43-101 2007 Technical Report On The San Antonio Project, Baja ...

Derry, Michener, Booth & Wahl Consultants Ltd. Page 71Certificate of Qualifications for Dave LaudrumI, Dave Laudrum, a Senior Geologist with Ashloo Consultants Ltd, 26–1200 EdgewaterDrive, Squamish, British Columbia, email: dlaudrum@ashloo.com, do hereby certifythat:1. I am one of the 2 co-authors of the report entitled “Technical Report andMineral Resource Estimate on the San Antonio Gold Project, Baja CaliforniaSur, Mexico”, dated June 30, 2008. I am responsible for the Mineral ResourceEstimate in Section 17 of the report. That mineral resource is reported based oncutoff grades and economic parameters produced by my co-author in Section18 of the report.2 I carried out this assignment as a sub-contractor to Derry Michener Booth &Wahl Consultants Ltd, 2338 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC.3 hold the following academic qualification:B.Sc, Specialization in Geology, Lakehead University, 1987.4 I am a registered Professional Geoscientist with the Association ofProfessional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia; as well, I am amember in good standing of other technical associations and societies,including:Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada.Member of the Society of Economic Geologists.Member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.Member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.Member of the Association for Mineral Exploration BC.5 I have worked in the minerals industry for over 20 years on a variety of mineproduction and exploration projects with Junior and Senior companies and as aConsultant. I have held senior management roles ranging from ProjectManager, to Senior Mine Geologist to VP Project Development, to Presidentand Director of a public mining exploration company. My experience includesmineral exploration, advanced exploration and mine development,underground mine production, mineral resource estimation, Pre-Feasibility andFeasibility Studies, permitting and environmental compliance. I have managedor consulted on precious and base metal projects in a variety of geological, andbusiness, environments in North America, Central and South America, theCaribbean, Asia, and Europe.6 I have read National Instrument 43-101 and, by reason of education,experience and professional registration, I fulfill the requirements of aQualified Person as defined in NI 43-101. This technical report has beenprepared in compliance with NI 43-101.