Officers

Glenn Dobbs - President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Dobbs has broad experience in international finance, investment banking, natural resource financing and as a business consultant. He is currently a member of the Board of the Northwest Mining Association (NWMA). Mr. Dobbs was the founder of the Alpha Commodities Fund in 1976, founder and Board Chairman of First American Bank in 1978, Dallas regional manager for Monex International, founder of the InterGold Fund in 1996 and a former member of the Washington State House of Representatives. Mr. Dobbs has written and lectured extensively on precious metals sector investing, resource development and financing.

Russell C. Babcock - Director, P.Geo.
Mr. Babcock received a B.S. degree from Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1957 and an M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1959. He joined Kennecott's exploration subsidiary, Bear Creek Mining Company, part time in 1956 and full time in 1959 as an exploration geologist. He was appointed Director of Exploration for Kennecott in Salt Lake City in January, 1986. In November, 1990, he became Chief Geologist for Kennecott. Mr. Babcock retired from Kennecott in 1994 and is currently a consulting economic geologist, specializing in exploration for and evaluation of base and precious metal deposits worldwide. In 2003 he was the recipient of the Society for Mining Metallurgy, and Exploration Ben Dickerson Award.

Roy G. Franklin - Director, CPA
Mr. Franklin is a certified public accountant with 38 years experience specializing in small company administration and finance. He was formerly a director of Heidelberg Silver Mining Company and was a principal in the accounting firm of Oswalt, Teel, and Franklin, P.S. until June of 2003, when he retired. Roy remains active consulting for several businesses in Washington state. He currently serves on the boards of Ben Franklin Ventures and Columbia Industries.

Jerry G. Pogue - Director
Mr. Pogue is a businessman with an extensive background in the management and financing of junior resource companies. Mr. Pogue has been a self employed Financial Consultant since 1995 in the mining sector. He has managed a large sales organization, has worked as a highly successful stockbroker and investment analyst, and has financed and managed a number of companies in the resource and technology sectors. He frequently lectures at international mining investment conferences.

Robert L. Russell - Director, PE
Mr. Russell is a Professional Engineer, has been a director of the Company since March, 1999. Since September 1998 to 2004, Mr. Russell has provided mining management consulting services through his consulting company, R.L. Russell Associates. Mr. Russell has held positions with Exxon Minerals and Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold, where he served as Vice President of Mining. Mr. Russell acted as General Manager of Freeport's Indonesian operations, which have become the largest gold mine in the world. From 1995 to 1998 Mr. Russell was employed by Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, most recently as General Manager of the Nchanga Division. In that position Mr. Russell was responsible for all functions of two operating mines and several metallurgical facilities. Under Mr. Russell, the Nchanga Division had 8700 employees and produced 150,000 tons of copper and 3500 tons (about 12% of the world's supply) of cobalt per year.