Directors

GEORGE SAVELL, MAICD

(Chairman, member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration and Nomination Committees)

George Savell has represented the mining and agricultural industries on a whole of industry basis for over 35 years at both State and Federal level. Prior to that he worked in State Government and Local Government in a variety of administrative positions.

He has served on a number of State and Federal inquiries and committees representing mining and agriculture. He has extensive experience and has specialised in the creation of viable public policy solutions for resolution of industry/community conflicts.

Most recently he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Inc.) (AMEC) for 16 years from 1987-2003. He is currently Chairman of a national research organisation, CRC LEME, since November 2003. Mr Savell has not held any former directorships in the last 3 years.

ANDREW J DRUMMOND, B.Sc.(Hons), F.AusIMM, C Man, MAIG, MGSA

(Managing Director, member of the Nomination Committee)

Andrew Drummond is a geologist with over 35 years of industry experience in exploration, development, mining and management. He has had senior management and/or directorship roles with Zephyr Minerals NL, Black Range Minerals NL, the ACM Group and Homestake Gold Australia Ltd. He is currently a director of Bonaparte Diamond Mines NL.

Within the last three years he has also been a former director of Westonia Mines Limited, Westgold Resources NL and Carpenter Pacific Resources NL.

He has extensive experience with many commodities in hardrock and alluvial environments in Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Russia and China.

EDWARD (TED) J ELLYARD, B.Sc (Geology), Grad.Dip, MAusIMM, MAAPG

(Non-Executive Director, Chairman of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees)

Ted Ellyard is a geologist with over 30 years experience in mineral and petroleum exploration, development and production. Mr Ellyard graduated from Curtin University, Perth in 1974 and has worked for several major Australian and international resource companies. More recently, Mr Ellyard was Managing Director and CEO of Hardman Resources Limited from 1996 to late 2004. In that role he oversaw the international expansion of Hardman into the Mauritanian oil/ gas discoveries and its dramatic market capitalisation growth from less that $5 million to over $1.5 billion.

Mr Ellyard has been involved at board level in the management of listed Australian resource companies for the past 18 years and has been a founding director of several companies. Currently, Mr Ellyard is a director of Bonaparte Diamond Mines NL and Key Petroleum Limited. Mr Ellyard has been a former director of Hardman Resources Limited within the last 3 years.

RICHARD O'SHANNASSY, B.Juris.; LL.B. (Hons)

(Non Executive Director, member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration and Nomination Committees)

Mr O'Shannassy is a commercial lawyer with over 25 years experience in the mining and energy sectors. He has experienced private legal practice, including conducting his own practice in Perth for over 13 years, as well as in-house roles - most recently, he was General Counsel& Company Secretary for Hardman Resources Limited until it was acquired by Tullow Oil plc under a Scheme of Arrangement in late 2006. He has served upon mining industry committees over a number of years and is a member of Australian Mining & Petroleum Law Association Inc. Currently Mr O'Shannassy is a director of Key Petroleum Limited and Hardman Resources Pty Ltd (formerly ASX listed company Hardman Resources Limited). Mr O'Shannassy has not held any former directorships in the last 3 years.

DENNIS W WILKINS, B.Bus., AICD, ACIS

(Finance Director, member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees)

Mr Dennis Wilkins is an accountant who has been a director, company secretary or acted in a corporate advisory capacity to listed resource companies for over 20 years.

Mr Wilkins previously served as the Finance Director and Company Secretary for a mid tier gold producer and also spent five years working for a leading merchant bank in the United Kingdom. Resource postings to Indonesia, South Africa and New Zealand in managerial roles have broadened his international experience.

Mr Wilkins has extensive experience in capital raising specifically for the resources industry and is the principal of DWCorporate Pty Ltd which provides advisory, funding and administrative management services to the resource sector. Mr Wilkins is a director of Bonaparte Diamond Mines NL, Key Petroleum Limited, Marengo Mining Limited and South Boulder Mines Limited. Mr Wilkins has not held any former directorships in the last 3 years.

Company Secretary

JOHN RIBBONS, B.Bus., CPA, ACIS

Mr Ribbons is an accountant who has worked within the resources industry for over 14 years in the capacity of company accountant, group financial controller or company secretary.

Mr Ribbons has extensive knowledge and experience with ASX listed production and exploration companies. He has considerable site based experience with operating mines and has also been involved with the listing of several exploration companies on ASX. Mr Ribbons has experience in capital raising, ASX compliance and regulatory requirements.