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Management Profiles

Chairman (Non-Executive)

Craig McGown – BCom, FCA; Appointed 13 June 2008

Mr McGown is an Investment Banker with over 35 years experience consulting to companies in Australia and internationally, particularly in the natural resources sector. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and an Affiliate of the Securities Institute of Australia. Craig has recently joined the corporate advisory business New Holland Capital Pty Ltd (from 3 July, 2008) and is a former Chairman of DJ Carmichael Pty Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Bass Metals Limited and Peel Exploration Limited.

Managing Director (Executive)

David John Crook – BSc, MAusIMM, MAICD; Appointed 11 August 2003

Mr Crook is a geologist with over 26 years experience in exploration, mining and management, predominantly within Western Australia. Mr Crook has investigated nickel sulphide, nickel laterite, gold, and other commodity resources and has an excellent discovery record. He has held senior exploration and mining operations roles, including contract negotiation and management and corporate evaluations.

Directors (Non-Executive)

Wayne Thomas Spilsbury – BSc, MSc; Appointed 4 January 2010

Mr Spilsbury is a geologist who received his B.Sc. (Honors Geology) in 1973 from the University of British Columbia and his M. Sc. (Honors Geology) in 1982 from Queens University in Ontario. He brings over 35 years of experience in mineral exploration and management, including 28 years with Teck Cominco Limited and was their former General Manager, Exploration - Asia Pacific. In this role, he held responsibility for managing an extensive exploration portfolio including large-scale gold and base metal projects in Australia and China. Mr Spilsbury has worked throughout Western Canada, the United States, Asia and Australia; he is a Member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Allan Trench – BSc (Hons), PhD, MSc (Min.Econ.), MBA. (Oxon), ARSM, AWASM, MAusIMM, MAICD; Appointed 8 September 2003

Dr Trench is a mineral economist, geophysicist and business management consultant with minerals experience including nickel, gold, vanadium and mineral sands. Dr Trench led nickel sulphide exploration teams for WMC Resources in the Widgiemooltha–Pioneer and Leinster–Mt Keith regions of WA in the mid 1990s. He has subsequently worked with McKinsey and Company, KCGM Pty Ltd and now with a major petroleum company.

Company Secretary

Julie Anne Wolseley – BCom, CA, MAICD; Appointed 11 August 2003

Ms Wolseley is the principal of a corporate advisory company with over 15 years experience acting as company secretary to a number of ASX listed public companies operating primarily in the resources sector. Previously Ms Wolseley was an audit manager both in Australia and overseas for an international accounting firm. Ms Wolseley also holds directorships on the boards of OM Holdings Ltd and Territory Iron Ltd.