David Fennell - Chairman of the Board, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Mr. 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. During his term as President & 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. He held this position until the merger of Hope Bay and Miramar Mining Corporation where he continued as Executive Vice-Chairman and director for the combined entity until its takeover, in January 2008, by Newmont Mining Corporation, a leading gold producer. He was Chairman of Ariane Gold Corp. from August 2002 until its acquisition by Cambior Inc. in November 2003,
and was a director of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, one of the world’s leading silver companies, in December 2007. He is currently a director Major Drilling Group International Inc., and Chairman and director of Reunion Gold Corporation and Maximus Ventures Ltd.
James Crombie - CEO, Executive Vice-Chairman, and Director
Mr. 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 thirteen years as a mining analyst and investment banker with Shepards, Merrill Lynch, James Capel & Co. and finally with Yorkton Securities. Mr. Crombie was the Vice President, Corporate Development of Hope Bay Mining Corporation Inc. 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 Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, one of the world’s leading silver companies, in December 2007. Currently, Mr. Crombie is a director of Arian Silver Corporation, Sherwood Copper Corporation and is President, CEO and a director of Reunion Gold Corporation since 2004.
Craig D. Thomas - Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Mr. Thomas is a barrister and solicitor specializing in the practice of corporate and securities law.
Mr. Thomas earned his undergraduate degree in 1975 from Harvard College and his Bachelor of Law degree in 1978 from the University of Alberta.
Mr. Thomas has served as a director and officer of numerous public companies including Plexus Resources Corporation (predecessor of Kinross Gold Corporation) and Crown Butte Resources Ltd. (New World Property exchanged with the US Government) and is currently a director of Oremex Resources Inc. and International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd.
Anthony Walsh, CA - Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee
Mr. Walsh graduated from Queen's University (Canada) in 1973 and became a member of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1976. Mr. Walsh has over 20 years experience in the field of exploration, mining and development. As of June 1, 2008 Mr. Walsh is the President and CEO of Sabina Silver Corporation. He is a director of Miramar Mining Corporation and Stornoway Diamond Corp.
He is a former President and CEO of Miramar Mining Corporation until its takeover, in January 2008, by Newmont Mining Corporation.
He is a former Director of Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corp.until the merger with Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation, in December 2007.
Adrian Fleming - President and Director
Mr Fleming is a Professional Geologist and a geological consultant who earned an honours degree in Geology from the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, in 1973.
He has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Underworld Resources Inc. since
December 1, 2005. Mr. Fleming has worked as an exploration geologist for more than 30 years in
Australasia, Papua New Guinea, North and South America and Africa. His experience covers a range of
minerals and different geological settings. Since 1980 he has focused mainly on gold exploration. He has
held a number of senior positions including exploration manager for Placer Pacific, now Placer Dome, in
Sydney; and VP Exploration for Golden Star in Denver, Colorado. Since 1998, Mr. Fleming has worked
as an independent consultant. He is a Professional Geologist with accreditation from the
Australian Institute of Geoscientists, a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
since 1973 and a member of the Society of Economic Geologists.
Al S.B. Marton - Technical Director and Director
Mr. Marton is a Professional Geologist and a
member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr. Marton earned his Bachelor of
Science degree in geology from the University of British Columbia in 1980. Since 1984 he has been the
managing director of Juldex, a private mineral exploration company and actively involved with the exploration for precious and base minerals in
the State of Queensland as well as other areas in Australia and the South Pacific. Mr. Marton is technical director of Queensland Minerals' operations.
Alain Krushnisky - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Krushnisky obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1983 from the University of Ottawa. He is a Chartered Accountant with close to twenty years of experience in the mining sector. Mr. Krushnisky was employed by Cambior, a mid-tier gold producer, for over 10 years in various capacities, including Vice-President and Controller. Over the last four years, Mr. Krushnisky has been doing consulting work for various mining companies and is currently CFO of Reunion Gold Corporation, Queensland Minerals Ltd., Maximus Ventures Ltd., and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation. Mr. Krushnisky is also a director and chair of the audit committee of Everton Resources Inc. and Majescor Resources Inc.
Carole Plante - Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel
Ms. Plante has been acting as Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel of Queensland Minerals Ltd. since April 2006, and of Reunion Gold Corporation since March 2004. She was appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of MaximusVentures Ltd. in December 2007. She was Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary of PalmarejoSilver and Gold Corporation until the merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation. She was Corporate Secretary of ArianeGold Corporation from June 2002 to November 2003 and of Hope Bay from November 2001 through May 2002. Prior to this, Ms. Plante worked as in-house counsel for Golden Star from September 1993 to May 2001. While with Golden Star, she was appointed Assistant Corporate Secretary in 1997 and Corporate Secretary in 2000. Ms. Plante holds a law degree from the University of Montreal and is a member of the Quebec Bar.
