Mr. Aaron M. McMahon

The mineral resource estimate was prepared by PAH under the direction of Mr. Aaron McMahon, Geologist of PAH, a professional geologist and an independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.A technical report detailing the mineral resource estimate will be filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com within 45 days.Mr. McMahon has reviewed this news release.

Awarded To: Aaron M. McMahon McMahon graduated from James Madison University in 1998 with a degree in geology. Following a one year internship at the USGS, he attended Arizona State University where he received a Masters Degree in geology in 2001. McMahon began his work in the industrial minerals field with Oglebay Norton where he conducted exploration, resource estimation, and ore quality control projects. Currently, he is a geologist for Pincock, Allen & Holt (PAH) in Lakewood, CO providing mining consulting services to the industrial minerals, coal, and metals industries. He is registered as a professional geologist in the State of California. He currently serves as a Vice Chair for SME's Industrial Minerals Technical Committee.

Aaron McMahon, P.G. - Senior Geologist, M.S. Geology, B.S. Geology, 5 years experience in the minerals industry

The author of this NI 43-101 compliant Technical Report was Aaron M. McMahon, P.G., who is a qualified person for the purpose of NI 43-101.
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The resource estimation has been prepared by Aaron M. McMahon, P.G. of Pincock Allen and Holt, a geological consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado. All samples were analyzed by ALS Chemex.