906-1112 W. Pender St. Vancouver, B.C. V6E 2S1 Telephone: 604-681-8600 Toll Free: 1-866-FPM-8601 Fax: 604-681-8799
First Point has one of the most qualified and experienced exploration teams in the junior mining industry. Collectively this team has been directly involved in a number of significant discoveries, of which seven are commercial deposits. First Point's management team has worked in more than 35 countries, where they have been involved in mineral exploration and were responsible for negotiating exploration and mining concessions, tax treaties and related matters.
Dr. Peter M. D. Bradshaw, P.Eng. Position: Director, President and CEO Email:
Geologist with 40 years international mineral exploration experience in over 30 countries with Barringer Research, Placer Dome and Orvana Minerals.
Directly involved with discovery, evaluation and/or advancement of a number of properties including:
Porgera Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea.
(45 mt 3.5 g/t gold plus Zone VII 3 mt 1 oz/t gold (total 8.5 m oz. gold))
Kidston Gold Mine, Queensland, Australia .
(42 mt 1.4 g.t gold = 1.7 m oz. gold)
Misima Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea.
(50 mt 1.2 g/t gold = 1.8 m oz. gold)
Omai Gold Mine, Guyana.
(48 mt 1.6 g/t gold = 2.2 m oz. gold)
Cofounder and first Chairman of the Mineral Deposit Research Unit, University of British Columbia.
J. Christopher Mitchell, P.Eng. Position: Director and Chief Financial Officer Email:
Business Consultant with more than 35 years experience in the mineral industry.
Served as Senior Vice President of Viceroy Resource Corp., Executive Vice President and CFO of Orvana Minerals Corp. and Constellation Copper Corp.
Mr. Mitchell holds MBA and M.Sc degrees and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia.
Mr. Mitchell also serves as a director of Orvana Minerals Corp. and Endurance Gold Corp.and is the CFO of Geo Biotics.
Ron M. Britten Position: Vice President Exploration Email:
Geologist with more than 30 years international mineral exploration experience with Sumitomo, Esso Minerals and Homestake.
Directly involved with discovery, evaluation or advancement of a number of properties including:
Frieda River Copper/Gold Deposit, Papua New Guinea. (860 mt 0.47% copper, 0.31 g/t gold)
Eskay Creek Gold/Silver Mine, British Columbia. (2mt 70 g/t gold, 3500 g/t silver)
Alberto Manrique Position: Exploration Manager, South America Email:
More than 35 years mineral exploration experience in North and South America.
Worked with Cerro de Pasco, Amax, Cities Services, Anaconda, Inter American Development Bank and as a consultant.
Focused on exploration for gold, silver, copper and molybdenum.
Roderick W. Kirkham Position: Director
Partner with the national law firm Heenan Blaikie LLP.
Specializes in securities law including private and public financings, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and advising special committees.
Robert A. Watts Position: Director Email:
Chartered Accountant with 40 years experience in the mineral industry. Retired.
Held senior executive positions in a number of companies including Placer Dome Ltd., Pegasus Gold Corp., Princeton Mining Corp. and Orvana Minerals Corp.
Director of Silver Quest Resources Ltd. and Chairman and Director of Coro Mining Ltd. and Dwason Heights Housing Ltd. Former Director of a number of public mining companies including First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and Apollo Gold Corp.
Co-founder, Chairman and first President of Orvana Minerals Corp.
William H. Myckatyn, P. Eng. Position: Director
Over 34 years experience in the Mining industry.
Currently Chairman of Quadra Mining Ltd. Retired as CEO of Quadra on June 28, 2006
Prior to Quadra, Mr. Myckatyn was Chairman, President and CEO of Dayton Mining Corp. where he led the restructuring and merger with Pacific Rim Mining Corp., and now serves as Lead Director of Pacific Rim.
Was President and CEO of Princeton Mining.
Was President and CEO of Gibraltar Mines Ltd.
Spent over ten years working for various operations controlled by Placer Dome Inc. and its associated predecessor companies including four separate mines in Australia and the Philippines.
Dr. John Gammon Position: Director
Geologist with more than thirty years international exploration and government advisory experience.
Supervised discovery and exploration of two nickel-copper deposits in Norway and a massive sulphide deposit in BC.
Senior advisor on mining issues to five successive Ontario provincial governments.
Founder and Co-Chair of the World Mines Ministries Forums.
Established the "Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation" at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.
