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Mr. Blakestad is a seasoned minerals exploration geologist with more than 30 years experience working in Alaska, Nevada, Mexico and Africa. He has served on the management teams and Boards of Directors of several Canadian junior mining companies in both exploration and ore body development stages, including Columbia Metals Corp. Ltd., Nevada Star Resources Corp. and Robex Resources Inc. (V.P. Exploration). During the early 1980s, he established and managed Sedcore Exploration, Ltd., a state-of-the-art placer gold drilling company using resonating drills, which conducted contract placer gold evaluations throughout Alaska. His experience also includes working as an environmental engineer during the early 1990s. Mr. Blakestad has participated in the discovery of several mineral deposits, most notably the Fort Knox four million ounce gold deposit and mine near Fairbanks, Alaska. Mr. Blakestad is a Certified Professional Geologist, licensed in Alaska, and also holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology and a J.D. in natural resources and environmental law. | 