Mr. McInnes holds a B.A. from Dalhousie University (1987). From 1987 to 1993, he was project manager for Equity Engineering, a mineral exploration consulting company based in Vancouver. In 1994 he founded Blackstone and has been its President and Director thereafter. Since 1992, Mr. McInnes has founded four other public companies, three of them involved in mineral exploration and one in the technology sector, raising some $30 million in venture capital for these and other enterprises. Mr. McInnes is also currently the President of Western Keltic Mines Inc. and Plutonic Power Corporation, a director of Fronteer Development Group and Atikwa Minerals Corp. and is past President of of the B.C. and Yukon Chamber of Mines and a Director of the Pacific Museum of the Earth, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and Advisory Board member to the Mining School at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Mr. Greig has played a key role in a number of successful exploration/development projects since 1969, both in Canada and internationally. He is a founding member of Sutton Resources Ltd., Cumberland Resources Ltd., Eurozinc Mining Corp., Crown Resources Corp., and Redcorp Ventures Ltd. and was on the board of directors of Winspear Resources Ltd. prior to the acquisition of the company by DeBeers. In addition to Blackstone, Cumberland and Eurozinc, Mr. Greig is currently on the board of directors of Diamondex Resources Ltd. and Dynamic Oil and Gas Ltd. Mr. Greig is experienced in the management and financing of public companies and has an enviable track record of recognizing undervalued geological assets.

Tor Falck was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors in January 2006. Over the past 40 years, Mr.. Falck has had a very successful career in the banking and financial industry in Europe. Based in London, England Mr. Falck was from 2003 to 2007 a key part of Bema Gold's European Investor Relations group. Mr.. Falck began his career in Norway as a financial analyst and broker, advising private and institutional clients. He has held senior positions in some of the larger brokerage houses in Europe including a 12 year period at Yorkton Securities Inc. and Canaccord Capital (Europe) where he focused on natural resources, mining and oil and gas industries.