Management

David Fennell received his law degree in 1979 from the University of Alberta and practiced in the areas of corporate and resource law until 1983, when he founded Golden Star Resources (''Golden Star''). During his term as president and CEO, Golden Star became a TSE 300 company and one of the largest and most successful exploration companies. In 1998, Mr. Fennell left Golden Star to become chairman and CEO of Cambiex Explorations Ltd, which became Hope Bay Gold Corporation ("Hope Bay''). He held this position until the merger of Hope Bay and Miramar Mining Corporation ('' Miramar'') where he continued as executive vice-chairman and director for the combined entity until its takeover, in January 2008, by Newmont Mining Corporation. He was chairman of Ariane Gold Corp. (''Ariane'') from August 2002 until its acquisition by Cambior Inc. in November 2003, and was a director of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation (''Palmarejo'') until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Inc. He was chairman of Maximus Ventures Ltd. until the business combination with NFX Gold Inc. to form Bear Lake Gold Ltd. (''Bear Lake'') where he continues as executive chairman. Mr. Fennell is also currently an officer or director or both of a number of publicly-traded resource companies.

James Crombie graduated from the Royal School of Mines, London, in 1980 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in mining engineering, having been awarded an Anglo American scholarship. Mr. Crombie held various positions with DeBeers Consolidated Mines and the Anglo American Corporation in South Africa and Angola between 1980 and 1986. He spent the next 13 years as a mining analyst and investment banker with Shepards, Merrill Lynch, James Capel & Co. and finally with Yorkton Securities. Mr. Crombie was vice president, corporate development of Hope Bay from February 1999 through May 2002 and president and CEO of Ariane Gold Corp. from August 2002 to November 2003. Mr. Crombie was president, CEO and a director of Palmarejo until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation in December 2007. Mr. Crombie is also currently an officer or director or both of a number of publicly-traded resource companies.

Sean Hasson obtained his Bachelor of Science Geology degree from the University of Western Australia. He has extensive experience in exploration/development project management, exploration and mining geology, project generation, structural analysis, exploration geochemistry, project scheduling and budgeting, quality control program management and corporate development activities. He has previously worked in both exploration and mining capacities on Archean greenstone gold and base metal projects in Western Australia and Northern Canada and has had extensive exposure to mineralized epithermal-porphyry environments in South America, the Philippines and more recently in the Western Tethyan belt of Eastern Europe/Asia.

Mr. Krushnisky graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in commerce and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Krushnisky has twenty years of experience in the mining sector including ten years with a mid-tier producer in various capacities, including Vice-President and Controller. Since 2004, Mr. Krushnisky has been doing consulting work for various publicly traded exploration and mining companies. He currently is Chief Financial Officer of a number of mineral exploration companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Ms. Plante received a law degree in 1983 from the University of Montréal and is a member of the Québec Bar. Ms. Plante has over 19 years of experience in the mining sector acting mainly as general counsel and corporate secretary for various publicly traded companies having operations in South America, North America, Africa, Australia and Europe. Ms. Plante currently acts as general counsel and corporate secretary of a number of mineral exploration companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.