Toronto Stock Exchange, Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice President

Ungad Chadda is Senior Vice President of Toronto Stock Exchange. Mr. Chadda is responsible for all aspects of Toronto Stock Exchange's listings business.Mr. Chadda joined the Canadian Dealing Network (CDN), the over-the-counter market previously owned by the Toronto Stock Exchange, in 1997 in Corporate Finance. He has held progressively senior roles, including Director of Listings for TSX Venture Exchange, Chief Operating Officer, TSX Venture Exchange, and Vice President, Business Development, Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Chadda assumed his current role in May of 2009. 

Canadian High Commission in London, Sushma Gera, Commercial Counsellor, Natural Resources

Prior to her arrival in London in September 2009, she was the Director of the Climate Change and Energy Division at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, where she was responsible for climate change and energy matters related to international policy development, negotiations, and implementation. She has made significant contributions to the UN Climate Change Convention and its Kyoto Protocol, as a negotiator as well as a member and the chair the CDM Executive Board, which is responsible for approving emissions reducing investments for credits in emerging economies and developing countries.  In her capacity as the head of Canada’s CDM and JI Office, she facilitated Canadian private sector investments abroad. Sushma has also followed Canadian and international energy related developments very closely.

She holds a PH.D degree in Economics from Lucknow University, India, and Masters of Economics degree from Carleton University, Canada.

Oremex Resources: John Carlesso, Chairman

The founder of Cervello Capital Inc., a private Merchant Bank based in Toronto; has over 16 years of international business experience, extensive experience as a founder, director and an executive with several junior resource companies throughout Latin America.
Chairman of Oremex Silver Inc., an exploration and development company focused on silver assets in Mexico including the 50 million oz. open pit Tejamen deposit.
Co-Founder and Chairman of Llave Oro Inc., an exploration company focused on gold projects in the Antioquia Gold Belt, Colombia CEO of New Sage Energy Corp., Pursuing Oil & Gas exploration and development opportunities in South America, with a primary focus on Argentina.

Co-Founder and CEO of Mogul Ventures Corp., a Canadian company advancing the Black Hills coal project in middle Gobi, Mongolia

Has extensive experience in the junior mining sector – held the position of Vice President, Corporate Development at Desert Sun Mining Corp, a company acquired by Yamana Gold Inc.

Rainy River Resources: Raymond Threlkeld, President & CEO

Mr. Threlkeld has over 30 years of experience in exploration, development, operations and management.  From 2006 to 2009, he was President and CEO of Western Goldfields Inc. before the company was merged into New Gold Inc.  Mr. Threlkeld also served as COO of Silver Bear Resources Inc., and was President of South American Operations for Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp. Between 1996 and 2004, Mr. Threlkeld rose from country manager to VP Project Development at Barrick Gold Corp., placing over 30 million ounces of gold resources into production. He also implemented social programs establishing Barrick’s leadership in mine-local community involvement.

Atacama Pacific Gold: Carl Hansen, President & CEO,

Mr. Hansen, President, CEO and Director of Atacama Pacific Gold Corproation is a senior geologist with over 20 years of experience in the exploration and mining industry. He was the co-founder of Andina Minerals and its President and Chief Executive Officer until January 2009. He has held senior head office positions with TVX Gold Inc. and Kinross, as well as operational positions with Inco Limited (now CVRD Inco Limited). Mr. Hansen is a director of Colombia Crest Gold Corp. and Metallum Resources Inc. Mr. Hansen received a Geological Technician diploma from Cambrian College in 1983 and an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Laurentian University in 1988.

Selwyn Resources: Dr Harlan Meade, President & CEO

Dr. Harlan Meade, has a PhD in Geology a Master in Business Administration and over 20 years experience in the mining industry. He is currently the President and CEO of Selwyn Resources Ltd and has been associated with the discovery and development of several mineral deposits in North and South America.

Dr. Meade has been an active participant in the affairs of the Mineral Deposits Research Unit at the University of BC, AMEBC, Yukon Mining Advisory Board, Yukon Mine Training Association and the Geological Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Nevsun Resources: Scott Trebilcock, VP Business Development & Investor Relations

Scott is a process engineer and MBA with 15 years of industry and consulting experience working with Nautilus Minerals, PRTM management consultants, Noranda and Hatch Associates. Scott brings significant strategic planning and international business development experience to the company. Scott joined the Nevsun team in September 2010.

Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Group: Orlee Wertheim, Head of the Global Mining Business Development

Orlee Wertheim is Head of the Global Mining Business Development team with Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange.  She is responsible for the development and execution of the Exchanges global strategy for attracting new listings in the mining sector.

 Ms. Wertheim joined the Business Development team from TSX’s Listed Issuer Services  department, where her responsibilities included assisting companies through the listing application process and working with issuers listed on the TSX to structure transactions and to ensure compliance with TSX rules.

Prior to TSX, Ms. Wertheim worked as a corporate lawyer, where she acted for both domestic and international public companies.
Ms. Wertheim completed her law degree at University of Ottawa and is admitted to the Ontario Bar.  

South American Silver Corp: Ilya Rogol, Corporate Development

Prior to joining South American Silver Corp., Mr. Rogol worked at a number of companies in the Metals & Mining and Oil & Gas sectors. Mr. Rogol has also worked at top tier investment banks and premier auditing firms.

Mr. Rogol holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, Economics, Business & Law from New York University - Stern School of Business, in addition to a Bachelors of Science (BS) in Accounting and Finance from Sy Syms School of Business.

Northern Sheild Resources: Ian Bliss, President & CEO

Mr. Bliss has over 20 years experience in mineral exploration. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Bliss was an independent consulting geologist, responsible for exploration projects for NunaMinerals A/S, formerly Nunaoil A/S in Nuuk, Greenland and in 2000, for Crew Development in Norway.

