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Mr. McElroy is a professional geologist, bringing more than 38 years of mining industry experience both in operation and corporate capacities, involved with major, mid-tier and junior mining and exploration companies. His comprehensive international experience covers the spectrum from grassroots exploration to development to mining operations.

Mr. McElroy specializes in the exploration and development phases of projects and sits on various public and private boards. His most recent executive role was as president and chief executive officer of Fission Uranium Corp., where, under his leadership as chief executive officer, the company was acquired by Paladin Energy at an implied equity valuation of $1.14-billion.

As a serially successful exploration and development geologist, he has been a key member in the discoveries of numerous world-class uranium and gold orebodies, several of which have been advanced to development and producing mining operations. Among the many acknowledgments for his contributions, he was awarded the Northern Miner mining person of the year (2013), the prestigious PDAC Bill Dennis award (2014), a finalist in the E&Y entrepreneur of the year (2014) and the mining journal outstanding achievement award winner for exploration of the year.

Mr. Halvorson has extensive experience as a board member for natural resource companies. Notable past directorships in the mineral exploration and mining sector include Viceroy Exploration Ltd., Western Silver Inc., Novagold Resources Inc., Pediment Gold Corporation, Esperanza Resources Corp., Fission Energy Corp. and Strathmore Minerals Corporation. In addition, in the oil and gas business, he served on the boards of Gentry Resources Ltd. and Novus Energy Inc. Mr. Halvorson is currently Director and Chairman of the Board of Orezone Gold Corporation.

Mr. Roberts is a mining engineer with over 30 years of operations, consulting, and investment banking experience. This includes work on feasibility studies for numerous mining projects worldwide, investment banking/due diligence roles in over 200 institutional mining equity financings, and significant experience advising management and boards on both friendly and hostile transactions.

Mr. Skanderbeg is currently founding chief executive officer of GFG Resources Inc., an Abitibi-gold-belt-focused company, and was most recently president and CEO of Claude Resources Inc. since November, 2014, which was acquired by Silver Standard Resources Inc. for $337-million. He previously worked for Goldcorp, Inco Ltd. and Helio Resource Corp., holding positions in both exploration and operations. Mr. Skanderbeg is also a director of Wesdome Mines Gold Ltd. He holds a BSc from the University of Manitoba and an MSc from Rhodes University, South Africa. He brings extensive experience in the exploration and evaluation of gold systems, operational management, cost and asset optimization, and strategic analysis.

Mr. Netolitzky has been very successful in mining exploration with over 40 years of experience and having been directly associated with three major gold discoveries in Canada that have subsequently been put into production: Eskay Creek, Snip and Brewery Creek. He is a director of several publicly traded exploration companies.

Mr. Netolitzky has been honored with the Prospector of the Year award from the PDAC, and Developer of the Year award from the BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines. In 2015, he was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.

Mr. Dahl is a seasoned investor and financier who is well versed in finance and marketing strategies for small cap private and public Canadian companies. Mr. Dahl has expertise in identifying undervalued companies and introducing these opportunities to his buy-side network of clients, strategic co-investors and marketing participants.

Mr. Dahl has a proven record of being able to raise capital and increase investor awareness and liquidity. Mr. Dahl was previously a vice-president and investment adviser with National Bank Financial, a leading Canadian investment dealer. In addition to managing a $150-million retail book and achieving Chairman’s Council level, Mr. Dahl participated in numerous capital raises totaling over $150-million directly for various issuers with total issuer financings of $1 billion on behalf of retail and institutional clients over a 20-year career.

Pretium Communications is an advisory and consulting firm based in Vernon, B.C. Pretium Holdings also owns and operates restaurants and media print businesses in Vernon, B.C. Mr. Dahl holds a bachelor of business administration (Economic and Finance Major) degree from the University of Regina.

Mr. Fidai, based in Vancouver, brings specialized expertise in strategic, investor-focused marketing, on-line communications and shareholder relations. A successful resource sector investor, he has built a strong investor network and a record in operational improvement, marketing strategy and corporate promotion across North America and Europe. As the founder and CEO of Senergy Communications Capital, a leading investor relations and marketing firm, Mr. Fidai has managed multimillion-dollar media and advertising spend for publicly listed companies in Canada. Mr. Fidai understands the dynamics of attracting investors across all demographics. He has already worked with over 40-plus public companies, making a notable impact in the industry at such an early stage in his career. Mr. Fidai is focused on adding true value to public companies with well thought-out digital strategies.

Mr. Fernback brings over 30 years of experience in financing public and private companies in Canada.

Tim obtained a Bachelor of Science, Honours (B.Sc.) from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Finance from the University of British Columbia.

Mr. Fernback holds a Certified Professional Accounting (CPA, CMA) designation in Canada and is currently director of several publicly traded companies in Canada and the USA.

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