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Robert E Cameron, Ph.D. 200 DuBois Street · PO Box 482 Black Hawk, CO 80422-0482 Tel: (303) 582-5842 Fax: (303) 582-5842 Dr. Cameron has over 30 years experience in geostatistical analysis of ore reserves, computerized mine planning, mine design, computerized studies for mine production optimization, ultimate pit limit optimization, mine efficiency studies, equipment selection and utilization and operations research.  He has completed geostatistical estimations or resource and reserve reviews or audits on over 300 properties worldwide during his career.  Most recently, Dr. Cameron served as the Vice President, Technical Services for Frontier Mining Ltd. and was responsible for overseeing all technical, engineering and review for project development for Frontier Mining in Kazakhstan.  His responsibilities also included ex-pat oversight of the day to day operations of the Naimanjal Mine, a heap leach gold project in Kazakhstan as well as initial geostatistical resource and reserve assessment of potential mine acquisitions for Frontier Mining in China, Indonesia and Central Asia.  Dr. Cameron also had responsibility for supervising, reviewing and quality assurance of all ore reserve work performed by Behre Dolbear as their Director and Vice President of Geostatistics and Mine Planning from 1992 to 1999.  Currently, Dr. Cameron is a Registered Member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration and a Member and Qualified Person of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America in mining and ore reserves.  He routinely reviews and audits geostatistical calculations, ore reserves statements, minerals resources statements, computerized minerals models, mine designs and their forward looking cash flow projections. He has extensive experience in geostatistics, computerized mine planning and ore reserve estimation using classical and geostatistical ore reserve modeling, selection of mining related computer software, ore reserve audits, computer applications, mineral commodity studies, computer modeling of commodities, and remediation of abandoned mine sites. Additionally, he has a vast knowledge of the full range of mine planning computer software including Techbase, Datamine, MedSystem, Gemcom, Surpac, Vulcan and Whittle pit optimization. In addition, he has a wide range of knowledge in computer applications, programming, database development and design, computer communications, web site design and network design and implementation. Dr. Cameron holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mining Engineering from the University of Utah and wrote his M.S. thesis on the geostatistical analysis of coal quality and his Ph.D. thesis on the development of the oil shale industry in Utah.  CORPORATE EXPERIENCE 1999 – Present  Robert Cameron Consulting – President and CEO 2007 -  2008   Frontier Mining Ltd., -- Vice President, Technical Services 1992 – 1999 Behre Dolbear & Company, Inc. – Vice President and Director of Geostatistics and Mine Planning 1989 – 1992 Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines – Associate professor 1990 – 1991 U.S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh Research Center – Mining engineer (Faculty member) 1985 – 1989 Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines – Assistant professor 1984 – 1985 Terra Tek, Inc. – Research engineer 1980 – 1984 Robert Cameron, Consulting - Computer consultant 1979 – 1984 The University of Utah – Computer specialist 1978 – 1984 The University of Utah – Teaching and research assistant in mining engineering  SPECIFIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE  Client  Project/Mine Description of Work Carbones de Colombia, S.A. Review of Carbocol Operations, Columbia Review of Exxon’s Resource Ranking Study Resource and reserve review and mine plan optimization Societe Generale/Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger P.W. Gillibran Aggregate and Sand, Ventura CA Resource, Reserve, Mine Design and cash flow projections Ryan Lode Mines, Inc. Ryan Lode Project, Alaska Resource and Reserve Review Jeppson and Lee Beartrack Project Litigation Resource, Reserve, Mine Design