Bruce Counts Position: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Bruce has been involved in the Canadian diamond exploration industry for fourteen years. Between 1992 and 1997 he was employed by BHP Minerals Canada Ltd. and was an integral member of the team responsible for the discovery and development of the Ekati Diamond Mine(tm). In 1997 Bruce joined Dia Met Minerals Ltd. and was senior consultant on their international portfolio of projects until the sale of the company in 2001. Bruce is a Professional Geophysicist and holds a degree in Geological Engineering from the University of British Columbia.
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Craig Bentham, LLB Position: Independent Director Craig is a sole practitioner in Calgary, Alberta, specializing in Corporate and Commercial law with an emphasis on venture capital. He has been a member of the Alberta Bar since 1992. His current and former positions include: Director of Corporate Development for Pinnacle Private Capital Corporation, a Calgary, Alberta based venture capital firm; Director of Committee Bay Resources Ltd. a TSX-V listed company (January 2004 - present); Director of Lexoil Inc., a TSX-V listed company (December 2002 - September 2003); President and Chief Executive Officer of Carvelle Capital Inc., a TSX-V listed company (July 2001 - December 2002); Director and Vice-President of Aqualitus Inc., a private Alberta environmental technology company (July 2001 - September 2002); and Vice-President of business operations for D&B Productions Inc., a private Alberta based television production company (1997 - 1998).
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Mark Fields Position: Independent Director Mr. Fields brings more than 20 years of experience in mineral exploration and development to Indicator Minerals' Board of Directors. Mr. Fields was Executive Vice President and Director of Pine Valley Mining Corporation which developed a metallurgical coal project from trial mining to commercial production. As Vice President of Copper Ridge Explorations Inc. he was responsible for all aspects of the company's corporate affairs as well as technical direction of its precious and base metal projects in the Yukon and Alaska. In addition, Mr. Fields was involved in the $44 million sale of a junior gold explorer to Kinross Gold Corporation and participated in the successful acquisition, exploration and development of the Diavik Diamond Mine on behalf of the Rio Tinto Group. Mr. Fields holds an honours degree in Commerce from Queen's University, a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of British Columbia and presently serves on the board of Copper Ridge Explorations Inc.
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Richard K. Gorton Position: Independent Director Richard has been involved in the exploration, mining and business aspects of the minerals industry for 36 years. From 1973 to 1986 Richard directed Newmont South Africa Ltd.'s exploration activities in the search for gold, base metals, diamonds and uranium.
During this time, Richard was involved in the early discovery stages of the Gamsberg zinc deposit for the O'okiep Copper Company in Namaqualand.From 1986 to 1990 Richard held the post of Chief Geologist at the Telfer Gold Mine in Western Australia .
From 1990 to 1994, Richard became Great Basin Exploration Manager and later Director, Exploration North America and from 1994 -- 2005 he became Director of Exploration, Business Development for Newmont Mining Corporation. Richard took early retirement in 2005 and continues as a consultant to Newmont.In 2005 Richard co-founded BWG Mining which applies supervised Neural Network technology to multiple exploration data sets targeting new discoveries. Richard holds a degree and a M.Sc. Geology from the University of Cape Town .
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Dave Kelsch Position: Vice President of Exploration, Director Dave has been active in mineral exploration since 1985, focusing on diamond exploration for the past fourteen years. Between 1992 and 1998, he was a senior geologist with Kennecott Canada Exploration Inc. During this time Dave was responsible for managing the Lac de Gras exploration efforts and played an integral role in the discovery and development of the kimberlites that were incorporated into the Diavik Diamond Mine. Since 1998, Dave has been an independent consultant and advisor working for both junior and major diamond explorers including Diamonds North Resources as manager of their Victoria Island Project.
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John Robins, P.Geo. Position: Director Mr. Robins is a professional geologist based in Vancouver, BC, with over 25 years of experience as an independent exploration geologist and entrepreneur. A 1984 graduate of the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Geology, Mr. Robins initially worked as a self employed prospector and geologist in BC and Northern Canada. In 1988, he founded Hunter Exploration Group, one of Canada's most successful private exploration companies. Mr. Robins has also been active in starting several successful public exploration and development companies culminating in 2005 with his co-founding of the Discovery Group of Companies. In addition to his role with the Discovery Group, Mr. Robins also sits on the Boards of several successful publically traded exploration companies.
His experience in everything from grass roots exploration to production is complimented by his success in the capital markets and financing activities. In 2008, Mr. Robins was recognized for his achievements in mining exploration by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia with the H.H. "Spud" Huestis Award. This is recognized as the highest award given for mineral exploration and is awarded to those who have made "a significant contribution... to enhance the mineral resources of British Columbia and/or the Yukon Territory, through the original application of prospecting techniques or other geoscience technology".
