Corporate Directors

Directors

William Fisher

Position: Director
Bill Fisher graduated as a geologist in 1979 and has extensive industry experience which has included a number of residential posts in Africa, Australia, Europe and Canada in both exploration and mining positions. Under his leadership, Karmin Exploration discovered the Aripuanã base metal massive sulphide deposits in Brazil. From 1997 to 2001 Bill was Vice President, Exploration for Boliden AB, a major European mining and smelting company where he was responsible for thirty five projects in nine countries. From 2001 to 2008 Bill led GlobeStar Mining Corp. from an exploration company to an emerging base metal producer in the Dominican Republic which developed and operates the Cerro de Maimon mine. Bill was also Chairman of Aurelian Resources which was acquired by Kinross in 2008 for $1.2 Billion after the discovery of the Fruta del Norte gold deposit in Ecuador. Bill currently serves as an independent director of PC Gold (TSX: PKL), RX exploration (RXE.CNQ) and Treasury Metals (TSX: TML).

Patrick Michaels

Position: Director

Patrick Michaels is Executive Vice President of Precious Capital AG and a portfolio manager with Asty Capital AG and Zuri-Invest AG in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Michaels has been involved in numerous financings of gold mines in North America and is a well-respected financial adviser and fund manager throughout Europe. Mr. Michaels has extensive experience in the fields of mining finance, fund management and asset allocation. Mr. Michaels has a background in law and economics, and did his training in the areas of private banking and investment research at UBS in Zurich. Additionally, he attended post-graduate courses at the Colorado School of Mines in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Michaels also serves on the audit committee of Romarco Minerals Inc.

Florian Siegfried

Position: Director

Florian Siegfried is the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Precious Capital AG, a Zurich-based fund specializing in global mining investments. Mr. Siegfried is also an Executive Vice President of Asty Capital AG, Zurich, an investment company specializing in financing, mergers and acquisitions in the mining sector. Mr. Siegfried was previously the CEO of ShaPE Capital Ltd., a SIX Swiss Exchange-listed private equity company, where he was instrumental in raising more than CHF 50 million in equity capital. Mr. Siegfried holds a masters degree in finance and economics from the University of Zurich and a post-graduate degree in accounting from the University of Lucerne.