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East Asia Minerals is managed by an experienced and motivated team of professionals with extensive international experience and a broad range of skills in the mineral exploration and mining industry. Much of this experience was gained working for international senior mining companies, which makes the Company unique in the junior mining sector.
The team's skills and experience encompass all aspects of the industry, ranging from project generation and early-stage exploration to feasibility studies and mine development, which includes negotiating and executing complex property agreements and partnership ventures. These technical and business skills are supplemented by a working knowledge of the mineral potential of the East Asia region.
East Asia Minerals is guided by an active, complimentary Board of Directors. Each of the 5 members contributes though their unique and extensive exploration, mining and/or investment experience.
| | | Michael Hawkins (MSc., Geology, MAusIMM)
Position: President, CEO, Director
Mr. Hawkins has 27 years of exploration experience in Mongolia, PNG, Indonesia, Australia, North America and Latin America (where Mr. Hawkins was also President and CEO of a successful exploration drilling company that operated in Chile, Argentina and Peru). Prior to joining EAS, Mr. Hawkins was the Mongolia Manager for AngloGold Ashanti and Chief Geologist at Highland Pacific. Mr. Hawkins has a proven track record for discovery of high-grade gold and copper-gold resources and has been directly involved in the greenfield exploration, discovery and development (pre-feasibility and feasibility studies) of several million ounces of gold in the Asia-Pacific region.
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| | | Lionel Martin (BSc., Geology, P. Geo.)
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Martin is a Professional Geoscientist with 27 years of experience in Canada, Asia and Africa, including 16 years with Noranda Inc. where he was Exploration Manager-Australasia, and 7 years with Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. (Cameco Corp.). Prior to joining East Asia Minerals in 2005, he was responsible for generating projects and negotiating advanced exploration agreements in Asia, one which led to significant added tonnage and grade to a large porphyry copper-gold deposit in Papua New Guinea. In the Abitibi region of Northern Canada, Mr. Martin was a senior member of the team that discovered two base metals deposits in Quebec's Matagami Mining Camp, one that was brought to production. Mr. Martin was also lead developer of Noranda's drill core sampling and analysis protocols.
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| | | David Royle (BSc.Hons., Geology)
Position: Vice President Exploration & Business Development
Mr. Royle has 33 years of international experience in all aspects of mineral exploration, project evaluation and feasibility. He played key roles in the grassroots discovery of significant mineral deposits in the Pacific Rim including Tolukuma, PNG (gold), Cerro Negro, Argentina (gold), Rio Blanco, Peru (copper-molybdenum), and Pierina, Peru (gold-silver). Prior to joining East Asia Minerals, Mr. Royle held senior management positions including Managing Director, Kentor Gold Ltd.; General Manager Project Generation, MIM Exploration Pty Ltd.; General Manager Exploration, Latin America, MIM International Pty Ltd.; and Exploration Manager Americas, Newcrest Mining Ltd.
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| | | Nick Kohlmann (MSc., Geology)
Position: Corporate Communications
Nick Kohlmann has worked in the exploration-mining industry for 27 years, of which the past nine have been focused on investor relations and marketing. Prior to joining the East Asia team he was a Vice President with CHF Investor Relations. Previously he worked as an exploration geologist and project manager in Africa and North America with junior and senior companies including Santa Fe Pacific Gold, FMC and U. S. Gold. In Nevada, Mr. Kohlmann worked directly in the development of several million ounces of gold reserves.
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| | | Darren Pylot
Position: Chairman of the Board
Mr. Pylot has 15 years financing and management experience in the junior resource sector. He is Chairman & CEO of Capstone Mining and President & CEO of both Silverstone Resources & Stealth Investments Corporation.
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| | | John Gingerich (BSc., Geology, P. Geo.)
Position: Director
Mr. Gingerich, with over 25 years experience is a leader in the mining and remote-sensing community and sits on seven industry/government boards and committees. As Noranda's former Director of Research, Technical Innovation, Geophysics and Remote Sensing, he championed and implemented advanced exploration technologies that led to disoveries in five nations. He formed Geotechnical Business Solutions, which develops exploration technologies and helps companies develop and implement exploration strategies.
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| | | John (Jack) Marr (MSc., Geology)
Position: Director
Mr. Marr is a geologist with 30 years experience in the financing, administration and management of resource companies. He is currently a Director and Vice-President of Exploration, Geodex Minerals Ltd. Previously, he held various positions over 13 years at Esso Minerals Canada and was also the Regional Exploration Manager of Kennecott Canada Inc.
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