M. Norman Anderson, P. Eng.
Chairman and Independent Director
Mr. Anderson has been involved in the mining industry for over 50 years and is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cominco Ltd. Currently, Mr. Anderson is President of the management consulting firm of Anderson & Associates. He has been active in consulting, particularly due diligence consulting and evaluations for financial institutions and mining companies, since 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Allen J. Palmiere, CA
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Palmiere is a Chartered Accountant, and has served in senior management financial supervisory capacities in the mining industry most of his career. In the past, Mr. Palmiere has been Treasurer of Northgate Exploration Ltd.; Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Breakwater Resources Ltd.; Chief Financial Officer of Zemex Corporation and Executive Chairman of Barplats Investments Limited. He is a member of the board of directors of Constellation Copper Corporation and the Chair of its audit committee. He is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Silk Road Resources Ltd.

Dr. Lloyd Axworthy
Independent Director
Dr. Axworthy was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for 21 years, including five years as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and is currently the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg. Dr. Axworthy was elected to the Board on June 1, 2006.

John H. Bowles, FCA
Independent Director
John Bowles was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Vancouver and was the leader of their British Columbia mining practice. His chartered accountancy designation was obtained in 1970, and he was awarded a Fellowship in 1997. He is also a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. He retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers on June 30, 2006. Mr. Bowles was elected to the Board on June 1, 2006.

Donald K. Charter
Independent Director
Mr. Charter has been President of 3Cs Corporation, a consulting and investment company since 2006, and was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Securities Ltd. and Dundee Private Investors Inc. from 1998 to 2006. He has also served as Executive Vice President of Dundee Corporation and Dundee Wealth Management Inc. Prior to joining Dundee, Mr. Charter practiced corporate and securities law in Toronto. He is currently a director of IAMGOLD Corporation, Lundin Mining Corporation, Great Plains Exploration Inc., Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and a trustee of Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust.

Ronald P. Gagel, CA, B.Sc., B.Comm.
Independent Director
Mr. Gagel is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FNX Mining Company Inc. and since 2006 has also served as Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of International Nickel Ventures Corporation. Mr. Gagel is a chartered accountant with more than 27 years of professional experience, predominantly in the natural resources sector. From 1988 to 2004, Mr. Gagel was at Aur Resources Inc., and from 1999 to 2004, he served as Vice-President and CFO at Aur. He is a director of Glencairn Gold Corporation and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.

R. Peter Gillin
Independent Director
Mr. Gillin has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tahera Diamond Corporation, a diamond exploration, development and production company, since 2003, prior to which he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Zemex Corporation. Mr. Gillin has also been a senior investment banker, having previously served as Vice-Chairman of N M Rothschild & Sons Canada Limited and as a Managing Director of Scotia Capital. He is currently a director of Silver Wheaton Corp. and Trillium Health Care Products Inc. and is a member of the Independent Review Committee of TD Asset Management Inc. Mr. Gillin is a Chartered Financial Analyst