12 February 2010

The Hon. Brian V. Tobin, P.C., ICD.D, served as the Federal Minister of Industry from October 2000 to January 2002. Previously he served as the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1996 to 2000 and won two consecutive majority governments in provincial elections held in February 1996 and February 1999. Mr. Tobin served as a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1996 and served as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in the federal cabinet from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Tobin is currently senior business advisor with Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP in Toronto and executive chairman of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited. Mr. Tobin serves on a number of public and private company boards. In addition, Mr. Tobin is a strategic advisor to a number of Canadian corporations.

Mr. Quesnel is a Professional Mining Engineer and holds a B.Sc. (Engineering) from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and the Order of Engineers of Quebec, and has worked as a senior executive with many large-scale mining corporations throughout the world.

Bernard R. Wilson is a senior financial professional with a wide array of working relationships with business executives in Canada, the United States and internationally. In addition, Mr. Wilson is an advisor in corporate finance and investment banking and has extensive experience in major financial restructurings and advises on international trade and commerce issues.Mr. Wilson is a recognized Canadian businessman having served in numerous leadership roles, including Chairman of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce - the largest business organization in Canada with 175,000 members; Chairman of the Canadian Council for International Business – the organization representing Canadian multinational companies at the OECD in Paris, the WTO in Geneva and the UN in New York; Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce – Canada; and Member of the Canada/US Trade Committee.

Gerald McCarvill has more than 20 years experience in the financial sector holding senior positions with major investment firms including as a member of the executive committee of Wood Gundy. Most recently, Mr. McCarvill was CEO of McCarvill Corporation, a diversified financial services company and previously was CEO of Repadre Capital Corporation, a mining royalty company.

Mr. C. Kevin McArthur has over thirty years of experience in the minerals resource industry. A third-generation miner, he recently retired as President and CEO of Goldcorp, Inc. — One of Canada’s largest corporations and the world’s number two gold miner by market capitalization. Mr. McArthur was President and CEO of Glamis Gold Ltd. from 1999 until its merger with Goldcorp in November 2006. Prior to joining Glamis, Mr. McArthur held a variety of engineering and operations management positions with BP Minerals North America and Homestake Mining Company. Mr. McArthur holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Nevada.

Mr. Pierre Lortie, P. Eng. currently serves as a Senior Business Advisor to Fraser Milner Casgrain, LLP. Previously, Mr. Lortie has acted as Representative of the Public Authorities, leading the PPP acquisition process for four major university hospital projects, Mr. Lortie has served as the President of the Transition Committee of the Agglomeration of Montreal and has served as President and COO of Bombardier’s Transportation, Capital, International and Regional Aircraft groups.

Mr. Yin currently holds the position of General Manager for the Minerals Corporation Limited of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) (“WISCO”). Mr. Yin has over 20 years of experience working in the iron ore industry with WISCO where he has been actively involved in the operation and leadership of the production planning, mine construction and engineering. Mr. Yin holds a bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from the Beijing University of Iron and Steel (now Beijing University of Science and Technology), and a master’s degree in Mining Engineering from Wuhan University of Iron and Steel.

Mr. Depatie has over 35 years of national and internationalexperience in economic geology. He has worked in over 15 countries and acted as a consultant for organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the Commonwealth Secrateriat, the Asian Development Bank, Banco Interamericano, the Canadian International Development Agency and Quebec's Ministry of Natural Resources. Since 1981 he has been working as president and/or vice president of mining companies. He sits on the board of directors of several mining companies including Novicourt Inc. (Noranda Group) and Glamis Gold. He is currently president of Decamine Inc, of Montreal, geoscience consultants.