Board of Directors

Daniel Gorski was appointed Chief Executive Officer in July 2012 and has served as a director of the Company since January 2007 and previously as the Company’s chief operating officer. Prior, Mr. Gorski served as the Company’s president and chief executive officer from January 2007 to May 2011. From July 2004 to January 2006, Mr. Gorski was the co-founder and vice president of operations for High Plains Uranium, Inc., a uranium exploration and development company that went public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in December 2005. Between June 1996 to May 2004, he served as an officer and director of Metalline Mining Co., a publicly traded mining and development company with holdings in the Sierra Mojada Mining District, Coahuila, Mexico. From January 1992 to June 1996, Mr. Gorski was the exploration geologist under contract to USMX Inc. and worked exclusively in Latin America. He earned a B.S. (1960) from Sul Ross State College in Alpine, Texas, and an M.A. (1970) from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Mr. Gorski served three years active duty in the U.S. Army Security Agency holding a Top Secret/Cryptographic security clearance and was assigned to the 318th ASA bn, Germany.

Mr. Cecil Wall was appointed as a director to the Company, and he will serve on the Company’s audit and compensation committees. In 1969, he acquired control of a publicly traded company, Altex Oil Co. (formerly known as Mountain Valley Uranium). Under Mr. Wall’s leadership, Altex established a 20,000-acre position in what became the Greater Altamont Field at Altamont, Utah. Mr. Wall sold his interest in Altex in 1985. Mr. Wall was part of the founding group for the 2007 reorganization of Standard Silver Corp., which became Texas Mineral Resources. He sat on the Company’s board of directors and served as the secretary and treasurer from January 2004 to April 2012. He is currently the manager for C-Wall Investment Company, LLC, in Utah. In addition, he is the president of several family-owned private companies. Mr. Wall attended Carbon County College and Utah State University.

Mr. Francis is a broadly experienced mining professional who has been working in the industry for more than 32 35 years. Mr. Francis has held many senior executive and advisory roles within the mining industry, including Vice President of Project Development for Aurcana Silver Corporation, Vice President of Technical Services for Oracle Mining Corporation, Vice President of Resources for NovaGold Resources and Principal Geologist for AMEC Mining and Metals. Mr. Francis is currently Principal of Mineral Resource Management, a mining consultancy focused on providing technical leadership to the mining and exploration industry. Mr. Francis is a "qualified person" as defined by SEC S-K 1300 and Canadian NI 43-101 reporting standards. Mr. Francis holds both an M.S. degree and a B.A. in geology from the University of Colorado.

Don Hulse is a Mining Engineer with over 38 years of experience in the mining industry, including technical and general management, permitting coordination, short- and long-term planning, economic pit limit analysis, pit phase and design, cost estimation and analysis, resource estimation, geostatistics, feasibility studies, and reserve audit. Don’s project experience includes involvement with gold, silver, base metals, and industrial metals in design, analysis, planning and operational control. He has been responsible for coordinating the efforts of a management team through permitting, construction, and initiation of mine operation. His project tasks have included site inspection and safety audits, statistical and geostatistical analysis and modeling, resource estimation and classification, mine design and mineral reserve classification, elaboration of operating plans and production scheduling, model reconciliation and optimization studies, budgeting, and cash flow analysis. He currently serves Director-Business Development & Mining at Forte Dynamics, Inc. since 2023. Previously, he worked as the Manager-Technical Services at Minefinders Corp. Ltd. He also served as the Vice President-Mining at Gustavson Associates LLC from 2008 to 2021 and as the Vice President at WSP USA, Inc. from 2021 to 2023. Mr. Hulse obtained his undergraduate degree from Colorado School of Mines in 1982.

Dr. Malhotra, a world-renowned processing expert, has over 50 years of mining industry experience, with expertise in process design, process development, plant auditing and troubleshooting, detailed engineering, and capital and operating cost management. His process work with mining organizations worldwide has led to the commercialization of about 15 plants, with capital ranging from $50 million to $750 million. After working for AMAX Inc. for 17 years, Dr. Malhotra founded Resource Development Inc. (RDI), a metallurgical testing and consulting company, in 1990. His clients include World Bank/IFC, international financial institutions, mining companies, and governments. in Mineral Economics (1978) and M.S., Metallurgical Engineering (1973) from the Colorado School of Mines and B.S., Metallurgical Engineering (1970) from the Indian Institute of Technology. He is a Registered Member of Society of Mining Engineers, Member of Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, and a Qualified Person (QP) under National Instrument 43-101 in Canada. He has been awarded the Gaudin Award and Arthur C. Daman Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Mining and Metallurgy and Exploration Engineers. Dr. Malhotra is also currently Director at Canarc Resource Corp. and Cardero Resource Corp., and Consultant at RDI. He holds four patents and has published over 80 articles and edited several books.