Adrian F. C. Hobkirk, President, C.E.O. & Director
Mr. Hobkirk has over 17 years experience within the gold resource exploration sector, beginning with Norgold Resources Ltd. in 1989.
Norgold was purchased by Bema Gold for the value of the Yarnell Project, a
350,000 ounce gold deposit. He was also a founding director of Can-Pro
Development Ltd. in 1989, which conducted initial exploration at the Dublin
Gulch Project; now a 2-million ounce gold deposit. Mr. Hobkirk has worked
in Arizona, Nevada, Canada and has extensive experience in
South America, having worked in Guyana, Venezuela, Argentina and Chile. Mr.
Hobkirk holds a B.A. in Economics. He is also President and CEO of Gold Port Resources.
TSX Courses: Managing a Public Company - October 2006, Investor Relations Fundamentals -
October 2006, Mining Company Disclosure Fundamentals December 2006.
A.D. (Darryl) Drummond, Ph.D., P.Eng., Director
Mr.Drummond is a Ph.D and a professional engineer and has been a
director of Minera Andes since June 1996. He graduated from the
University of British Columbia with a B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering
in 1959 and with a M.A.Sc in 1961. He obtained his Doctorate
degree in 1966 from the University of California at Berkeley. As an
undergraduate and graduate, he worked with Kennco Explorations
(Western) Ltd. during the period 1958 to 1961. He has been associated
with the Placer Development Group of Companies since 1963, first
with Craigmont Mines Ltd, then Endako Mines and Gibraltar Mines.
At the Placer head office since 1967, he initially was a Research
Geologist and then Assistant Exploration Manager, Western Canada, for
Canex Placer Ltd. During 1977 to 1979, he was Manager of Placer
Development y Cia. Ltda, in Santiago, Chile, then returned to the
position of Research Geologist with the Technical Services Advisory
Group for the Placer Group of Companies in Vancouver. Since 1981, he
has been a consulting Professional Engineer concentrating on all
aspects of mineral deposit evaluation covering
precious metal, base metal, and industrial mineral types in such
countries as Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
Guyana, Mexico, Philippines, USA and Venezuela. He is a member of the
Society of Economic Geology and a member of the Geology Section of the
Candaian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
He was director of Cadre Resources Ltd. from November 1994 to
Februyary 1995; director of All North Resources Ltd from May 1995 to
July 9, 1996; and director of International All-North Resources Ltd.
from July 10, 1996 to December 23, 1998; director of The Quinto Mining
Corporation from September 11, 1996 to August 10, 1997; director of
Riverdance Resources Corporation from January 1998 to December 15,
1998; director of Kaieteur Resources Corporate from December 23, 1998
to January 12, 2005; director of Saxony Explorations Ltd. from February
2000 to September 24, 2005; and director of Valerie Gold Resources from
November, 1998 to March 27, 2003; director of Valgold Resourceds Ltd.
from March 27, 203 to present; director of Wolasco Minerals Inc. from
October 12, 2004 to December 16, 2004; director of Gold Port Resources
Ltd. from December16, 2004 to present, and director of Samba Gold Inc,
form January, 2005 to present. He is a director of Minera Andes Inc. and Valgold Resources Ltd.
Allen V. Ambrose, Director
Mr. Ambrose has 24 years of experience in the mining industry,
including work with larger companies as well as junior exploration
companies. He has been a director of Minera Andes since November, 1995.
Mr.
Ambrose has extensive experience in all phases of exploration, project
evaluation and project management, and has worked as a geologic
consultant in the U.S., Venezuela, and Argentina. As a consultant, he
was a co-discoverer of a Venezuelan auriferous massive sulfide deposit
acquired by Gold Reserve Corporation, and known as the Brisas deposit.
He has been employed as the exploration manager for N.A. Degerstrom
Inc., a U.S. contract mining company, and has worked as a geologist for
Cyprus minerals, Kidd Creek Mines, Molycorp, Boise Cascade and Dennison
Mines. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology from Eastern Washington
University.
Mr. Ambrose sat on the board of directors of Cadre
Resources Ltd. until March 2001, and has been a director of Kaieteur
Resource Corporation and Century Mining Corporation since July 2002.
Wayne D. Johnstone, C.A., C.F.O & Director
Mr. Johnstone graduated from the University of B.C. in 1977 and articled with a
major accounting firm, earning his chartered accountant designation in 1979.
Mr. Johnstone has more than 29 years financial and accounting experience,
including 20 years experience with public and start-up companies. Mr.
Johnstone has worked with both Canadian and U.S. public companies, whose
operations have been in North America, South America and Asia. Mr.
Johnstones' role has lately been in financial reporting and tax compliance and
has assisted in significant financings. TSX Courses: Mining Company Disclosure
Fundamentals December 2006.
Kenneth A. Sadowski, Director
Mr. Sadowski has worked with Samba Gold Inc. and Gold Port Resources Ltd. since
late Oct 2005 in a Business Development capacity. He worked with Mr. Adrian Hobkirk
in the gold resource exploration sector with Norgold Resources Ltd. in 1989.
Norgold Resources Ltd. was purchased by Bema Gold for the value of the Yarnell Project,
a 350,000 ounce gold deposit. After Norgold Resources Ltd., Mr. Sadowski worked in
Corporate Sales, Marketing and Project Management in Vancouver, British Columbia
and Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Sadowski holds a B.A. in Economics.
TSX Courses: Managing a Public Company - October 2006,
Investor Relations Fundamentals - October 2006, Mining Company Disclosure
Fundamentals December 2006, Rules and Tools - October 2007.
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