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Richard is a seasoned professional with a diverse range of experience, having been involved in several exploration programs in South Africa and Northern Canada, including nickel, PGE, diamond, coal, coal-bed methane, zinc and gold exploration projects. He has successfully advanced multiple Ni-PGE projects from exploration to development-ready, providing expert geoscience input in development planning to ensure effective data acquisition and management from start to finish.

One of Richard’s most notable accomplishments was his role as Project Manager for the ~50 Moz Lesego Platinum project, where he demonstrated exceptional leadership and project management skills. Under his guidance, the project progressed from an inferred resource to a completed bankable feasibility study with proven and probable reserves, all delivered on time and under budget. Richard oversaw all aspects of the program, from exploration design to various licensing applications, and his expertise and attention to detail played a critical role in the project’s success.

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Mr. Nieuwenhuys was previously Chief Executive Officer at Eurasia Mining PLC, a PGM and battery metals company, listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), focused on Russian PGE and battery metals assets. Prior to this he was the Chief Operating Officer at Polyus Gold, Russia’s largest gold miner and the Chief Executive Officer at South African Lesego Platinum Mining Limited. James has an engineering background and has also held senior executive positions at a number of EPC organizations, including SNC Lavalin and Bateman Diamonds.

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Prior to that, Mr. Spiro had been an attorney at Brafman and Associates in New York City since July 2013. Mr. Spiro is a former prosecutor and the former coordinator of an autism children’s program at McLean Hospital, Harvard’s psychiatric hospital. Mr. Spiro is a graduate of Harvard Law School where he continues to teach. He has lectured and written on a variety of subjects related to psychology and the law. Mr. Spiro serves as a board member and strategic advisor to a number of public and private companies. Mr. Spiro serves as the Chairman of Glassbridge Enterprises. We believe Mr. Spiro is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors because of his significant analytical and overall business leadership skills.

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He has previously worked at Echelon Wealth Partners, Fraser Mackenzie, and Dundee Capital Markets, raising over one billion dollars for issuers in the mining sector and advising senior management teams on numerous merger and acquisition transactions. Prior to entering capital markets, Mr. Panoulias held senior roles at Kinross Gold Corporation and TVX Gold Inc. in corporate development, responsible for managing various acquisition and divestiture activities. He currently is the Vice President of Corporate Development for Freeman Gold Corp and on the Board of Bonavista Resources Corp. Mr. Panoulias holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto and is a member of the Canadian Institution of Mining and Metallurgy and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysts.

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He also serves as URU Metals Ltd. Chief Executive Officer since 2 June 2014. He has served as Director of Captor Capital Corp since 2008. He was appointed Chairman of Management Resource Solutions PLC in April 2017. He also served as the President of MGM Productions Group Inc. a company focused in media and retail investments, as well as Director of both ZorCorp Capital Holdings and Starline Capital Holdings Infrastructure Fund. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Monchhichi PLC (former: Mercom Capital PLC) until 23 December 2016. Mr. Zorbas also served as a Director of Stratton Capital Corp. until 20 October 2016. He is a founding shareholder of Asian Coast Development Ltd. Mr. Zorbas holds an Honors Bachelors in Economics from the University of Toronto.