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Executive Officers
Our executive officers as of March 29, 2016 are set forth in the table below. All executive officers are
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The table sets out the names and ages of the
Company’s current executive officers, their states and country of residence, the offices they hold within the
Company, and the dates since which they have served as officers of the Company:
Name, Age, Province or State and Country of
Residence and Positions, current and former, if any,
held in the Company
Served as officer since
RANDALL J. SCOTT,
64
Colorado, USA
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
December 15, 2011
PAUL H. ZINK,
60
Colorado, USA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
December 12, 2013
JAYE T. PICKARTS,
57
Colorado, USA
Chief Operating Officer
March 1, 2011
GEORGE BYERS,
69
Colorado, USA
Vice President, Government and Community Relations
February 11, 2011
The following are brief biographies of the Company’s executive officers:
Randall J. 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.
Paul H. Zink
has over 35 years of experience in the financial and extractive industries. He most recently
served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer for Americas Bullion Royalty Corp. from
March 2013 to November 2013. From 2012 to 2013, he served on the Board of Directors of the Company. From
July 2010 to January 2013, he was President of Eurasian Capital, the royalty and merchant banking division of
Eurasian Minerals Inc. He also served as president and a director of International Royalty Corporation from
2008 until its sale to Royal Gold, Inc. in 2010. He has also held high-level positions with companies like Pegasus
Gold, Inc. and Koch Industries, with responsibilities including corporate development, credit and mergers and
acquisitions. He began his career in the metals and mining industry with J.P. Morgan & Co., after receiving his BA
in economics and international relations from Lehigh University. Mr. Zink is also a member of the board of
directors of Atna Resources Ltd.