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<strong>“Exploring</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Timok</strong>: A <strong>Prolific</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Proven</strong> <strong>Gold</strong>-<strong>Copper</strong> <strong>Mining</strong> <strong>District”</strong>TSX.V: AVZ


QUALIFIED PERSONThe technical information in this presentation has been reviewed by Dr. Julian Barnes, a qualified person as defined in NI 43-101.DISCLAIMERThe information contained in this presentation is confidential. The contents are not to be reproduced or distributed to investors, <strong>the</strong> public or <strong>the</strong> press. Theinformation contained herein, while obtained from sources <strong>and</strong> based upon assumptions which Avala Resources believes are reliable, is not guaranteed as to itsaccuracy or completeness. The content of this presentation is for informational purposes only <strong>and</strong> does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to purchaseany securities referred to herein.Certain statements made during this presentation, including, without limitation, those concerning <strong>the</strong> economic outlook for <strong>the</strong> resource exploration industry,expectations regarding metal prices, growth prospects <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> outlook of Avala’s operations, including <strong>the</strong> successful definition of mineral reserves on Avala’sSerbian exploration projects, <strong>and</strong> its ability to raise <strong>the</strong> capital resources necessary to execute its business plan, constitute ‘forward looking information’ underapplicable securities legislation. These types of statements are generally identified by words or expressions such as “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”,“anticipate'', “believe'', “intend”, “expect”, “plan”, “estimate”, “budget'', “outlook'', “target” or o<strong>the</strong>r terminology. By its very nature, forward-looking informationrequires Avala Resources to make assumptions that may not materialize or that may not be accurate <strong>and</strong> is subject to a variety or risks, both known <strong>and</strong> unknown.Although Avala Resources believes that <strong>the</strong> expectations reflected in <strong>the</strong> forward-looking information contained in this presentation are reasonable, no assurancecan be given that <strong>the</strong>se expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, results could differ materially from those set out in <strong>the</strong> forward-lookinginformation.The business of Avala Resources is subject to considerable risks related to <strong>the</strong> fluctuation of metal prices, risks <strong>and</strong> dangers inherent in mining, competition witho<strong>the</strong>r mining companies, <strong>and</strong> doing business in Serbia. Certain resources estimates were conducted according to <strong>the</strong> accepted resource classification definitions inSerbia for <strong>the</strong> period to which <strong>the</strong>y relate. They do not comply with <strong>the</strong> current Canadian Institute of <strong>Mining</strong> Metallurgy <strong>and</strong> Petroleum (“CIM”) st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>and</strong>definitions for estimating resources <strong>and</strong> reserves as required by NI 43-101 <strong>and</strong> as such should not be relied upon. The Serbian historical resources discussed in thispresentation are for information purposes regarding <strong>the</strong> historical background of certain mineral interests within <strong>the</strong> <strong>Timok</strong> Magmatic Complex only, <strong>and</strong> havebeen used by Avala Resources internally in helping to determine exploration targets.The targets expressed throughout this presentation are based on Avala’s assessment of <strong>the</strong> geological data currently available <strong>and</strong> are conceptual in nature. Therehas been insufficient exploration with respect to <strong>the</strong>se targets to define any estimates of quantities. There is no guarantee that reserves under section 2.3 of NI 43-101 will be delineated through additional exploration.The forward-looking information contained in this presentation is made as of <strong>the</strong> date of this presentation <strong>and</strong>, except as required by applicable law, AvalaResources does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of <strong>the</strong> included forward-looking information to reflect events or circumstancesafter today’s date or to reflect <strong>the</strong> occurrence of unanticipated events.


