Management Team

Daniel W. Hollis, Director & CEO

Mr. Hollis brings thirty years of corporate finance and management experience to the Company. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in venture capital, private and public company funding. His experience includes turn around situations, and development of fast growth management teams for special situations. He has served as an officer and adviser to numerous private and public growth companies.

Mr. Hollis served as Registered Principal of Investacorp, Inc., a NASD broker-dealer, where he had supervisory responsibilities for the State of Georgia. He is a member of the National Association of Investment Bankers.

Ewald J. Dienhart, Chairman of the Board

Mr. Dienhart has an extensive background in real estate development, corporate finance and mining development.

His project developments in Germany since 1983 have been valued at over 2 Billion (DM). In North America, his real estate development projects include the construction of 22 factory outlets. His interest in mining is focused on the reactivation and financing of promising natural resource properties.

Dr. Wilhelm H. Debor, Director

Dr. Debor is an accomplished attorney, with an extensive background in finance. Since the beginning of his career, Dr. Debor has held progressively more responsible positions with Swiss Bank Corporation and Chase Manhattan Bank. He was responsible for Credit for Commercial Real Estate with Deutsche Bank Group until 1990 when he joined DePfa Bank Group in Frankfurt, Germany where he served until 2000. Subsequently he has been the principal in Debor Consulting, advising on large corporate and real estate transactions.

Lance Rosmarin, Director

Mr. Rosmarin has served as Secretary and a Director of the Company since July 22, 1996. He has held various executive positions with, and Board seats on public companies over the past fifteen years.

Mr. Rosmarin received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Texas in 1985, and an MBA Degree in Finance from the University of Texas in 1988.

James L. Browne, Director

Mr. Browne is a prominent geologist with extensive expertise in evaluating properties, particularly in the regions of Idaho and Oregon. He began his career in 1956 after obtaining a Master of Science degree in geology from Michigan Technological University. Since 1992, Mr. Browne has been a consulting geologist conducting property evaluations, open pit geology and ore reserve definition at the Company's Benton Mine. Previously, Mr. Browne held positions at Helca Mining where he supervised a crew of geologists and participated in discoveries leading to substantial benefit to Helca. He also held the position of Chief Exploration Engineer for Day Mines, Inc. in Idaho where he was responsible for the company's exploration Board of Geology for ten years and property evaluation efforts. Day Mines merged into Helca Mining Co. in 1981. Earlier in his career, Mr. Browne held the position of Northwest Geologist for Copper Range Mining Company and American Zinc Company. He is a registered geologist in both Idaho, having served on the Idaho and Oregon and a member of SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration). He was a member of the Idaho Board of Registration for Professional Geologists.