Mr. MacEachern was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) in January 2006. Mr. MacEachern has explored for nickel-copper, base and precious metal deposits over the last 21 years throughout Canada, Africa and the South Pacific. He recently retired from Falconbridge Limited, one of the worlds largest nickel mining companies, after managing their Africa regional exploration office based in South Africa. Mr. MacEachern began his career as a geologist in the Abitibi of Ontario and Quebec and was instrumental in the discovery of the Kidd Depth base metal deposit in Timmins. He spent several years exploring in the Sudbury nickel camp where he was an integral part of the team which added more than 25 million tonnes to Falconbridge's nickel resources. In 2000 he became the regional manager of Falconbridge's western North America exploration office before relocating to the South Africa posting.

Mr. Douglas is a Chartered Accountant with over twenty five years of experience in the accounting, corporate finance, and mining industries. Most recently, he served as Corporate Secretary to The Northair Group of public companies which included Stornoway Diamond Corporation and Sherwood Copper Corporation. Throughout his career he has participated in the sale or financing of over 30 private and public enterprises with a combined value of over $200 million. Mr. Douglas is a graduate of the Commerce Program (Finance) at the University of British Columbia and is a member of the British Columbia and Canadian Institutes of Chartered Accountants.

Jari Paakki has explored for nickel-copper, base and precious metal deposits over the last 17 years throughout Canada. He began his career with Falconbridge Limited, one of the worlds largest nickel mining companies. A stint as a research geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada in Ottawa preceded his most recent position with Teck Cominco Limited, a world leader in zinc mining, where he was involved in over 35 exploration projects during his 12 years spent with the company.

Jari received his B.Sc.(Honours) Geology from Laurentian University in 1990 and his M.Sc. from the same institution in 1992.