• Avala Resources is a Canadian based company listed on <strong>the</strong> TSX VentureExchange (TSXV: AVZ).• Avala completed a business combination on July 30, 2010 which resulted in <strong>the</strong>acquisition of <strong>the</strong> Serbian “<strong>Timok</strong>” gold <strong>and</strong> copper projects from DundeePrecious Metals Inc.• A financing was completed in connection with <strong>the</strong> transaction <strong>and</strong> net proceedsof approximately $19.6 million CAD were released to Avala.• Dundee Precious Metals Inc. Holds approximately 50.2% of <strong>the</strong> issued <strong>and</strong>outst<strong>and</strong>ing common shares of Avala.4


• ~$45M spent to date on exploration package since 2004.• Three principal targets:Sediment Hosted <strong>Gold</strong>Porphyry <strong>Gold</strong>-<strong>Copper</strong>High Sulfidation• All are “brownfield” exploration targets with walk up drill targets.• Planned expenditure duration: July 2010 – December 2011Burn rate ~C$3.2M per Qtr.• Planned Studies: Pre-Feasibility Studies x 25


• Government committed to stimulatingforeign investments.• No restrictions on foreign ownership.• 10% corporate tax rate & 3% NSR.• Up to 10 year tax holidays for projectswith an investment > €7M <strong>and</strong>employing > 100 staff.• Tax credit incentives on capitalpurchases (up to 10 years).• Serbian labor force is skilled <strong>and</strong> welltrained, 42% of <strong>the</strong> population speakEnglish (Gallup International).6


• Interim Trade Agreement between <strong>the</strong>European Union <strong>and</strong> Serbia, 1 st February,2010 – enables Serbia to attract moreforeign investors, improve industrialproduction <strong>and</strong> increase its exports to <strong>the</strong>EU.100km• Located on <strong>the</strong> doorstep to <strong>the</strong> EU <strong>and</strong>ideally situated to support <strong>the</strong> EU’s “RawMaterials Initiative”.• “Securing reliable <strong>and</strong> undistorted accessto raw materials is increasingly becomingan important factor for <strong>the</strong> EU’scompetiveness <strong>and</strong>, hence, crucial to <strong>the</strong>success of <strong>the</strong> Lisbon partnership forgrowth <strong>and</strong> jobs”.(Communication from <strong>the</strong> Commission to <strong>the</strong> EuropeanParliament <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Council, 2008)7


• Over 5 years of operating in Serbia.• High-quality projects for immediatefocus & development.• Intensive use of early stage financial(payback scenario) modeling, resourcemodeling, pit/undergroundoptimization studies <strong>and</strong> QEMSCANmetallurgical test work to assist in“no/go” decision making.• Continuous target ranking process forrobust project pipelines.• Trained, experienced <strong>and</strong> motivatedexploration staff.• Fully integrated office, core shed <strong>and</strong>SGS managed assay laboratory.Topography, Geology,Drilling & TrenchingQuickbirdSoil GeochemAeromagneticsVTEM & Titan-24Dataset examples3D Modeling & Inversions8


• Largest exploration license holderin Serbia: 1,100 sq. km.• Located in ‘economicallydisadvantaged’ regions – stronglocal <strong>and</strong> national support fordevelopment projects.50km<strong>Timok</strong>• Well developed infrastructure(Bor-Majdanpek <strong>Mining</strong> Centre<strong>and</strong> European Transport Corridor10), access to reticulated power(6.4c/kWh).West Serbia• Clearly defined legislation coveringexploration through development<strong>and</strong> mine closure.9


HUNGARYROMANIARosia Montana – 14.6 Moz Au 1Certej – 2.73 Moz Au 1Rosia Poieni – Porphyry Cu DepositCROATIABOSNIA &HERZEGOVINASERBIALate Cretaceousmagmatic beltMajdanpek – 2Mt Cu (4.3bn lbs) & 4.3Moz Au 2Bor – 2.3Mt Cu (5bn lbs) & 1.4Moz Au 2Veliki Krivelj – 0.5Mt Cu (1.1bn lbs) & 0.4Moz Au 2BULGARIAElatsite – Porphyry Cu Deposit (Operating)MONTENEGROChelopech – 0.5Mt Cu (1.2bn lbs) & 5Moz Au 1Assarel – Porphyry Cu Deposit (Operating)Bucim – Porphyry Cu DepositMACEDONIAAda Tepe - 0.8 Moz Au 1ALBANIAGREECEPerama Hill – 1.36Moz Au 1Olympias – 4.2Moz Au 1Skouries – 1.0 Mt Cu (2.2bn lbs) & 5 Moz Au 1101NI 43-101 Measured & Indicated Resources Based on Publicly Available Data.2Historic Production Statistics Based on Publicly Available Data.


