Geological Advisory Team

 
Richard Garnett
Ph.D, MBA, Geo
Richard Garnett, Ph.D., MBA, Geo. (Consulting Geologist), has more than 45 years of hands-on professional experience in several areas of the mining industry and is very well respected for his many accomplishments. Richard earned a BSc degree in mining engineering in 1957 and followed with a PhD in Economic Geology from the Royal School of Mines and Imperial College, University of London, England. Early in his career he was a chief Geologist working for several mining companies including Geevor Tin Mines Ltd. (England) and Associated Mines Ltd. (Malaysia). Richard was a Sr. Mining Engineer for Patino Mining Corp. (Quebec) and a Regional Manager for Rio Tinto Zinc hi South East Asia.

Mr. Garnett held various managerial positions for 14 years for Anglo American Corp. of S.A. Ltd. and the DeBeers Group where he supervised projects in South Africa and a number of countries all over the world. In 1987 he was appointed Vice President of Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. Canada. In 1991 Mr. Garnett established his own consulting company, Valrik Enterprises Inc., and has since provided a wide range of geological and project assessment assistance to a number of small as well as large mining companies. In 1994, Mr. Garnett was instrumental in discovering the Voisey Bay nickel cobalt ore body for Diamondfields Resources.

 
N. Ralph Newson
M.Sc, P.Eng, P.Geo
Mr N.Ralph Newson has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario. He is a Professional Engineer and a Professional Geoscientist in Saskatchewan, and a Professional Geoscientist in Manitoba and New Brunswick. He has over 40 years experience in exploration for base and precious metals, diamonds, industrial minerals and uranium, in technical, management, and senior executive positions. He was in charge of uranium exploration of the Kitts-Michelin belt of the Central Labrador Mineral Belt, for Brinex, a Rio Tinto subsidiary, and also explored for uranium in Nova Scotia, Québec, Ontario, the NWT, and the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan. He attended the NATO Advanced Institute in Prospecting for Uranium at Imperial College, London. Since 1980, he has operated a private company offering consulting and contracting services to the mining industry. He has been a director of a number of companies, and is presently a director of the Prospectors' and Developers' Association of Canada.

 
Roger Laine
Ph.D, P.Geo
Mr. Roger Laine, an experienced geological engineer with a Ph.D. in geosciences from the University of Arizona at Tucson. Familiar with exploration and development, budgeting and programming, diamond/reverse circulation drilling, core/geotechnical logging, geostatistics and reserve estimating, underground and open-pit mines, grade and quality control, geochemistry, and geophysics. Roger has international exposure in the Americas, West & Central Africa, and Europe, combined with 14 years uranium experience with Cogema. He was VP of exploration for Amok Ltd., a subsidiary of Cogema, mining uranium deposits in the Cluff Lake area in the Athabasca Sandstone Basin, in northern Saskatchewan.

The addition of Roger Laine to the advisory board brings valuable experience to the company in the area of uranium exploration and development.

 
Jim Baughman, P.Geo
Mr. Baughman has worked as a geologist for more than 25 years in mining operations and mineral exploration projects for precious, base metals, and uranium. Mr. Baughman has provided technical services and project management for a number of major and junior mining companies. Mr. Baughman was co-founder, President and CEO of High Plains Uranium Corp. (2004-2006). Mr. Baughman is currently CEO of U.S. Uranium Corp., a private uranium company based in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Baughman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Wyoming. Mr. Baughman is a registered professional geologist in the State of Wyoming.