Warren Holmes

Mr. Holmes has more than 40 years of experience in the mining industry. He is currently Chairman of Nuinsco Resources Ltd. and Victory Nickel Inc. and is a Director of several other public and private mining companies. From 1986-2002 Mr. Holmes held successive senior management positions with Falconbridge Ltd., including Senior Vice-President, Canadian Mining Operations. From 1964-1986 he worked for Noranda Inc. in a series of supervisory, technical and management roles, becoming Vice President and General Manager of the Noranda-owned Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd. in 1985. Mr. Holmes is Co-Chair of the Ontario Mining Cluster, an initiative sponsored by Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines and was President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum from 2004-2005. Mr. Holmes holds an M.B.A. from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Science, Mining Engineering, from Queen’s University.