Bill Fisher

Mr. Fisher is the Chairman of both Horizonte Mineral, which is constructing the $600 million Araguaia nickel mine in Brazil, and GoldQuest Mining Corporation, which discovered the 3 million-ounce Romero gold/copper deposit in the Dominican Republic, and is a Non-Executive Director of Churchill Resources Inc. and Great Republic Mining. He was CEO of GlobeStar Mining (sold for $186 million in 2010), which built the Cerro de Maimon copper-gold mine and Chair of Aurelian Resources Inc., which was acquired by Kinross in 2008 for $1.2 Billion after discovering the Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador, now being operated by Lundin Mining. From 1997 to 2000, he served as VP of Exploration for the base metals major, Boliden, managing 35 projects in 9 countries. When he was CEO of Karmin Exploration, the company discovered the Aripuana polymetallic deposits in Brazil, now being mined by Nexa. As a geologist, Mr. Fisher has extensive experience in Africa, Australia, Europe, and Canada. As a Director of publicly-traded mining companies, he also has served on the Boards of North Atlantic Natural Resources (now Lundin Mining), Expatriate Resources, PC Gold Inc. London, RAME Energy, and Rockwell Diamonds. Mr. Fisher has been a member of the Treasury Metals Board of Directors since 2008.