• “The <strong>Timok</strong> region…over 100 years ofcontinuous copper-gold mining”• Historic Production¹ Bor-Majdanpek<strong>Mining</strong> Center:• Bor (High Sulfidation Au-Cu-Ag)• 1902 -1941 12Mt @ 5.6% Cu, 2.6g/t Au• 1951-1984 87Mt @ 1.37% Cu• 1987-2001 51Mt @ 0.7% Cu, 0.2g/t Au• Majdanpek (Porphyry Cu-Au)• 1961-2003 355Mt @ 0.55% Cu, 0.38g/t Au• V. Krivelj (Porphyry Cu-Au)• 1987-2004 137Mt @ 0.35% Cu, 0.09g/t Au• Avala has <strong>the</strong> dominant l<strong>and</strong> holdingwithin <strong>the</strong> <strong>Timok</strong> region (815 sq. km)with numerous advanced targets.25kmMajdanpekV. KriveljBorPrincipal AvalaProject Locations11¹Past production statistics based on publicly available data.


<strong>Timok</strong> Diorite Porphyry Cluster• Seven Cu-Au-Mo <strong>and</strong>/or Au-only porphyrycenters defined to date.• NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate.Au Geochem - Central <strong>Timok</strong>Sediment Hosted Au• Previously unidentified style of mineralization.• Carlin-type affinities; 20 km strike length.• ‘Proof of Concept’ drilling: 2009TDPCluster5kmHigh Sulfidation Au-Cu-Ag• Large advanced-argillic lithocaps (9 sq. km).• ‘Proof of Concept’ drilling: defines gold-coppersilvermineralization.SedimentHosted AuHighSulfidation<strong>Timok</strong> Region• Exploration has identified a number of additionalporphyry ± high sulfidation targets.12


Valja Strz *CategoryCutoff(CuEq %)Tonnage(Mt)Cu grade(%)Au grade(g/t)Kraku RidjiPolomIndicated>0.3 11 0.27 0.23>0.6 1.4 0.46 0.43>0.3 36.3 0.33 0.28Inferred>0.6 11 0.54 0.56Resource represents ~10% of <strong>the</strong> entire soilgeochemical ‘footprint’.Coka Rakita * (Au-only)Dumitru PotokCoka RakitaSimeonDumitru Potok SE1km• 116m @ 1.15g/t Au• 47m @ 2.15g/t AuDumitru Potok SE *Valja StrzHigh Sulfidation Au-Cu-Ag• 77m @ 0.7% Cu, 0.3g/t AuDumitru Potok *Porphyry Au-Cu-MoPorphyry AuValja Strz South• 61.2m @ 0.2% Cu, 0.2g/t Au Soil Geochemistry: Au/Zn13


• Seven Cu-Au-Mo <strong>and</strong>/or Au-onlyporphyry centers defined to date.• The TDP cluster is similar in scaleto well known porphyry clusters(e.g. Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia &Cadia-Ridgeway, Australia) havingmultiple mineralized centersdistributed over a 5-6km strikelength.• Excellent recoveries from initialmetallurgical test work ~90% Cu<strong>and</strong> ~80% Au with encouraginggrinding results BWI: 11.7kWh/t(soft).300m14


• District wide soil sampling has definedmultiple sediment hosted gold targetsover a 20 km strike length along <strong>the</strong>western margin of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Timok</strong> MagmaticComplex.KorkanBigar<strong>Timok</strong> volcanics• Initial wide spaced trenching programsalong <strong>the</strong> 20 km long trend haveencountered gold mineralization thatmay represent erosional ‘windows’ into<strong>the</strong> target stratigraphy.Kraku Pestar“Potoj Cuka”monzonite20km• Comparable size to o<strong>the</strong>r major sedimenthosted gold districts, such as <strong>the</strong>Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Carlin Trend, Nevada, USA,where <strong>the</strong> majority of deposits are buried<strong>and</strong> rarely outcrop.UmkaOutcropping Cretaceouslimestones & sediments15Au Soil Geochemistry Overlaid on Geology


