Board of Directors

Mr. Bovaird has been involved in the financial services industry since the early 1970’s and for a majority of his career has been involved with providing financial advisory consulting. He presently is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Cenit Corporation a Canadian holding company which amongst other investments owns a majority interest in Blue Port Technologies Inc. a rapidly growing enterprise software and I.T. services company, which provides consulting and software solutions primarily focused in the areas of business management and health care. He also is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Century II Holdings Inc., a publicly listed holding company whose wholly owned subsidiary is ICS Courier, Canada’s leading business-to-business courier company. He was previously the Vice President of Corporate Finance providing financial advisory services for the clients of one of Canada’s major accounting firms.

President of Carnavon Capital Corporation, with experience as a director of many public and private resource companies, including Dundee Corp., International Corona Corp., and Zemex Corp.

Chairman of Valdez Gold Inc. and a member of the board of several public and private resource companies, including Cogitore Resources Inc., Odyssey Resources Ltd., Corona Gold Corp., Dia Bras Exploration Inc. and the Dynamic Venture Opportunities Fund.

Until November 2006, Bruce Hansen was Senior Vice-President, Operations Services and Development with Newmont Mining Corporation. He worked with Newmont for ten years holding increasingly senior roles including CFO from 1999 to 2005. Prior to joining Newmont, Mr. Hansen spent 12 years with Santa Fe Pacific Gold where he held increasingly senior management roles including VP Corporate Development and VP Finance. Mr. Hansen holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelors of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Robert Leinster is a Chartered Accountant, his entire career having been engaged in public practice with an international accounting firm until his retirement. His preferred areas of professional practice is in the areas of corporate valuations, mergers and acquisitions which include experience in valuations of private and public companies including appearing as a professional witness in corporate litigation cases. Prior to specializing in these areas he practiced as an assurance engagement partner and served in administrative positions as both Toronto and eastern regional managing partner including serving on national executive committees.

Presently Robert is Chairman of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Cenit Corporation a Canadian holding listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Energy Fuels Inc., a listed company on the TSX venture exchange.

Doug McIntosh is currently an independent consultant to natural resource companies in the area of mergers, divestitures, acquisitions financing and asset valuation. From 1985 to 2000, when he resigned as a Vice President, Mr. McIntosh held investment and corporate banking positions with JP Morgan & Company advising US and international clients on M&A and corporate finance transactions. Prior to joining JP Morgan, he held senior engineering positions with Exxon Minerals Company, Kaiser Engineers Inc. and Granby Mining Corporation. Mr. McIntosh holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia and Bachelors of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Mr. Antony is our President & Chief Executive Officer.