Harold J Paiker B.Juris LLB LLM: Chairman Non Executive

Mr Paiker is a commercial lawyer and principal of his own practice. He qualified as a lawyer in South Africa and emigrated to Australia in 1987. In 1991 he obtained a Masters degree in law with an emphasis in Corporations Law.

Kevin J Robertson: Managing Director Executive

Mr. Robertson entered the mining industry in 1972 and has been actively involved, mostly at a senior level, in various mining operations throughout Tasmania and Western Australia, including positions of Open Pit Supervisor for the Savage River Iron Ore Mining Operation in Tasmania and as Mine Manager for a gold mining operation in Coolgardie, Western Australia. Mr Robertson is a certified quarry manager and has gained considerable experience in the gold mining industry from project development through to production.

Alan Rudd B.App.Sc: Director Non Executive

Mr Rudd has been involved in mineral exploration for 16 years since graduating from Curtin University of Western Australia in 1990. He has successfully explored for a wide range of commodities including gold and base metals predominantly in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Mr Rudd resides in Kalgoorlie and brings a wealth of experience in all facets of geology including tenement project acquisition, grass roots exploration and project development. He is also a non executive director of Golden West Resources Ltd.

Vaz Hovanessian: Director Non Executive

Mr Hovanessian has a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and a Master of Applied Finance. He is a CPA and Fellow of Company Secretaries Australia. He has over 25 years of business and corporate advisory experience and has served on several junior and emerging ASX listed resource companies in chairmanship and executive capacities and has been a regular member of Audit and Corporate Governance Committees.

Mahendra Pal M.Sc FAusIMM MSGAT (India): Director Executive; Exploration & Technical

Mr Pal has an extensive professional career includes senior exploration management positions both in Australia and overseas. He is highly versatile and has experience in the exploration and mining of copper, lead, zinc, uranium, gold, iron ore, oil shale, etc.

More recently, since January 2000 he has been a geological consultant, within Australia, to Auiron Energy Limited, Centrex Metals Ltd., South Australia, Rio Tinto Exploration, Hamersley Iron, Consolidated Minerals, Golden West Resources Ltd., Sinosteel Australia Ltd., Sumitomo Corporation, FairStar Resources Ltd., and several small companies in Western Australia and overseas as a Technical Adviser to Rio Tinto Orissa Mining Limited (a Rio Tinto Joint Venture with Orissa Mining Corporation), Orissa; Tata Iron & Steel Ltd., India; International Minerals and Consulting Company, Iran; Oswal Brasil Refinaria de Petróleo, Brazil, etc.

Alan Thomas: Company Secretary

Mr Thomas is a Chartered Accountant and has over 24 years' experience in finance and administration, predominantly in the accounting profession. He is a Director at Hayes Knight (WA) Pty Ltd.