ON THE MOVEJUNE 2020 | VOLUME 1 | I SSUE 5

Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector

1 ON THE MOVE June 2020

TOP MOVES IN THIS ISSUE

Benoit La Salle

Benoit La Salle is now president, CEO and a director of Maya Gold & Silver, replac-ing Noureddine Mokaddem. La Salle has over 20 years of experience with the develop-ment and operation of mining projects in West Africa. He founded gold producer Semafo and is involved with a number of mining companies as a board member and investor.

JamesGowans

James (Jim) Gowans has been appointed to the board of Marathon Gold. Gowans has over 30 years of experience in the areas of mineral exploration, project studies as well as mine construction and operations. Between 2016 and 2018, he was president and CEO of Arizona Mining. He is also a director of Trilogy Metals, New Gold and Cameco.

Jacques Perron has been named president and CEO of Pretium Resources. Perron was most recently president, CEO and a director of Thompson Creek Metals until its 2016 acquisition by Centerra Gold. Perron has over 35 years of mining industry experience in both technical and operational roles. He is a director of the Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation.

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MANAGEMENT CHANGES–pg 2 –

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS–pg 3 –

AWARDS & ACCOLADES–pg 4 –

2 ON THE MOVE June 2020

Soraia Morais is now the CFO of Altamira Gold, replacing Michael O’Brien.

Ruben Verzosa, the CEO of Arcpacific Resources, has passed away after a brief illness.

Adam Coulter has been named VP of exploration with ATAC Resources; Andrew Carne is also joining the company as VP of corporate and project development.

Peter Kuhn has been named interim CEO of Blue Star Gold, replacing Steve Wilkinson.

Gerbrand van Heerden is now CFO of BMC Minerals; Joel Ray has assumed the chief engineer role.

Sam Ash is now president and CEO of Bunker Hill Mining, replacing John Ryan. Ryan will continue to serve on the company’s board.

Joseph Ovsenek has been appointed president, CEO and chairman of the board of Central Timmins Exploration.

Samantha Espley is the 2020-2021 CIM president, succeeding Roy Slack; Espley is a mining industry professional and spent 30 years with Vale. Anne Marie Toutant, who is recently retired from Suncor Energy, will be the 2022-2023 CIM incoming president elect.

Brian Howlett is now president and CEO of Copper Reef Mining. Michael Leskovec has joined the company as CFO, replacing Dave Kendall.

Sam Wong as has resigned as Core Gold’s CFO and Armando Alexandri has stepped down as COO.

Paul Smith has been named COO of Deep-South Resources with Jean-Luc Roy appointed to the chief expertise officer role.

Defense Metals has appointed Karl Wagner, a former U.S. intelligence executive, as a strategic advisor.

Elena Tanzola has been appointed CFO and corporate secretary of Essex Minerals, with Patrick Harford named VP of business development.

John Carlesso is now CEO of FenixOro Gold (formerly American Battery Metals), following Jeremy Poirier’s resignation.

Ryan Cheung is now CFO and corporate secretary of Fission 3.0 and Fission Uranium with Paul Charlish leaving the companies.

Dale Verran has been appointed CEO of Fortune Bay. Wade Dawe will step down as CEO, but continue as chairman.

John Dyer has resigned as CFO and a director of Gold Rush Cariboo.

Rob Henderson has been appointed president and CEO of Great Panther Mining, replacing Jeffrey Mason, the company’s interim CEO, who will continue to provide consulting services. Meghan Brown has also joined as VP of investor relations.

Dan McCormack is now exploration manager with Hemlo Explorers.

Bruno Lemelin has been promoted to the role of senior VP of operations and projects with Iamgold and Oumar Toguyeni to the role of senior VP of international affairs and sustainability.

Sherry Dunsworth, Marathon Gold’s senior VP of exploration, has left the company.

Farhad Bouzari and Andrew McIntosh have been appointed to the technical advisory board of Metallis Resources.

Quinton Hennigh has joined NuLegacy Gold as an advisor.

Evan Spencer has been appointed interim president and CEO of Nevada Copper following Matt Gili’s departure.

Christina McCarthy is now VP of corporate development for New Oroperu Resources.

Tony George has been appointed chief project officer at NexGen Energy, for its Rook 1 project.

Rui Feng has stepped down as CEO of New Pacific Metals but will remain a director. Mark Cruise, previously New Pacific’s COO, has been named CEO.

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3 ON THE MOVE June 2020

Adam Knight is now technical services manager of Northern Vertex Mining.

Cindy Davis is now CFO of Orford Mining and Monique Hutchins has been appointed corporate secretary following the departure of CFO Tim Hollaar.

Otso Gold has appointed Mark Gelmon as its new CFO, replacing Daryl Midgley.

Binyomin Posen has been appointed CEO and CFO of Pacific Iron following the resignations of Joel Freudman as president and CEO and Carlyn Dahl as CFO.

Albert Contardi has been named CEO and a director of Pima Zinc with Arvin Ramos appointed to the CFO role.

Brian Stecyk has resigned as CEO and John Dyer has stepped down as the company’s CFO.

Flavio Fuentes Olivares is now manager, legal and permitting for Rio2’s Fenix gold project and Edgardo Briones Landauro has been named construction manager for the project.

David Reading has been appointed a technical advisor for exploration geology with Roscan Gold.

Tim Thiessen is now CFO and corporate secretary of Roughrider Exploration, succeeding Jasmin Lau.

Alan Day has been appointed president, CEO and a director of Smooth Rock Ventures.

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Galen McNamara has been appointed CEO of Summa Silver, replacing Hani Zabaneh, who will remain a director.

Richard Wilson has been named president, CEO and a director of Surge Exploration, replacing Tim Fernback.

Lorne Warner is now the president, CEO and a director of Tarachi Gold.