Key trench gold intercepts include <strong>the</strong> following * :(0.4g/t Au cutoff, 5m min. length, 5m max. internal dilution)• Korkan• JASTR009 59m @ 2.50g/t• JASTR009 58m @ 2.61g/t• Bigar• BITR001 8m @ 2.32g/t• BITR001 24m @ 1.02g/t• BITR002 12m @ 1.09g/t• BITR002 12m @ 2.79g/t• BITR002 36m @ 1.07g/t• BITR021 36m @ 3.68g/t• Kraku Pestar• PETR002 18m @ 1.81g/t• PETR002 38m @ 2.58g/t• PETR033 26m @ 1.80g/t• PETR035 16m @ 1.01g/t• PETR035 28m @ 2.56g/t• Umka• PCTTR010 11m @ 1.9g/t• UMTR011 10m @ 1.49g/t20kmKORKANBIGARKRAKUPESTARUMKA16Au Soil Geochemistry


• Initial drill results include*:(0.4g/t Au cutoff, 5m min. length, 5m max. internal dilution)• PEDD001:• 83.5m @ 1.28g/t Au (from 2.5m)• Incl. 19m @ 3.07g/t Au(1g/t cutoff)38m @ 2.58g/t Au (PETR002)A’Looking SSW• PEDD002:• 15m @ 0.57g/t Au (from 57m)• 25m @ 0.52g/t Au (from 91m)• 11m @ 0.96g/t Au (from 127m)• 49m @ 1.23g/t Au (from 144m)A’Mineralized ‘window’ at surfaceAA• Incl. 26m @ 1.83g/t Au600m(1g/t cutoff)Looking NSchematic cross-section – Kraku Pestar Project17


• Enlargement of license holding to <strong>the</strong>west as a result of increased geologicalknowledge <strong>and</strong> drilling success.AvalaLicenses• Soil sampling lines have been extendedfur<strong>the</strong>r westward from <strong>the</strong> currentlydefined 20 km x 5 km sediment hostedgold trend – results pending.• The strong correlation between <strong>the</strong>‘target stratigraphy’ <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Auanomalous drainages, particularly in<strong>the</strong> area circled, provides significantupside for <strong>the</strong> sediment hosted golddistrict.Extension of soil samplingprogram over anomalousdrainages <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> ‘targetstratigraphy’(Current gold soil anomalies shown forreference).<strong>Timok</strong>MagmaticComplex18


<strong>Timok</strong> Diorite <strong>Gold</strong>-<strong>Copper</strong> Porphyry ClusterRapidly Advance Resource Definition Program.Sediment Hosted <strong>Gold</strong>Rapidly Advance Resource Definition Program.AimInitiate Prefeasibility Study on <strong>Gold</strong>–<strong>Copper</strong> Project.Initiate Prefeasibility Study on Sediment Hosted <strong>Gold</strong> Project.Continue to Develop <strong>the</strong> Project Pipeline.19


• A seasoned team of successful explorers, developers, operators <strong>and</strong> investmentprofessionals.ExecutiveChairmanDavid FennellViceChairmanJamesCrombieDirectorJulianBarnesDirectorJonathanGoodmanDirectorAnthonyWalshDirectorChantalGosselinDirectorJohnWakeford20


+ Creating a public vehicle for <strong>the</strong> Serbian assets of DPM+ High quality exploration assets+ Significant exploration upside in district scale plays+ Sufficient finance to deliver resource definition program from this round+ Exploration team <strong>and</strong> resources in place & established+ Excellent development environment21


