Management & Board

Tim Hunt – Executive Chairman of the Board

Tim Hunt is the founder and president of Huntwood Industries, one of the largest building products manufacturers in the Western United States.  Mr. Hunt has led the development of Huntwood Industries over the past 20 years – taking the business from a start-up venture to a significant middle-market enterprise.  He has significant investment experience raising capital and negotiating private equity placements for numerous companies.  During a period as a licensed securities broker, Mr. Hunt also cultivated and developed lasting alliances in the mining and investment community.  He has been recognized for his leadership in the financial services sector and served on the board of directors for an Inland Northwest regional bank.  As an avid believer of giving back to the community, Mr. Hunt and his wife Resa, also serve on the board of directors for the Dream Center Foundation.

Matthew Hughes – President / CEO and Director

Matthew J. Hughes is a geologist with twenty years of experience in the discovery, exploration and mining of precious metal projects in the United States, Argentina, China, Brazil and Uzbekistan. Mr. Hughes has been directly responsible for the discovery of numerous precious and base metal occurrences, including the producing Mina Martha high-grade silver lode in Santa Cruz, Argentina.  Mr. Hughes has held senior level positions with Mundoro Mining, Inc., Yamana Resources Inc., Platero Resources Inc and Kinross Candelaria Mining Co.  Matt has also provided geological services for Silver Standard Resources, Minas Buenaventura, NERCO Exploration and Atlas Precious Metals. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from the University of Oregon.

Vicki Streng – Interim Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Streng has over fifteen years of accounting experience in the mining industry. Previously, she held the positions of Controller for Nevoro Inc., Controller for Minera Andes Inc. and Assistant Controller for Yamana Gold Inc. (formerly Yamana Resources Inc.).

Mel Klohn - Senior Technical Advisor

Mr. Klohn, is a Licensed Professional Geologist with 44 years of experience in minerals exploration, discovery and research. He has worked on precious metal, base metal, uranium and coal projects in various countries throughout the world. After serving 25 years as a Professional Exploration Geologist and Senior Research Scientist with Exxon Corporation, Mr. Klohn spent 10 years as Argentina project manager and Exploration Vice President for Yamana Gold Inc. Most recently, Mr. Klohn served as Exploration VP for Aura Gold Inc. and Nevoro Inc. He has also acted as a senior geological consultant, director and technical advisor for numerous junior and senior mining companies. Mr. Klohn has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in geology, is a member of various professional geological societies, and is a Qualified Person as defined by Canadian National Instrument 43-101.

Bryn Harman, CFA - Director

Mr. Harman has fifteen years of experience in corporate finance and investment roles in Canada and the United States. Mr. Harman was the Director of Research for a national investment management firm, a senior equity analyst for a small cap investment advisory firm, a Listings Officer with the Alberta Stock Exchange and a corporate finance consultant for a Calgary-based Chartered Accounting firm. Mr. Harman previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, prior to joining Ken Roberts Investment Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Harman is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Jacques Perron, P.Eng. - Director

Mr. Perron is President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (SAS on TSX), a Canadian based gold producer and mining company with an extensive land package in the Timmins mining district, Northeastern Ontario. Mr. Perron obtained his B.Sc. in mining engineering at l'École Polytechnique in 1984 and until 2000 he held engineering or management positions with Noranda Inc., J.S. Redpath and Cambior. Following the acquisition of the Cambior Quebec base metal assets by Breakwater, he was appointed General Manager of Breakwater's Quebec Operations. Between 2001 and 2004, he managed all business activities at the Campbell Mine for Placer Dome and subsequently the Key Lake/McArthur River operations, followed by the BPEP project (business process enhancement project) for the uranium producer, Cameco. In 2004, he returned to Cambior as Vice President, Canada and was in charge of the Canadian assets including three gold mines and one niobium operation. When IAMGOLD acquired Cambior in 2006, the South American operations were added to his responsibilities. In October 2007, Mr Perron joined St Andrew Goldfields Ltd.

Scott Brunsdon, MBA – Director

Mr. Brunsdon has held senior positions with a number of public and private mining companies including: Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer for Placer Dome US Inc.; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Placer Dome North America Ltd.; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dayton Mining Corporation; Vice President Finance and Corporate Development of Hillsborough Resources Limited; and Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Revett Minerals Inc. Mr. Brunsdon holds an MBA (Finance and Accounting) from the University of British Columbia (1983) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) from the University of Saskatchewan (1979).

Darrick Hunt, CPA - Director

Darrick Hunt is the Chief Financial Officer of Huntwood Industries, one of the largest building products manufacturers in the Western United States.  He has significant experience in financing and over the years has secured several multi-million dollar debt and equity financings.  He is experienced in investment management, and is also well versed in establishing international business operations.  Mr. Hunt holds a license as a Certified Public Accountant under the Board of Accountancy of Washington State and has a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Gonzaga University.

Alan Chan - Director

Alan Chan is a professional engineer and an entrepreneur.  He graduated from University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1973. Since graduation, he worked in a number of industries and held various senior technical and management positions.  In 1994, he founded China Pacific Industrial Corp to pursue joint venture projects in China.  Since the mid 1990s, Mr. Chan has been involved in the establishment of a number of public companies and assisted them in completing a number of financings, mergers and acquisitions.  Until August, 2006, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of IVG Enterprises , listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.  He was also a director of IVG Enterprises until August 30, 2007.  He is a director, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Grand Power Logistics Group Inc., listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, and is a director of Ginger Beef Corporation, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Andrew Gertler - Director

Andrew M. Gertler is a principal and Vice-President of Lester Asset Management Inc., a discretionary money management and advisory firm where he engages in portfolio management, merger and acquisition activities, corporate reorganization and private equity investments. Mr. Gertler received his Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree from McGill University in 1982 and in 1984 received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Gertler was a director of ProMetic Life Sciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical and TSX listed corporation, from May, 2003 to May, 2005. From August, 2004 to February 2009, he has been a director of Neutron Enterprises Inc., which supplies web-based stock market stimulation and training products, and was Chief Executive Officer until June, 2006. Mr. Gertler has also been, since May, 2006 until June 2008, a director of Avicena Group, a biotechnology company listed in the US; and a director, since June, 2007, of Zi Corporation, a technology company providing software products for communication devises and listed on the TSX which was acquired by Nuance in April 2009.

Danilo Silva – General Manager Argentina

Danilo Silva has over 20 years of experience in the natural resources industry, including over 13 years as a geologist in base and precious metal mining exploration. Mr. Silva has served as Senior Geologist and Project Manager for Yamana Resources and Compania Minera Polimet, as Senior Geologist for Buenaventura, and as General Manager for Platero Resources. While serving in these positions, he discovered numerous viable gold and silver targets. He has led successful exploration and drill programs and has managed the advancement of numerous projects, including the discovery and development of the Mina Martha high-grade silver mine in Santa Cruz Province. Mr. Silva has served as a counsulting geologist for several companies, including Placer Dome and Hidefield Gold. He holds a degree in Geological Science from the National University at Bahia Blanca in Argentina.