Allen V. Ambrose

Director

Mr. Ambrose has 25 years of experience in the mining industry, including working with larger companies as well as junior exploration companies. He was the founder of now TSX-listed Minera Andes Inc. and served as President & CEO of the company from November 1994 to July 2009 having built the company to one with a market capitalization of over $280 million. He remains a director of Minera Andes. Mr. Ambrose has extensive experience in all phases of exploration, project evaluation and project management, and has worked as a geologic consultant in the U.S. and South America. He has been employed as the exploration manager for N.A. Degerstrom Inc., a U.S. contract mining company, from 1988 to January 2004. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology from Eastern Washington University and he is a licensed Registered Professional Geologist (State of Washington).