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Mr. Stevenson has served as a director of the Company since 2007 and was appointed Chair in April 2023. He was former director of Uranium Resources Inc. from December 2013 – July 2017. He served as a director of Quaterra Resources Inc. from 2007-2014 and as its Non-Executive Chairman from 2008-2013. He is also a founding member of Bedrock Resources, LLC, a private resources financial advisory firm since 2010 and SOS Investors, a private resources investment firm since 2008. Previously, he was a director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. He is a senior mining executive who worked for Rio Tinto plc and related companies for 26 years. Mr. Stevenson held many senior positions in the group and prior to his retirement he was Global Head of Information and Technology and Global Head of Business Process Improvement. Formerly, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Comalco Ltd., and Chief Financial Officer and a director of Kennecott Corporation. Mr. Stevenson has a B.Sc. in Accounting from the University of Utah, is a CPA and spent four years with a predecessor to the firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Mr. Clark has served as a director of the Company since 2001. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and is the President of Investment and Technical Management Corp., a firm engaged in corporate finance and merchant banking, since 1999. He is currently a director of Russel Metals Inc. and Zephyr Minerals Ltd. He served as Chief Financial Officer and director of Polaris Geothermal Inc. from 2004-2009, and previously as a director of Crown Point Energy Inc., Thunder Energy Inc., APIC Petroleum Corporation and Alberta Clipper Inc., and a trustee of Thunder Energy Trust. He was Executive Chairman of Laurasia Resources Limited, an oil and gas company, from 1988 until its merger with Startech Energy Inc. in 1997. From 1982 to 1987, Mr. Clark was a Senior Manager with Thorne Riddell Chartered Accountants (now KPMG). He earned a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa in 1977, and received a Higher Diploma in Accountancy from the University of Witwatersrand in 1979.

Mr. Earnest has served as director since 2007 and was appointed CEO of the Company in January 2012. He served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer from 2007-2012 and as Senior Vice President, Project Development from 2006-2007. He served as a director of Midas Gold Corp. from April 2011 – May 2014. Mr. Earnest has over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry, including project evaluation, design and construction, mine operations, project optimization and turn-around, mine closure and senior executive roles. He holds a B.S. in Mining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines.

Mr. Eppler has served as a director of the Company since 2004. He is Managing Director at Capstone Headwaters, LLC. He is currently a director of Golden Minerals Company and Plata Latina Minerals Corporation. Previously, Mr. Eppler was a director of Frontier Mining Limited, Augusta Resource Corporation and Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Chairman and a director of NEMI Northern Energy & Mining Inc., Chief Executive Officer and a director of Coal International plc. Previously, with Newmont Mining Corporation, he held positions of Vice President of Newmont Capital, Ltd., President of Newmont Indonesia, Vice President of Corporate Development and Vice President of Corporate Planning. He also has considerable domestic and international banking experience with major U.S. banks. Mr. Eppler holds a Master of Science Degree in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines.

Ms. Friedman has served as a director of the Company since March 13, 2019. She is a director of Golden Minerals Company since December 2021 and former Partner (retired) of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP from August 2000 through December 2016. Previously, Ms. Friedman was Vice President and General Counsel and held other senior management positions at Golden Minerals Company (formerly Apex Silver Mines Corporation), Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, and Amax Gold Inc. Ms. Friedman has considerable experience in domestic and international mine development projects, including complex development and operations joint ventures, corporate and project finance, and operations matters. Ms. Friedman holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Michigan Law School.