Position: Director (1)(2)

Patrick Michaels is the Executive Chairman of Zuri-Invest AG and the Chairman of Asty Capital 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 was previously on the board of Romarco Minerals Inc. and Steppe Gold Ltd. and currently on the board of Highway Holdings Ltd.