In Greenland, Mr. Bliss worked in some of the most remote and rugged terrain using a model driven approach to efficiently explore large tracts of land despite short explorations seasons. He has used a similar approach to generate targets in Ontario, including the discovery of layered intrusions on the Highbank Lake and Wabassi properties both of which have similarities to the Bushveld Complex in South Africa.

Merrex Gold: Gregory Isenor, President & CEO

Gregory Isenor, the President & CEO of Merrex Gold Inc., is a professional geologist, NI43-101 qualified person and businessman. He has over 35 years experience in the mineral and oil and gas resource industries and has worked throughout the world including North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Mr Isenor served as a Director of the PDAC for 12 years and is a Director and past president of the Chamber of Mineral Resources of Nova Scotia.

Mr. Isenor holds a Bachelor of Science degree (1970) from Acadia University and is a member of the Association of Professional Geologists of Nova Scotia.

Fission Energy: Ross McElroy, President, CEO & Director

Mr. McElroy is a professional geologist with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry. Mr. Mc Elr oy has held previous positions with both major and junior mining companies, which include Cameco, Areva and BHP Billiton. He was a member of the early stage discovery team of the MacArthur River deposit, the world’s largest high grade uranium deposit.

Mr. McElroy received a Bachelor's Degree in Science, with a Specialization in Geology from the University of Alberta in 1987. Mr. McElroy is a registered professional geologist in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nunavut/Northwest Territories.
 

Castle Peak Mining: Darren Lindsay, President & CEO

Mr. Lindsay is a professional geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and has 15 years experience in exploration geology for precious and base metals in North and South America.

He has worked for both junior and senior companies, including BHP Minerals Canada Ltd, Miramar Mining Corporation, Inmet Mining Corporation, Newmont Mining Corporation and Kodiak Exploration Limited, undertaking management roles of increasing responsibility including supervision of large scale exploration and feasibility level projects. Recently, Mr. Lindsay played a key role on the team involved with the expansion and feasibility level studies of the multi-million ounce Madrid and Doris gold deposits in Hope Bay, Nunavut.

Namibia Rare Earths: Don Burton, President

Don Burton is a professional geologist and co-led the formation of Namibia Rare Earths (“NRE”) in 2010 as a private company, followed by an Initial Public Offering in April 2011 when the Company was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Mr. Burton served as Exploration Manager, Vice President Exploration and Vice President Corporate Development with Etruscan Resources Inc. over a 13 year period where he was responsible for setting up Etruscan’s operations in West Africa which encompassed Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana. In 2005, Mr. Burton initiated Etruscan’s entry into Namibia which ultimately led to the realization of the rare earth potential in that country and the creation of Namibia Rare Earths Inc. 

Mr. Burton holds a BSc (Honours) in Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo (1978) and a MSc. in Geology from the University of New Brunswick (1984). He is a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada and of the Society of Economic Geologists and is a member of the Association of Professional Geologists of Nova Scotia.

Montero Mining & Exploration: Dr. Antony Harwood, President & CEO & Director

Dr. Antony Harwood (Tony) is an economic geologist with over 30 years of experience in the mining industry, and graduated from the University of Wales, Cardiff in the UK with a BSc (Hons) cum laude and a PhD degree in Economic Geology.

Tony is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Montero Mining and Exploration (TSX-V) a rare earth element focused company with its flagship property, the Wigu Hill Rare Earth Project in Tanzania. Montero also holds uranium licences in Quebec, Canada and a phosphate asset in South Africa. Additionally, Tony is a Director of various listed companies involved in mining and exploration in Africa, namely; Universal Coal (ASX),  Adamus Resources (ASX/TSX), Auryx Gold Corporation (TSX)

Prior to joining Montero, Tony was President and CEO of Africo Resources, which he took to the TSX, raising $124 million during his tenure and from 1998 to 2006, Tony was Vice President Generative Exploration for Placer Dome Inc. Tony was founder of Harwood International, a geological consulting company which he operated for 10 years and prior to this he held the position as a lecturer at Cardiff University, UK and Natal Durban University in South Africa.
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Argentex Mining Corporation: Ken Hicks, President & CEO

Ken Hicks, B.Sc. (Honors), P.Geo, has successfully directed the company's growth from initial property acquisition in Argentina in 2004, through exploration and discovery phases and into resource estimate-preliminary economic assessment at Pinguino. His tenure began in 2004 as VP Exploration and since 2005 as President and CEO.

With more than 25 years of experience in the mining-exploration industry, Mr. Hicks has worked extensively throughout North and South America, with a broad range of companies including Falconbridge Limited, Imperial Metals, Bethlehem Resources and Newhawk Gold Mines. Having lived in Argentina in the mid 1990's, his exploration activities since that time have focused primarily on Argentina. He has established the company's mutually beneficial working relationship with the University of La Plata in Buenos Aires, scouted and hired the key Argentine supervisory personnel that direct all exploration for the company in Argentina as well as the management team in Vancouver. He also established the company's high quality legal representation and respected company profile within the various levels of government and regulators in both countries.

Among his credits, Mr. Hicks was directly involved in the discovery of the 5034 diamondiferous kimberlite at Kennady Lake for Mountain Province Diamonds in the NWT, Canada. DeBeers Canada has a joint venture with the company on the Gahcho Kué Project which consists of a cluster of four diamondiferous kimberlites. Three of which have a probable mineral reserve of 31.3 million tonnes grading 1.57 carats per tonne for total diamond content of 49 million carats. Gahcho Kué is the world's largest and highest grade diamond development project. A December 1, 2010 feasibility study filed by Mountain Province (available on SEDAR) indicates that the Gahcho Kué project has an IRR of 33.9%.

He is a registered member of the British Columbia Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists.