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Wendy Mathison
Vice President Operations
Ms. Mathison has a BSc. Geological Science from the University of British Columbia and has more than 25 years of mineral exploration and mining experience. Her breadth of project experience ranges from early reconnaissance exploration to mine commissioning with a specialization in operational management and technical administration of resource definition drilling programs with a focus on advanced stage to mine feasibility projects. Since 2005, Ms. Mathison was the Vice President - Operations of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. where she successfully supervised a technically challenging, multi-million dollar resource definition program in the Lac des Gras region of the North West Territories. Ms. Mathison has also received accreditation as a Six Sigma business improvement expert, coach and trainer. Prior to her position with Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Ms. Mathison was Senior Contracts and Land Advisor, North America and Europe, for BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc.
N. Eric Fier CPG, P. Eng
Principal Consulting Engineer/Geologist
Mr. Fier has over 25 years of international experience in a senior capacity including exploration, acquisition, development and production of numerous mining projects in Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. His extensive experience includes project evaluation and management, reserve estimation and economic analysis as well as operations management. Mr. Fier is Chief Operating Officer of SilverCrest Mines Inc. and President of Minera Pacific Inc. and has been Chief Geologist with Pegasus Gold Corp., Senior Engineer and Manager with Newmont Mining Corporation and Project Manager with Eldorado Gold Corporation.
Mr. Fier's experience with coal includes Goodrich in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia; Decker Coal in Powder River Basin, Montana; contributed to a feasibility study on a coal mine in British Columbia and consulting with Snowden on a thermal coal project in Australia.
Norwest Corporation
International Energy, Mining, and Environmental Consultants
Norwest is an internationally-recognized leader in providing consulting expertise to the energy, mining, and natural resources industries. Norwest has extensive expertise in the assessment, exploration, development and production of major coal resources at an international level and will provide guidance with respect to its upcoming exploration program.
Norwest has nearly 30 years of coal related consulting experience and is considered to be coal experts on Canadian and international coal deposits. |
