Directors
| Anthony F. Ciali, President & CEO and a Director Mr. Ciali is a senior mining executive with over 27 years experience, principally obtained with the Consolidated Gold Fields Group and Monarch Resources Limited, in all management, operational, financial and public company reporting aspects of companies engaged in international mining and exploration activities. Mr. Ciali's experience includes arranging over US$200 million to finance the development of five gold mines in North and South America, utilizing gold loans, equity, debt and lease financing. Mr. Ciali has been involved with bankable feasibility studies with major engineering firms, establishing and overall responsibility for international exploration programs and negotiating the acquisition of mineral properties, including joint ventures and lease purchase option agreements. Mr. Ciali has previously listed a company on The Toronto Stock Exchange and had overall responsibility for the regulatory and reporting requirements of companies listed in Canada, the UK and the USA. Mr. Ciali earned a B.SC., Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Business Administration and obtained a CPA license in New York State (no longer active) while working for Price Waterhouse. | |
| Paul J. Grist, Director and Co-Founder of the Company Mr. Grist is experienced in mining investments and is a business entrepreneur. Mr. Grist was first exposed to gold mining at age five, while living with his father in an exploration camp in Brazil. Since this time, Mr. Grist has traveled the world visiting mining operations and gaining valuable hands-on experience. Mr. Grist was co-founder and major shareholder of Ascendant Copper Corporation. Mr. Grist has served as Chairman, President and Director of Ascendant Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda Stock Exchange: AHH) from April 2001 to date and co-founder and President of Ascendant Exploration S.A. from February 1999 to date. | |
| Dana T. Jurika, Director and Co-Founder of the Company Mr. Jurika has extensive knowledge in entrepreneurial operations in developing nations, having worked in both India and Ecuador for several years. Gold mining and international development have always been part of Mr. Jurika's family affairs, beginning with plantations in the Philippines and gold mines in Arizona. Mr. Jurika is co-founder of Ascendant Exploration S.A. and previously held the position of General Manager. Mr. Jurika has a B.A. in International Politics and a B.A. Economics. | |
| Dr. William F. Lindquist Position: Director Dr. Lindqvist, an independent consulting geologist, has over 36 years of senior international exploration experience. He has served as Vice President of Exploration for Homestake Mining Company, Executive General Manager of Exploration for Newcrest Mining and General Manager-North American Exploration for Gold Fields Mining Corporation (a Consolidated Gold Fields Group company). During his long career, Dr. Lindqvist was closely involved in the discovery and development of a number of deposits, including Chimney Creek, Mesquite, Ortiz, Mule Canyon and Ruby Hill (United States); Gosowong (Indonesia); and Cadia East (Australia). Dr. Lindqvist earned a B.Sc. in Engineering from the Otago School of Mines, New Zealand; a B.Sc. (Honours) in Economic Geology from the University of Adelaide, Australia; and a Ph.D. in Applied Geology from the Royal School of Mines, London, England. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Society of Economic Geologists and the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Dr. Lindqvist also serves as a director of Solomon Resources Limited (TSX: SRB), Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. (TSXV: UME), Evolving Gold Corp (TSXV: EVG) and Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX: PCC). |