D. Bruce McLeod, P.Eng, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Bruce McLeod is a Mining Engineer with over 35 years of experience in all areas of the mining industry. Most recently, he was the President & Chief Executive Officer of Mercator Minerals Ltd. Prior to that, he was the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Creston Moly Corp. as well as a founder of both Sherwood Copper Corp and Stornoway Diamond Corporation. He also served on the Board of Directors of Kaminak Gold Corporation (acquired by Goldcorp Inc.), Palmerejo Silver and Gold Corp (acquired by Coeur D’Alene Mines) and Ariane Gold (acquired by Cambior Inc.) and has been involved in numerous projects at various stages of development while with the Northair Group. Mr. McLeod was the co recipient of AMEBC’s EA Scholz Award for excellence in mine development in 2009 and primarily focuses on project development, strategic planning, and financing activities.