Daniel James Maskell has joined Teldar Resource as CFO and director, succeeding Kulwant Sandher.

Tracy George is now corporate secretary of Torq Resources.

Tony Giardini is now president and CEO of Trilogy Metals, succeeding James (Jim) Gowans, who will remain a director.

Karim Alameddine is now corporate secretary of Western Magnesium with Lisa Maxwell assuming the senior VP of corporate development role.

Rodney Ireland, a director of Xander Resources, is also now the company’s CEO, following Dwayne Yaretz’s resignation; Yaretz will remain a director and corporate secretary.

Kenny Choi has been appointed CEO of Yukoterre Resources, following the resignation of Rene Bharti as CEO and a director.

Michael Luzich has joined Amerigo Resources as a director.

Rui Botica Santos has joined the board of Ascendant Resources with Guillermo Kaelin stepping down as a director.

Fabio Ribeiro has joined the board of Aura Minerals.

Bill Harper, director and chairman of the audit committee of Benton Resources, has passed away.

John Percival has joined the board of advisors of Bam Bam Resources.

Dave Dicaire has been appointed to the board of Bluestone Resources with Jim Paterson stepping down as a director.

Rita Adiani has been appointed to the board of Brixton Metals. Carl Hering was not nominated for re-election to the board, but will remain as an advisor.

Ron MacDonald has joined the board of Central Timmins Exploration, with Wes Roberts stepping down as a director. Neville Dastoor will remain a director but will no longer be chairman.

Jamie Lavigne has joined the board of Colibri Resource with Paul Bartos stepping down as a director.

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4 ON THE MOVE June 2020

Naomi Johnson has joined the board of Copper Lake Resources with Gary O’Connor stepping down.

Jose Vizquerra has resigned from the board of Discovery Metals.

James Harris is now a director of Essex Minerals with Chris Andrews and Wilson Su stepping down from the board.

Randall Chatwin has been appointed to the board of Fremont Gold, replacing Paul Reynolds.

Chip Richardson is now a director of Fuse Cobalt.

Hannah Jin is now a director of Gold Lion Resources with Oliver Friesen stepping down from the board; Friesen will remain the company’s CEO and corporate secretary.

Aleem Nathwani has been appointed to the board of Gold Rush Cariboo.

David Garofalo is now chairman of Great Panther Mining’s board. Joseph Gallucci and Alan Hair have also joined the board.

Elaine Dorward-King has joined the board of Novagold.

Anthony Milewski has been appointed a director of NxGold. Richard Patricio has resigned from the board but will remain an advisor.

Geoff Schellenberg is now on the board of Origen Resources; Jerry Bella has resigned as a director.

Darin Wagner has resigned from the board of Palamina Corporation.

Elias Levy and Yaakov Eizicovics are now on the board of Pacific Iron Ore with Joel Freudman and Damian Lopez stepping down as directors. Freudman will remain president and CEO on a transitional basis.

Daniel Nauth and David MacMillan are joining the board of Pima Zinc; Conan Taylor has resigned as a director.

Al Fabbro is now a director of ProAm Explorations.

Luis Azevedo is now a director of Serabi Gold with Felipe Swett stepping down from the board.

Gary Nassif and Jonathan Hill have been appointed to the board of Stratabound Minerals. Michael Page has resigned as an independent director.

Michael Konnert has stepped down from the board of Tarachi Gold.

Robert Clarke has resigned from the board of Teldar Resource.

Oliver Andrews has joined the board of Thor Explorations.

Andre Gauthier has joined the board of Typhoon Exploration with Leo Patry stepping down as a director.

Libby Mounsey and Stewart Findlay are now on the board of West African Resources with Simon Storm and Mark Connelly retiring as non-executive directors.

Henri Gélinas and Jérome Gendron have been appointed as directors of Yorbeau Resources, with Gélinas also appointed chairman. Pierre Éloi Talbot, Gérald Riverin, and Amit Gupta have stepped down from the board.

Glenn Ives has joined the board of Kinross Gold.

Lars-Eric Johansson, Daniel Major and Eric Krafft are now on the board of Leading Edge Materials with Michael Hudson, Mark Saxon and Filip Kozlowski stepping down.

Jim Wiesenberg and Neil Foran have joined the board of Margaret Lake Diamonds. Darryl Sittler and Buddy Doyle have resigned as directors.

Wenhong Jin is joining the board of Margaux Resources.

Robert Taub has been appointed chairman of the board of Maya Gold & Silver.

Guylaine Daigle is now a director of Monarch Gold; Michel Baril and Guy Bourassa have stepped down from the board.

Mary Ritchie has been appointed to the board of Morien Resources.

Richard Gillard has resigned from the board of directors of New Carolin Gold.

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS, continued from page 3

AWARDS & ACCOLADESThe Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM) has announced its 2020 Awards recipients. They include: • Neda Farmer from District West as the recipient of the District

Distinguished Service Award;• Reno Pressacco as the recipient of the Robert Elver Mineral

Economics Award;• Rimas Pakalnis as a posthumous recipient of the Mining

Engineering Outstanding Achievement Award;• Courtney Nunn, Kate Patterson and David M. Robson as

recipients of the CIM-Bedford Canadian Young Mining Leaders Award;

• Betty Yi-Shing Lin as the recipient of the CIM Presidents’ Role Model Medal;

• Great Bear Resources as the recipient of the A.O. Dufresne Exploration Achievement Award and

• Gregory (Greg) Gosson as the recipient of the Selwyn Blaylock Canadian Mining Excellence Award.

Frontier Lithium has received the discovery of the year award from the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association (NWOPA). The 2019 Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year award is for the Spark Pegmatite discovery, first identified in September 2018, with a maiden resource estimate published in February of this year.