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From The Agoracom Team
L. Walton graduated from the University of Alberta with a MSc degree in Economic
Geology in 1987 and also holds a Graduate Gemology degree from the Gemological
Institute of America. She has managed mineral exploration programs,
acquisitions and joint ventures in Canada
and Central America. Before joining Firestone
Ventures Inc., Ms. Walton worked as Senior Mineral Development Advisor for the Yukon government. She is
a Professional Geologist with APEGGA and President of Tigerstar Geoscience,
providing management and consulting services to the mining industry.
Mr. Hayes, a Chartered Accountant
since 1997, brings considerable experience to Firestone Ventures from both the
public and private sectors. Working with international and Alberta-based
accounting firms, Mr. Hayes has serviced clients ranging from small, private
businesses to multinational corporations. He has also held the position of
Controller for a publicly-listed software company and for a private
manufacturer. Most recently, Mr. Hayes has provided financial consulting
services to junior exploration firms.
During the last twenty years, Ken Powell has been involved
in venture capital projects and publicly trading companies, both as an investor
and director.
Ms. Strand worked as a geologist
and in management positions for government and several mining companies before
founding Shear Minerals Ltd. in 1997 with a focus on diamond and gold
exploration. She has been the President and CEO of Shear Minerals Ltd. since
1997. She is a Professional Geologist with APEGGA, a Director of the NWT and
Nunavut Chamber of Mines, Past President of the Edmonton Geological Society and
Chairperson for the Student Liaison Committee for APEGGA and the University of Alberta. Ms. Strand is also currently a
Director on several private companies such as GravelTech Inc. and 974134 NWT
Ltd. Ms. Strand has a B.Sc. from the University
of Toronto and a M.Sc. in Economic
Geology from the University
of Western Ontario.
Mr. Kowalchuk has more than 33
years of mineral exploration experience with both senior and junior companies
working in Canada, U.S., Mexico
and Chile.
He was District Geologist for Placer Dome for over 6 years and was instrumental
in the discovery of several world-class mineral deposits in Canada including
the Howard's Pass deposit on the Yukon/NWT border and the Kerr Copper Gold Deposit
at Eskay Creek, B.C. John is currently President and CEO of Diamond Discoveries
International Corp., President of Castillian Resources Corp., President of Gold
Star Resources Corp., Director of Action Minerals Inc. and Director of Island
Mountain Gold Mines Ltd.
Mr. Ross has extensive experience
in management and financing of Canadian resource companies, guiding successful
ventures from early stage exploration through feasibility, mine development and
production. He was a founder, Director, President and CEO of both Erickson Gold
Mining Corporation and Redhawk Resources Inc.
Erickson Gold, a TSE listed
company, operated two underground gold mines in northern British
Columbia and Yukon Territory, Canada. Mr.
Ross's exploration and mine development efforts have most recently focused on
projects in North America and Central America, including Guatemala,
principally in the pursuit of base metals opportunities. At Redhawk Kristian
was responsible for the acquisition and advancement of the ReMac zinc
oxide/sulphide project in British Columbia, Canada and the Copper Creek copper-molybdenum
project in Arizona, U.S.A.
For 30 years Mr. Aubry has been
President of Aubry Consultants Ltd., a private resource consulting company. Mr.
Aubry is also President of Bopete Resources Ltd. and Westcal Gas Ltd., both
private oil and gas companies. During the period 1978 to 2000 he was co-founder
and Director of two Toronto Stock Exchange listed junior oil and gas companies,
Zephyr Resources Ltd. and Vero Resources Ltd. and served as Director of Pan
Atlas Energy Inc., also a TSE listed junior oil and gas company. Most recently
Mr. Aubry was Director of Golden Regent Resources Ltd., a junior mining company
involved in exploration in Nevada
and overseas.
Mr. Aubry graduated from Michigan Technological University
in 1959 with a B.Sc. in Geology. In 1996, Mr. Aubry was inducted into the
University's Distinguished
Alumni Academy
for Geological and Mining Engineering and Geology, Geological Sciences and
Geophysics.
Carl Schulze has over 20 years
experience in mineral exploration and mining. He is a graduate of Lakehead University (B.Sc. 1984). Mr. Schulze has
worked throughout Canada
for Noranda Exploration Company Ltd., Hemlo Gold Mines Inc., Battle Mountain
Ltd., Viceroy Exploration Inc. and Novagold Resources Inc. More recently, Mr.
Schulze worked as Resident Geologist for the Government of Nunavut before
founding All-Terrane Mineral Exploration Services based in Whitehorse, Yukon.
Mr. Schulze is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and
Geoscientists of British Columbia and provides geological consulting services
to Firestone Ventures Inc. as an independent "Qualified Person" as
set out under NI 43-101.
Lori Walton provides an update on Torlon Hill, a high-grade zinc-lead project situated in Guatemala