• *Previously released data refers to data included in <strong>the</strong> "Potoj Cuka <strong>Gold</strong> Project, Serbia National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report" by Paul Mazzoni dated March 10, 2010 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> “<strong>Timok</strong> Project, Serbia National Instrument43-101 Technical Report" by Paul Mazzoni, Iain Macfarlane <strong>and</strong> Chris Witt dated March 10, 2010 (<strong>the</strong> "TechnicalReports"), filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Fur<strong>the</strong>r information in respect of results, investigations,interpretations, quality assurance <strong>and</strong> quality control measures, along with geology, mineralogy, sampling, <strong>and</strong>analytical procedures is included in <strong>the</strong> Technical Report.Valja Strž <strong>Copper</strong>-<strong>Gold</strong>-Silver-Molybdenum DepositSummary Grade TonnageInsitu Grade Estimate as at 10 February 2009CutoffCuEq(%)Ordinary Kriged Whole Block Estimates using 10mE x 10mN x 10mRL Parent Block DimensionsReported using lower cutoff grades of 0.3% <strong>and</strong> 0.6% <strong>Copper</strong> Equivalent (CuEq)(CuEq=Cu + (0.6667*Au) + (0.0092*Ag) + (5.7143*Mo))Unconstrained <strong>and</strong> using rounded figuresUndepleted (no mining as of February 2009)Classified by CNI 43-101 Resource CategoriesTonnage(Mt)Grade(%)<strong>Copper</strong>(Cu)Metal(kt)Grade(ppm)<strong>Gold</strong>(Au)Metal(koz)Grade(ppm)Silver(Ag)Metal(koz)Molybdenum(Mo)Grade(%)Indicated Mineral Resources>0.3 11.0 0.27 30.0 0.23 80 0.8 290 0.0034 370>0.6 1.4 0.46 6.6 0.43 20 1.1 49 0.0031 44Inferred Mineral Resources>0.3 36.3 0.33 118.2 0.28 329 1.0 1,127 0.0076 2,752>0.6 11.0 0.54 59.5 0.56 197 1.3 465 0.0088 971The independent Qualified Persons responsible for <strong>the</strong> mineral resource estimate are Iain Macfarlane BSc, BSc (Hons)MAusIMM, Senior Geologist Resources <strong>and</strong> Paul Mazzoni BSc (Hons), MSc, MSEG, FAusIMM, Chief Geologist of Coffey<strong>Mining</strong> Pty. Ltd. Mineral resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Theestimate of mineral resources may be materially affected by environmental, permitting, legal, marketing, or o<strong>the</strong>r relevantissues. A technical report in support of <strong>the</strong> above disclosure will be prepared <strong>and</strong> filed on SEDAR subsequent to thispress release within <strong>the</strong> required regulatory deadline for filing such report in accordance with NI 43-101.Metal(t)22


