Geologist examining Ni/Cu/Py gossans at San LuisMarifil geologist on high-grade gold zone at the Amarillo copper-gold porphyry target, bench runs14 m @ 66 g/t gold

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John B. Hite
Position: President & Director

Mr. Hite is a Registered Geologist with significant experience in the junior mining industry, having worked as a geologic consultant since August, 1978, and is a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101. Previously he was a Director and President of East Asia Gold Corp.

 
Richard R. Walters
Position: Exec. Vice President & Director

Mr. Walters is a certified professional geologist with the American Institute of Professional Geologists and is a Qualified Person as defined in National Instrument 43-101. He was a Director, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Yamana Resources Inc., (TSE) between December 1994 and March 2000. Since July 2003, he has been a Director and President of Little Squaw Gold Mining Company (NASDAQ OTC BB).

 
Daniel Buffone
Position: President, Marifil S.A. & Director

Mr. Buffone, an Argentine born and trained geologist, was a founder of Marifil S.A. and may be considered a promoter of the Corporation within the meaning of applicable securities legislation.

 
Matthew Fowler
Position: Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Fowler has six years of investment, corporate finance and Securities and Exchange Commission accounting experience. He has raised institutional capital for private equity investments, invested in numerous private equity transactions and drafted and finalized SEC and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) documents for publicly listed companies. He also serves as Senior Consultant with Sharp Executive Associates, Inc., an international financial consultancy assisting private, SEC and TSX listed public companies with their accounting and regulatory compliance needs.

Mr. Fowler served as a partner, CFO and CCP at Strata Partners, LLC, a boutique investment bank based in Seattle, Washington where he was responsible for capital raising as well as all financial, operational and compliance requirements with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Before joining Strata Partners, LLC, Mr. Fowler previously held the position of Analyst and Chief Financial Officer at Octavius Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser based in Seattle, Washington serving high net worth individuals. Mr. Fowler received an AB degree in economics and a Certificate in Accounting from the University of Washington.

 
Greg Burnett
Position: Director

Mr. Burnett has a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering, and has extensive experience acting as president of Carob Management, a business development consulting company.

 
John W. Pearson
Position: Director

Mr. Pearson holds a H. B.Sc. in Geology and is an Investor Relations Executive with over 26 years experience in the mining industry. Currently, he is Centerra Gold Inc.'s Director of Investor Relations. Previously, he was the executive in charge of Investor Relations at Stillwater Mining Company, SouthernEra Resources Limited, Pegasus Gold Inc., LAC Minerals Ltd., and Canamax Resources.

 
William Schara
Position: Director

Mr. Schara is Chief Financial Officer of Minera Andes Incorporated. A certified public accountant, he has more than 21 years accounting and financial experience including ten years in the mining industry, much of it focused in South America. Previously, he was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Yamana Resources Inc. (now Yamana Gold), where he assisted in raising more than US$50 million in various financings. He was CFO of Yamana when the company placed a primary silver mine in production in Argentina in the late 1990s.

 

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