DONALD E. HULSE, PRINCIPAL MINING ENGINEER

Mr. Hulse has over 25 years of experience in the mining industry, including technical and general management, short and long term operational planning, economic pit limit analysis, pit and phase design, cost estimation and analysis, resource estimation, geostatistics, feasibility studies, and reserve audits. Project experience includes involvement with gold, silver, base metals, and industrial minerals in design, analysis, planning and operational control. He has been responsible for coordinating the efforts of a management team to achieve all permit approvals, construct the process plant, and initiate mine exploitation.

Project tasks have included data integration and validation of numerical and geological data, statistical and geostatistical analysis and modeling, resource classification, model reconciliation studies, elaboration of operating plans, and budgeting. He has established data management, modeling, and planning systems to meet an operation's unique needs and provided formal training for application of computer modeling tools to specific project needs. Mr. Hulse is fluent in Spanish and has managed Spanish speaking staff in Latin America, as well as working with Mexican state and federal agencies.

EDUCATION

B.S. Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1982

GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Turkey, U.S. - Nevada, Colorado, and Virginia.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Colorado State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Professional Engineer
Canadian Instrument 43-101 Qualified Person
Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Mexican Association of Mining Engineers, Metallurgists, and Geologists

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