Appendix – Board of Directors


• Executive Chairman: David Fennell received his law degree in 1979 from <strong>the</strong> University of Alberta <strong>and</strong> practiced in <strong>the</strong> areas of corporate <strong>and</strong> resource law until1983, when he founded <strong>Gold</strong>en Star Resources. During his term as President & CEO, <strong>Gold</strong>en Star became a TSE 300 company <strong>and</strong> one of <strong>the</strong> largest <strong>and</strong> mostsuccessful exploration companies. In 1998, Mr. Fennell left <strong>Gold</strong>en Star to become Chairman <strong>and</strong> CEO of Cambiex Explorations Ltd, which became Hope Bay <strong>Gold</strong>Corporation. He held this position until <strong>the</strong> merger of Hope Bay <strong>and</strong> Miramar <strong>Mining</strong> Corporation where he continued as Executive Vice-Chairman <strong>and</strong> director for<strong>the</strong> combined entity until its takeover, in January 2008, by Newmont <strong>Mining</strong> Corporation, a leading gold producer. He was Chairman of Ariane <strong>Gold</strong> Corp. fromAugust 2002 until its acquisition by Cambior Inc. in November 2003, <strong>and</strong> was a director of Palmarejo Silver <strong>and</strong> <strong>Gold</strong> Corporation until <strong>the</strong> merger with Coeurd'Alene Mines Corporation, one of <strong>the</strong> world's leading silver companies, in December 2007. He was Chairman of Maximus Ventures Ltd. until <strong>the</strong> businesscombination with NFX <strong>Gold</strong> Inc. to form Bear Lake <strong>Gold</strong> Inc. Mr. Fennell is currently a director of Sabina <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>and</strong> Silver Corp., Major Drilling Group InternationalInc. <strong>and</strong> Sutter <strong>Gold</strong> as well as <strong>the</strong> Chairman <strong>and</strong> director of Reunion <strong>Gold</strong> Corporation, Bear Lake <strong>Gold</strong> Ltd. <strong>and</strong> Queensl<strong>and</strong> Minerals Ltd. <strong>and</strong> Executive Chairman<strong>and</strong> director of Odyssey Resources Limited.• Vice Chairman, President & CEO: James Crombie graduated from <strong>the</strong> Royal School of Mines, London, in 1980 with a B.Sc. (Hons) in <strong>Mining</strong> Engineering, havingbeen awarded an Anglo American scholarship. Mr. Crombie held various positions with DeBeers Consolidated Mines <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Anglo American Corporation in SouthAfrica <strong>and</strong> Angola between 1980 <strong>and</strong> 1986. He spent <strong>the</strong> next thirteen years as a mining analyst <strong>and</strong> investment banker with Shepards, Merrill Lynch, James Capel& Co. <strong>and</strong> finally with Yorkton Securities. Mr. Crombie was <strong>the</strong> Vice President, Corporate Development of Hope Bay <strong>Mining</strong> Corporation Inc. from February 1999through May 2002 <strong>and</strong> President <strong>and</strong> CEO of Ariane <strong>Gold</strong> Corp. from August 2002 to November 2003. Mr. Crombie was President, CEO <strong>and</strong> a director of PalmarejoSilver <strong>and</strong> <strong>Gold</strong> Corporation until <strong>the</strong> merger with Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation, one of <strong>the</strong> world's leading silver companies, in December 2007. He was adirector of Sherwood <strong>Copper</strong> Corporation until its business combination with Capstone <strong>Mining</strong> Corp. in November 2008. Currently, Mr. Crombie is <strong>the</strong> President,CEO <strong>and</strong> a director of Reunion <strong>Gold</strong> Corporation, CEO <strong>and</strong> Executive Vice-Chairman of Queensl<strong>and</strong> Minerals Ltd. <strong>and</strong> President, CEO <strong>and</strong> director of OdysseyResources Ltd. He is also a director of Arian Silver Corporation <strong>and</strong> Sutter <strong>Gold</strong>.• Director, Special Consultant: Julian Barnes is Executive Vice President of DPM. He has obtained his Bachelor of Science Honours Geology degree from <strong>the</strong>University College Swansea of Wales, UK <strong>and</strong> his PhD Philosophy from <strong>the</strong> University of Leeds, UK. He has extensive experience in major exploration/developmentproject management, technical computing applications, due diligence studies, structural analysis, exploration <strong>and</strong> mining geology, technical audits, valuations,resource evaluations, ore reserve modeling <strong>and</strong> pit optimization. In 1987 he founded Resource Service Group, an Australian based consulting firm, where Dr.Barnes was involved in all technical <strong>and</strong> professional aspects including project generation, exploration geochemistry, project scheduling <strong>and</strong> budgeting, exploration<strong>and</strong> resource computing <strong>and</strong> quality control programs. He has also worked on numerous bankable feasibility studies, mergers <strong>and</strong> acquisitions, <strong>and</strong> bankable duediligence studies for <strong>the</strong> majority of major international lending institutions throughout <strong>the</strong> world. From RSG's Perth office he has undertaken major projectsthroughout <strong>the</strong> globe for a wide variety of commodities, including precious metals, mineral s<strong>and</strong>s, industrial minerals, nickel <strong>and</strong> copper-lead-zinc.24


