Director (Since July 31, 2007)

Graham Eacott is an independent financial and corporate advisor to the minerals industry. He has over 40 years of diversified international experience in the mining industry including investor relations and corporate communications; private placement financings; financial analysis; corporate governance and compliance; business development; operations; consulting engineering; and company management.

Prior to retiring in 2007, Mr. Eacott was Vice President of Investor Relations for several junior and mid-tier gold and base metal companies including Century Mining Corporation, Tamerlane Ventures Inc, and Royal Oak Mines Inc. Mr. Eacott spent four years in the investment industry as a highly ranked base metals analyst with Scotia Capital, Merrill Lynch and Maison Placements in Toronto.

Graham Eacott graduated with a B.Sc. in Metallurgy from Manchester University in 1962 and a M.Sc. in Industrial Metallurgy and Management Techniques from the University of Aston in Birmingham in 1970. He is a registered P.Eng. in Ontario and a Graduate of the Canadian Securities Course.