serves as a director of Eldorado gold Corporation and Energold Drilling Ltd.
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| | | Bryce Porter
Position: Director
Mr. Porter is a chartered accountant and graduate of the Harvard Business School management program. For 15 years, he was with Alcan Aluminum Limited, 5 years as CFO of Roan Consolidated Mines in Zambia then Vancouver as Vice President/CFO of three Amax subsidiaries including Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation Ltd. During the mid 1990's, Mr. Porter was a director and CFO of Black Swan Gold Mines Ltd. and from 1998-99, worked refocusing the Company's activities from gold into diamonds, following which he served as Chairman until 2001. He has been a director of Lysander Minerals Corporation since 1997. He has also served as Chairman of Beralt, Director of Primary Metals from 2003 to 2005 and as President of Primary Metals from 2003 to 2004.
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| | | Harold Schwenk
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Schwenk has in excess of 17 years experience as a professional accountant and as a consultant for Price Waterhouse Coopers in the natural resource sector. His responsibilities have included the implementation of accounting and reporting functions for companies engaged in the mining industry including, North American Metals Corp., Miramar Mining corporation, Eldorado Gold Corporation and Hillsborough Resources Ltd.
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| | | S. Wade Stogran
Position: Vice-President of Environmental and Corporate Affairs
Mr. Stogran has worked for approximately 30 years in the mining/environmental field throughout North and South America. Mr. Stogran has an extensive and varied experience in the industry as he has worked both for mining companies directly and as a consultant. Most recently, Mr. Stogran was the corporate Director of Environmental Affairs for Aur Resources Inc., responsible for all of Aur's facilities, including permitting new operations, closing old operations and maintaining compliance and functional responsibilities at operating facilities.
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