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Dr. James M. Patterson, PGeo.
Dr.Patterson is a professional geologist and an independenteconomic/exploration geological consultant. He is also ExecutiveConsultant to FNX Mining Company Inc. Dr. Patterson has forty yearsexperience in initiating, developing, conducting and supervising allphases of mineral exploration, ore reserve audits and valuations innumerous parts of the world including Canada, Ireland, Thailand,Malaysia and Indonesia. He was involved with the discovery of severalmineral deposits in Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1978 to bring alead mine into production in Nova Scotia.
Dr. Patterson was aformer Director of Jilbey Gold Exploration prior to its takeover byHigh River Gold Mines in 2005. He is currently a Director of GarsonGold Corp. as well as a Director of International Millenium MiningCorp. Dr. Patterson was formerly a Director of Hornby Bay ExplorationLtd., Crowflight Minerals Inc. and Mispec Resources Inc.
Dr.Patterson was Exploration Vice-President of FNX Mining Inc. andassisted with the revival and building of FNX from a $20 millioncompany to a $2.5 billion leading Canadian mining company. In addition,Dr. Patterson has held numerous senior positions in various othermineral exploration companies during his career.
He graduatedwith an Honours Geology Degree from Trinity College, Dublin, Irelandand obtained his Ph.D. in Mining Geology from the Royal School ofMines, London University, England. Dr. Patterson is a practicing memberof the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, formermember of the Society of Economic Geologists and is the foundingPresident of the Irish Association for Economic Geology. In addition,Dr. Patterson has written numerous publications on mineral explorationaspects and on development of mining environmental frameworks.