
| John Wakeford, P. GEO Position: Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development Mr. Wakeford John has more than 30 years in worldwide exploration with extensive experience in Archean greenstone deposits, including the Hemlo and Timmins gold camps. His experience includes fourteen years with Noranda, where, among other things, he played a key role in the discovery and evaluation of the Holloway gold deposit. On the creation of Hemlo Gold Mines, Mr. Wakeford was appointed Director of International Exploration and led Hemlo's international gold exploration activities. Following the merger of Hemlo with Battle Mountain, he was appointed Director of Exploration, and eventually became responsible for Battle Mountain's exploration efforts. Most recently John was the Vice-President of Exploration at Miramar Mining during which time his experience and knowledge of Archean greenstone belts enabled the company to grow the Hope Bay resource to over 10 million ounces of gold. |