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Dr. Pearson is a professional geologist with over 33 years of experience in the national and international mining industry in all phases from grassroots exploration through to advanced projects and mine development. He has carried out exploration programs in 15 countries in North and South America, Europe, East Asia and Australia. In addition, he has been extensively involved in due diligence work for acquisitions, preparation of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, writing of NI 43-101 technical reports and as an expert witness. He has served on the Board of several public junior mining companies and has authored a number of scientific papers as well as giving numerous presentations. From 2002 to its takeover in April 2006 by Yamana Gold Inc., Dr. Pearson was Vice President, Exploration for Desert Sun Mining Corp. He directed exploration programs that increased the overall resource base at Jacobina by 1.4 million ounces and discovered a major new extension to the Canavieiras deposit that is now being developed by Yamana. He is currently a Director and Technical Advisor for Largo Resources which is exploring and developing projects in Brazil, Yukon and Ecuador. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Honours Geology from UBC and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Economic Geology from Queen's University. | 