John Stalker

Mr. Stalker is an international mining executive with 40 years of experience in mine development and operations in Europe, Africa, and Australia. Mr. Stalker was the Chief Executive Officer of UraMin Inc., a London- and Toronto-listed uranium company from July 2005 until its $2.5 billion acquisition by Areva in August 2007. Mr. Stalker was a Vice President of Gold Fields Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest gold producer, where he spent considerable time on the ground on their International operations. He has worked his way up from operational roles in the base and precious metals arenas to executive positions in some of the largest mining companies in the world and has successfully managed eight mining projects through feasibility study, development, and construction phases. In recent years, Mr. Stalker has been involved in raising in excess of $500 million for various exploration and development projects worldwide.