Michael D. Martin has over 35 years of experience in the areas of engineering, operations, management, exploration, acquisitions, and development in the mineral industry, principally in the mining of gold, copper, iron, and molybdenum.  He has had responsibility for open pit mine capital and operating costs, infrastructure, and organization.  He has been involved in many feasibility and due diligence studies of base and precious metal properties; property evaluations; operational audits and optimizations; and mine equipment selection and costing.  In addition, Mr. Martin has been responsible for all mining related items, including mine schedules, ore control, mine equipment, cash flow forecast reviews, and site management assessment.  During his corporate career, Mr. Martin oversaw projects in Australia, New Zealand, The Solomon Islands, and Siberia.  His consulting activities have included work in more than 18 foreign countries. 

Until early 1992, Mr. Martin worked for Cyprus Minerals Corporation, serving as Executive Vice President and Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for the company’s Gold Division.  In both positions, he was either in charge of or visited and worked on a variety of gold projects, both with conventional mills and heap leaching.