Mr. Miao is a senior economist with career long experience in the mining and investment sectors in China and is currently the President of the China Council for International Investment Promotion. His industry experience includes serving as President of China Minmetals Corp., an international metals and mining company with a business scope covering 26 nations and regions with total assets of RMB 242.1 billion. Mr. Miao’s former appointments include management positions at Shanghai Metals and Minerals Import and Export Cooperation (1966-1990), Vice Director of the Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Commission (1990-1997), and Chairman of Sinotrans & CSC Holdings Co. Ltd (2005-2011).

Mr. Husband is an economic geologist with over 25 years of international mineral exploration experience. His areas of expertise include property evaluations, project development and the management and financing of public companies.

Mr. Reynolds is a Professional Geoscientist with over 25 years experience working in Canada, USA, Bolivia, Argentina and Guyana. He specializes in the conception and management of mineral exploration ventures, and has extensive experience in public company management and spent time as an Officer and Director of Athlone Energy Ltd. (TSX-V: ATH) from 1994 until its sale to Daylight Resources Trust in 2008.

Mr. Mackie is a member of the Association of the Certified General Accountants of British Columbia and Canada. Mr. Mackie has over 15 years of corporate experience in financial management and administration, including corporate governance, government and securities compliance. More recently, he has acted as Corporate Controller for a number of mining exploration companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange.

As a former acting Department Head (Mineral Processing) at the Chinese University of Mining and Technology, Mr. Shao has numerous years of experience as both an advisor and a consultant for mineral processing and evaluation companies.

Mr. Hibbitts has more than 30 years of proven progressive experience from early exploration to feasibility, mine development and production. To date, he has overseen the construction of multiple mines.

Having served as both president and chairman of the board for several companies in Germany and the United States, Mr. Brauer offers more than twenty years of international experience in corporate finance and investment banking.