• Director: Anthony Walsh (Head of Audit Committee) graduated from Queen's University (Canada) in 1973 <strong>and</strong> became a member of The Canadian Institute ofChartered Accountants in 1976. Mr. Walsh has over 20 years experience in <strong>the</strong> field of exploration, mining <strong>and</strong> development. Prior to joining Sabina SilverCorporation, Mr. Walsh was President <strong>and</strong> CEO of Miramar <strong>Mining</strong> Corporation (1995-2007), was <strong>the</strong> Senior Vice-President <strong>and</strong> CFO of a computer leasingcompany (1993-1995) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> CFO <strong>and</strong> Senior Vice-President, Finance of International Corona Mines Ltd., a major North American gold producer (1989-1992).From 1985 to 1989 he was Vice-President, Finance of International Corona Mines Ltd., <strong>and</strong> from 1973 to 1985 Mr. Walsh held various positions at Deloitte, Haskins& Sells, a firm of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Walsh is currently <strong>the</strong> President, CEO <strong>and</strong> a director of Sabina <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>and</strong> Silver Corp.• Director: Jonathan Goodman is <strong>the</strong> President <strong>and</strong> Chief executive Officer of DPM. He has over 20 years experience in <strong>the</strong> resource <strong>and</strong> investment industry,working as a geologist, senior analyst, portfolio manager <strong>and</strong> senior executive. Mr. Goodman joined Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Ltd. in 1990,where he was responsible for <strong>the</strong> selection of Canadian equities <strong>and</strong> played a major role in developing asset allocation strategies, before becoming <strong>the</strong> company'sPresident. He is also a founder of Goepel Shields <strong>and</strong> Partners, an investment firm. Mr. Goodman graduated from <strong>the</strong> Colorado School of Mines as a ProfessionalEngineer <strong>and</strong> holds a Master of Business Administration from <strong>the</strong> University of Toronto. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst, <strong>and</strong> is a director of severalpublicly-traded resource companies.• Director: Chantal Gosselin has over 18 years of experience in both international mining operations <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> finance sector. She began her career when she joinedAur Resources as an engineer <strong>and</strong> assisted in <strong>the</strong> construction of <strong>the</strong> Louvicourt mine. She <strong>the</strong>n went on to hold various senior positions at Dynatec <strong>Mining</strong>,managing multi-million dollar underground development contracts in Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Quebec. Her international experience includes Central <strong>and</strong> South America whereshe held management positions on projects with Pan American Silver <strong>and</strong> Black Hawk <strong>Mining</strong>. For <strong>the</strong> past nine years Ms. Gosselin has been working in <strong>the</strong>investment side of <strong>the</strong> industry. She currently is a Senior <strong>Mining</strong> Analyst at Sun Valley <strong>Gold</strong> LLP (since August 2009), a precious metals investment fund. Previouslyshe provided mining analysis services as principal of Gosselin Capital Inc. from April 2008 to July 2009. Prior to that she held senior analyst positions at GenuityCapital Markets (May 2006 to March 2008), Haywood Securities Inc. (April 2004 to May 2006) <strong>and</strong> Dundee Securities Corporation (2002 to April 2004). Ms.Gosselin is a Professional <strong>Mining</strong> Engineer <strong>and</strong> holds an MBA from Concordia University.• Director: John Wakeford is <strong>the</strong> Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development, of Sabina <strong>Gold</strong> <strong>and</strong> Silver Corp. Mr. Wakeford has more than 30 years inworldwide exploration with extensive experience in Archean greenstone deposits, including <strong>the</strong> Hemlo <strong>and</strong> Timmins gold camps. His experience includes fourteenyears with Nor<strong>and</strong>a, where, among o<strong>the</strong>r things, he played a key role in <strong>the</strong> discovery <strong>and</strong> evaluation of <strong>the</strong> Holloway gold deposit. On <strong>the</strong> creation of Hemlo <strong>Gold</strong>Mines, Mr. Wakeford was appointed Director of International Exploration <strong>and</strong> led Hemlo's international gold exploration activities. Following <strong>the</strong> merger of Hemlowith Battle Mountain, he was appointed Director of Exploration, <strong>and</strong> eventually became responsible for Battle Mountain's exploration efforts. Most recently Johnwas <strong>the</strong> Vice-President of Exploration at Miramar <strong>Mining</strong> during which time his experience <strong>and</strong> knowledge of Archean greenstone belts enabled <strong>the</strong> company togrow <strong>the</strong> Hope Bay resource to over 10 million ounces of gold.25

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