| John B. Malysa Position: Director John B. Malysa is a mining engineer with extensive experience in the mining and exploration environment. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Colorado with a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Penn State University, and a MBA from University of Colorado. He has more than 30 years of progressive mining experience in all aspects of both surface and underground mine exploration, design, feasibility, construction, operations and management. Hands on underground and surface mining experience in both North and South America in union and non-union operations. His project and operations experience include underground mines up to 22,000 tons per day; and surface mines up to 100,000 tons per day. He has management, design and construction experience in various precious and base metals with new mines costing +US$250 million. His mineral process experience includes Crushing and Screening, CIL, CIP, Heap Leach, Gravity and Flotation recovery methods. John has participated in financial and union negotiating experience with banks, investors and employees. He has a proven track record with several positions as President and/or General Manager of entrepreneurial mining companies with P&L responsibility and reporting to the Board of Directors. |