Dave Mathewson has been an exploration geologist for 35 years, including more than 20 years in Nevada. Until May of 2001, Mr. Mathewson was manager of Newmont Mining Company’s Great Basin and Carlin Trend exploration programs. While with Newmont, Mr. Mathewson was directly responsible for the discoveries of the Northwest Rain, Tess, Saddle, and Emigrant South gold deposits in the Rain district. Until recently Northwest Rain was a producing underground mine.

Most recently, Dave was head Geologist with Tone Resources (TNS TSX.V), a publicly traded Nevada based junior gold exploration c ompany which is currently being acquired by US Gold (USGL).

Mr. Braca is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and is affiliated with the American Institute of CPA’s. Since April 2006, Mr. Braca has been the managing director of Fountainhead Venture Group, a healthcare information technology venture fund providing investment and business consulting services to evolving businesses. From 1997 to 2006, Mr. Braca was a general partner and director of business investments for S.R One, Ltd., the venture capital subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline.