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The following are brief biographies of the Company’s directors:
Randall J. Scott
currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Scott is a
metallurgical engineer with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. His experience includes leading
performance teams in operations, administration, project development, program management, business development
and major improvement initiatives. Mr. Scott was appointed as a director of the Company in February 2012 and as
President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2011. Mr. Scott previously worked for Thompson Creek Metals
Company Inc. as Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Strategy from May 2011 to November 2011, as
Director, Strategic Management from August 2010 to May 2011 and as Project Sponsor, Enterprise Resource
Planning Implementation from January 2010 to August 2010. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Metals
Norwest Corporation during January 2010. From 2002 until 2009, he served as the Principal Real Estate Agent and
Team Leader for Scott Home and Land Real Estate Team. Mr. Scott held senior management positions with Cyprus
Amax Coal Company and RAG American Coal Company from 1995 to 2001, and prior to that Mr. Scott held senior
management positions with Cyprus Metals Company from 1989 until 1995. Mr. Scott received his Bachelor of
Science degree in metallurgical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and his Masters of Business
Administration from the University of Arizona.
Mr. Scott’s background in metallurgical engineering at operating mines and extensive high-level executive
experience with producing mining companies are valuable assets to the Board. His understanding of mining
operations, including production elements, key operating metrics, corporate responsibility and safety, presents a
unique contribution to the Board.
M. Norman Anderson
worked with Cominco, now Teck Resources, for over 34 years. In 1978, he became
President and Chief Operating Officer of Cominco, and in 1980 he assumed complete responsibility for Cominco’s
business as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In an interim period during his tenure with Cominco, between
1970 and 1974, Mr. Anderson left Cominco and spent four years in an executive position with Amax Lead Zinc Inc.
Mr. Anderson left Cominco in 1986 and has been a director and consultant to the mining industry since that time.
Mr. Anderson has also been a director of other mining companies including Cia de Minas Bonaventura SA
(February 1995–March 2011), Hudbay Minerals Ltd. (December 2004–March 2009), Anatolia Mineral
Development Ltd. (January 2004–April 2008) and Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (2012-2015). Mr. Anderson
obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Manitoba, became a
Professional Mining Engineer in 1961 and became a fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in
1989.
Mr. Anderson’s experience as a high-level executive officer in the resource sector, combined with his
experience as a board member for several other resource companies, brings a key perspective to the Board’s role in
directing the management of the Company’s projects. Further, his degree, his registration as a Professional Mining
Engineer, and his experience as a fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining bring an expertise to the
Board in relation to the analysis and understanding of the Company’s mineral resources. As the Company’s Bear
Lodge Property is an exploration stage property that the Company plans to move towards future development,
Mr. Anderson’s experience within the resource sector and his understanding of the Company’s resource position are
valuable to the implementation of the Company’s current business plan.
Norman W. Burmeister
has over 50 years of experience in the mining industry. He was Chief Geologist for
Silver Standard Resources from 1965 to 1978, responsible for two grass root discoveries, the Minto copper deposit
in Yukon and the Mill Creek gold deposit in Nevada, both of which became producing ore bodies. In 1980, he
founded Bull Run Corporation and served as its Chairman and CEO until 1992. During that period, Bull Run
successfully found, explored and developed a significant gold mine in Elko County, Nevada. From 2003 to 2007, he
was the President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a director of Bayswater Uranium Corp. In 1998,
Mr. Burmeister identified the Bear Lodge opportunity and was responsible for its acquisition. From 2003 to 2005,
he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its predecessor companies. From
March 2006 until May 2012, Mr. Burmeister was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Saratoga
Gold Company Ltd. Mr. Burmeister graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in Mining
Geology in 1961.