Bruce Higson Smith

Having served on the boards of 4 public companies, Bruce is a senior executive with over 40yrs of mining, metals and capital markets experience, including 25yrs of experience as a senior executive for firms including Golden Star Resources Ltd (NYSE AMEX: GSS), where he led the firm’s corporate strategy and M&A initiatives including debt and equity transactions in excess of $650M. Prior to that he was a portfolio manager for both Resource Capital Funds, and the Emerging Markets Gold Fund where he structured equity and convertible debt products for mining companies. Bruce also served as the General Manager of Golden Star’s mines in Ghana, both open pit and underground operations producing over 200,000 oz per year during his tenure. A Member (35+ years) of the Society of Mining Engineers, Bruce is currently the Chair of South Atlantic Gold, a TSX-V listed gold and copper exploration company with projects in B.C. and Brazil, and Strategic Advisor (M&A, finance, technical) to the board of directors of Federation Mines Ltd. Bruce earned an M.B.A. from Baruch College, City University of New York in 1992 and a B.Sc. (Min. Eng.), with Honours, from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College in 1982; his post graduate education includes M&A (UCLA), Resource Estimation & Geostatistics (Snowden), Metallurgy (Colorado School of Mines), International Mining Law (University of Dundee).

Bruce is the Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.