review  and cash flow projections Independence Mining Jerritt Canyon Mines Resource and Reserve Review Celebration Mining Vipont Silver Project Resource and Reserve Review Viceroy Mining Castle Mountain Mine – Haulage Study Mine design and haulage optimization IL Minerals Doby George Project Resource and Reserve Review Gem River Mining Dry Cottonwood Creek Sapphire Project Resource, Reserve, Mine Design review for IPO Tennessee Mining Conrich Buffalo Mountain Peewee Jellico/Fork Mountain Resource, Reserve and Royalty Payment Review Texaco McKittrick Oil Bearing Diatomite Deposit Mine Design, optimization and Resource Review European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Baia Mare Gold Tailings Project, Romania Resource and Reserve Review ING Capital/Nevada GoldFields Nixon Fork, McGraff Alaska Resource and Reserve Review Rice, Volland and Gleason Valuation of State Lands - Mental Health Trust, AK Expert Witness on Royalty and Minerals value Osiris Gold Red Mountain, Silverton, Co Resource, Reserve, Mine Design and cash flow projections Kennecott Minerals Red Beryl Project, UT Resource estimate Barclays Bank Leonor Copper Project, Chile Feasibility Study review International Precious Metals Corp.  Black Rock Project, Az Technical assessment of projected processing and resource U.S. Steel Minnesota Ore Operations U. S. Steel Resource review Komis Gold Komis Gold Project Resource estimate Glencore International AG Dalpolimetall Due Diligence Dalpolimetall Feasibility Study Endako Cerro De Pasco Due Diligence, Feasibility Studies, Resource and Reserve Estimates, Mine Design Review and Cash Flow Analysis support North American Palladium Ltd. Lac des Iles Mines PgM Operation, geostatistical calculation of platinum group metals reserves Resource and Reserve Estimates Cornucopia Resources Ltd. Mineral Ridge Gold Resource and Reserve Review Banque Paribas Construction Monitoring Resource and Reserve Review Electra Gold Inc. Pine Cove Project Resource and Reserve Review Philex Gold Inc. Reserve review of all gold operations, Philippines Resource and Reserve Review Philippines Gold Masbate Project, Philippines Resource and Reserve estimate Cordilleras Silver Mines El Ocote Silver Deposit, Honduras Resource and Reserve Review Namibian Copper Joint Venture (PTY) Ltd. Haib Porphyry Copper Project, Namibia Resource and Reserve Review Dresdner Kleinwert Benson Aginskoye Gold Project Resource and Reserve Review Morris B Hecox, Jr. Mesquite Mine Royalty payment review Royalty payment review Kinross Gold Corporation El Dorado Reserves Ft Knox Kubaka Refugio Aginskoe Resource and Reserve Estimates, Mine Design Review and Cash Flow Analysis support Minera Las Cristinas, C.A Las Cristinas Resource and Reserve Review Cornucopia Resources Ltd. Mineral Ridge Project Audit Resource and Reserve Review Grupo Mexico El Arco Resource Review Arizona Department of Revenue Valuation of Asarco's Ray Copper Complex   Gold Capital/U.S. Gold Tonkin Springs Resource and Reserve Review Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Bajo de la Alumbrera copper/gold deposit, Argentina Resource and Reserve Review Clifton Mining Company Review of Gold Hill,  Reserves and Business Plan Resource and Reserve Estimates and 43-101 filing support Greater Lenora Resources Corporation Greater Lenora Box Mine Athona Mine Resource and Reserve Estimates and Review Atlas Corporation Commonwealth Mine Prefeasibility Doby George Gold Bar Resource and Reserve Estimates and Review American Consolidated Mining ACU Kiewit Zone Evaluation Resource and Reserve Review The Toronto Dominion Bank Fort Knox Resource and Reserve Review and Completion Test Technical Support Servicios Industriales Penoles La Herradura Project, Mexico Resource and Reserve Review CalResources LLC South Belridge Diatomite Deposit Resource and Reserve Review TVX Bohemia Dulni A.S. Kasperske Hory Gold Project Resource and Reserve Review Quest International Management Services Atlanta Mine Feasibility Study Resource and Reserve Review Cornucopia Resources Ltd. Mineral Ridge II - Dresner Resource and Reserve Review U.S. Steel Minnesota Ore Operation Minntac's East Pit – Haulage Study, MN Haulage Study Alumax, Inc. Venezuela Alumina Resource and Reserve Pacific Nickel LTD NONOC Nickel Technical Due Diligence Resource and Reserve South American Gold & Copper El Pimenton, Chile Resource and Reserve Royal Gold Inc Long Valley Project Review Resource and Reserve Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. Golden Bear Mine - Due Diligence Resource and Reserve TVX Gold Olympias Mine, Greece 1997 Review 1998 Review Skouries Mine, Greece 1997 Review 1998 Review Resource and Reserve review to support stock exchange filings RFC Services Inc. RFC-Soledad Mtn   Lavery Debilly, Barristers & Solicitors Confidential Expert Witness Testimony Apex Silver Mines Corporation   Audit of Prefeasibility Study Banque Paribas Amayapampa   Standard Bank of London San Gregorio Mine Uruguay Resource and Reserve Review Director Pueblo Viejo Privatization   Metallica Resources Metallica's San Pedro Resource and Reserve Review Mr. Marc C.H. Waaldijk Gross Rosebel, Suriname   Gold Reserve Corp Brisas de Ciyuni Resource and Reserve Review Toronto Dominion Bank Fort Knox Completion Test Stillwater Mining Company Stillwater Mine, platinum-palladium reserves 1995 Review 1997 Review 1998 Review Resource and Reserve Review, Mine Design Review Francisco Gold Corporation El Sauzal Conceptual Overview Project Concept Review Parker, Poe, Adams, & Bernstein LLP Valuation Review - MICA Property Valuation Review Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich Crown Butte Mines, Inc Resource and Reserve Review, Mine Design Review and Valuation Newmont Gold Company Review of Reserves and Valuation of Several Properties Resource and Reserve Review for SEC filing support Morgan Stanley and Company Mining Lectures   AMT (USA) Inc     COEUR Kensington Project - Alaska Resource evaluation & mine design review Mayer, Brown & Platt Pegasus Gold Ore Reserve Group Resource evaluation and support for litigation Vaminco Dominica Las Salinas Mine – mine planning Mine Design Cyprus Amax Mount Emmons Resource evaluation & mine design Sunshine Mining Pirquitas Resource and mine design review US Colbalt Jefferson Mine Resource evaluation Frontier Mining Naimanjal, Baltemir, Yubiliny, etc., Kazakhstan Resource and Reserve Estimates, Mine Design Review and Cash Flow Analysis. Managed and provided oversight of Kazakhstan Operations. Technical Evaluations of Potential Property acquisitions in Asia SA Capital Dongsheng Selian No.2 Coal Mine Miaozihe Gold Mine Potential Property Acquisitions in China St. Genevieve Resources Emerald Isle Resource and Reserve Review US Energy Mount Emmons, CO Resource and Reserve Review and support Kobex Luck Jack Molybdenum, CO Resource Evaluation and 43-101 filing support Northern Dynasty Pebble Copper Project, AK Resource and Reserve Review Southwestern Resources Sierra Mojada Resource and Reserve Review Duluth Metals Nokomis Deposit, Other Properties, MN Resource and Reserve Review, Mine Design, Cash flow projections and technical review for property acquisitions GLNA Plum Mine, NV Property Review Hidili Industry Xiangxing, Yangchang, Dahe, Guojiantian, Yunijinhe, Qingping, Yanhe, Xingjian, Jinglang, Zude, etc., China Resource and Reserve Review on 10 coal mines and reserve and resource update on 29 other coal mines South East Asia Group Mingxin Mine, China ITR for Mingxin Coal Mine acquisition Sheen Billion Kuoerzhenkuola and Buerkesidai Mines, China Resource Review Comstock Mining Comstock Mine Project, NV 43-101 Support Citi Vinacomin, Vietnam Resource and Reserve Review for funding on 63 coal mines Grupo Mexico All of Asarco’s Properties Reserve Update Xiang Guang Mining Copper Project Chile Resource review for possible purchase China Vanadium Titano-Magnetite Mining Xiushuihe and Baicao Mines, China Resource and Reserve updates PT Prima Energytama Bumi Enggang Khatulistiwa Coal Mine, Indonesia Resource and Reserve review for HKSE URI Uranium, New Mexico Review of Resources for SEC compliance Bending Lake Bending Lake Iron property, Canada Review of 3rd party resource and reserve reports for NI 43-101 Compliance Desert Hawk Gold Clifton Gold Property, Gold Hill, Ut SEC report for Clifton Gold property Benxi Iron Benxi Iron Project, China Review drill hole spacing for JORC compliance Petaquilla, S.A. Molejon, Botija Abajo gold projects, Panama Lomero-Poyatos, Au,Cu,Pb,Zn project, Spain Calculate Resources/reserves, mine planning and review of 3rd party reports for NI 43-101 compliance Goldspring Comstock properties – Dayton, Lucerne, Nevada Review or resources and reserves Sunshine Mining Sunshine Mine, USA Los Gatos, Mexico Review and calculation of resources and reserves Gold Dragon Resources Fenn-Gib gold property, Canada Review of 3rd party resource and reserve estimates China Gold Jiama gold property, Tibet Review of resource and reserve compliance for HKSE and JORC China Tiambao Dachang, Tiema, Tiambao properties, China Review of resource and reserve compliance for HKSE and JORC China Natural Resources Baiping, Yongsheng, Dayun, Dayuan, Xinsong, Gouchang, Linjiaao anthracite coal mines, China Review of resource and reserve compliance for HKSE and JORC Sunward Resources Titiribi Au-Cu Project, Colombia Review of resources for NI 43-101 Kinggold Mining Beidong and 460 gold projects, China Review of resource and reserve compliance for HKSE and JORC Jeddo Coal Eckley, Foundaryville, Harwood, Honeybrook, Spring Mtn, No. 4 Basin, etc. Anthracite Coal, PA, USA Review of potential SEC compliant reserves and NI 43-101 resources Black Range Minerals Taylor Ranch Uranium Project Review and recalc of 3rd party Resource/reserve work Americas Mining Corp Asarco, Southern Copper, IMMA  Properties Review of 3rd party reporting of all of the company’s resources and reserves. AUC Reno Creek Uranium Project   CML Metals C-ML Iron Mine, REX deposit, UT Resource/Reserve work Strathmore Minerals Uranium, NM   Coeur d’Alene Mines Kensington Mine, USA Review of 3rd party resource and reserve calculations Aurcana Corp La Negra, Ag mine, Mexico Resource/Reserve work China Copper Bainaimiao, China   Chinalco Mining Corp Two Copper projects in Peru Review of 3rd party Resource/Reserve estimates for acquisition evaluation ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE  Courses Taught  Research Projects Mine Surveying Theory and Practice Mine Safety Mining Engineering Laboratory Mine Valuation Mine Systems Analysis Geostatistical Ore Reserve Estimation Microcomputers in Mining Computer Graphics Advanced OR Techniques in Mining Geostatistical Estimation Theory Advanced Mining Geostatistics Advanced Ore Reserve Estimation Introduction to Programming (Fortran) Introduction of AutoCAD Introduction to Database Design for Mining  Short Courses Pit Optimization Methods Introduction to Mining Introduction to Reserve Estimation Methods Geostatistical Ore Reserves and Mine Planning Due Diligence and Project Review Modified Tree Graph Algorithm for Ultimate Pit Limit Analysis Dynamic Network Planning to Define Optimal Production Time Completion Heuristic Nonlinear Constrained Maximization of Ore Reserve Tonnage by Blending for Multiple Mining Areas Using Cutoff Grade as the Discriminator Probabilistic Risk Analysis in Evaluation of Gold Placer Deposits in Puno Peru Cokriging Gold-Silver Auriferous Mineralization – A Multivariate Geostatistics Approach Optical Discrimination of Ore Veins Optimizing Ultimate Pit Limits by Using Transportation Algorithm Development of an Automatic Time Study System for a Jeffrey 1060 Drum Miner Mine Management Decision Support Using Existing Monitoring Systems Development of an Underground In Situ Stope Leaching Site at the Edgar Experimental Mine   PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS  1985 – 1992 International APCOM Executive Committee Member  1989 – 1993 SME Book Publishing Committee  Reviewer for SME in Geostatistics  1989 - 1992 Reviewer for SME in Operations Research  1987 - 1996 Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration-- Registered Member Mining and Metallurgical Society of America – Member and QP in Mining and Ore Reserves Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada - Member EDUCATION The University of Utah – Ph.D. Mining Engineering – 1985 The University of Utah – M.S. Mining Engineering – 1980 The University of Utah – B.S. Mining Engineering – 1977 PUBLICATIONS  A list of Publications and Reports are available upon request.

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