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Darren Pylot, Vice-Chairman, CEO & Director
Mr. Pylot is the founder of Capstone Mining Corp and in 2006 created Silverstone Resources Corp. He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer for Silverstone, and has been responsible for bringing Capstone’s Cozamin base metal mine into production as well as negotiating and securing Silverstone’s silver by-product streams agreements. Silverstone’s business model of pursuing silver by-product streams and exploration projects are unique in the industry; and in less than 2 years Capstone has increased production at the Cozamin mine by 200%.
Mr. Pylot has over 17 years experience in the management, administration and financing of public companies focusing on the junior resource sector. He has raised over C$200 million in equity financings in the past three years.
He is also a director of East Asia Minerals Corp. a well-financed, Asian-based Canadian mineral exploration company with uranium properties and advanced gold and gold-copper properties. East Asia recently sold one of its uranium projects for C$83 million, to date, the largest sale ever of a uranium property on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Stephen Quin, P.Geo, President, COO & Director
Stephen Quin became President & CEO of Sherwood Copper in September 2005 after five years as an independent director. On the amalgamation of Sherwood and Capstone, Mr. Quin became President and COO of Capstone. During 2005, he co-lead the due diligence, and acquisition of the Minto Project for Sherwood Copper, and the financing thereof. Since becoming President of Sherwood, Mr. Quin led the company through the exploration, feasibility, permitting, mine financing and construction of the Minto Mine, ahead of schedule and on budget, and Minto's subsequent operations, resource increases and production expansions. During this period, Mr. Quin also successfully led the company through the acquisition of Western Keltic Mines and its high-grade Kutcho copper project in BC, and through its successful combination with Capstone. Mr. Quin is a graduate of the Royal School of Mines, London, with a B.Sc. (Honours) in Mining Geology and has 30 years experience in exploration, feasibility, mine development and operations, as well as corporate development and general corporate affairs. Prior to becoming of Sherwood, Mr. Quin was Executive Vice President of Miramar Mining Corporation, a TSX listed gold producer and explorer focused on gold in the Canadian North. While at Miramar, he was the executive responsible for the acquisition and subsequent exploration of the world class Hope Bay Gold Project in Nunavut, Canada. In addition, Mr. Quin was Executive Vice President of Northern Orion Exploration, then an affiliate of Miramar, where he was the executive responsible for the acquisition and exploration of the giant Agua Rica copper-gold-molybdenum project in Argentina. Mr. Quin is a Professional Geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, a Fellow of the Geologic Association of Canada and the Society of Economic Geologists, and a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and the Society of the Institution of Materials, Minerals & Mining (UK). Mr. Quin is a member of the board of directors of Mercator Minerals Ltd., Troon Ventures, Rare Element Resources Ltd., Maximus Ventures and Kimber Resources.
Richard Godfrey, Chief Financial Officer
Richard Godfrey brings a wealth of experience to Capstone Mining. Starting in 1988 as mine site controller at the Faro and Sa Dena Hes zinc mines in the Yukon and then moving to corporate controller with Royal Oak Mines in 1993. This was followed to VP Finance & CFO of Triton Mining and then as financial advisor to Ma'aden, the Saudi Arabian State Mining Company. In 2003, he became VP Finance & CFO of Breakwater Resources, a multi-mine base metal producer and, subsequent to this, was appointed VP Finance for EuroZinc Mining, prior to the merger with Lundin Miing.
Hugh Willson, M.Sc, P.Geo, Vice President Exploration - Mexico
Hugh Willson, Vice President - Exploration, is a professional geologist with a M.Sc. from the University of Toronto. His 30 years of hands-on experience as an exploration geologist throughout the Americas, has given him extensive skills in the management of all phases of exploration for base and precious metals. The companies for which Mr. Willson has worked include Hanna Mining, Getty Minerals, Newmont Mining, FMC Gold, Hecla Mining, Magma Copper and Cyprus Mining. He was part of the three-man team that identified the exploration target that became the Peñon Mine in Chile. Mr. Willson supervises Capstone's exploration programs in Mexico.
Brad Mercer, P.Geo, Vice President Exploration - Canada
Brad Mercer currently leads the Canadian exploration team for Capstone Mining Corp. credited with discovering the Area 2; Area 118 and Copper Keel high grade, copper-gold deposits at the Minto mine in the Yukon. For the past 24 years, Mr. Mercer has managed mineral exploration programs, conducted project evaluations and participated in feasibility work for both large and small mineral exploration companies, including U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp., A.C.A. Howe Inc., Royal Oak Mines Ltd. and Miramar Mining Corporation. His work is focused in the Americas taking him from Greenland to Patagonia where he has enjoyed the success leading teams that have opened up new exploration potential and made new discoveries on properties that were previously considered well explored. In addition to successes at the Minto Project in the Yukon, Mr. Mercer is credited with the discovery of the Moly Brook molybdenum deposit and the Unknown Brook gold deposit, both located in Newfoundland. Brad graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1984 with a Bachelor of Earth Science and he is a Professional Geoscientist currently registered with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of the Northwest Territories. Brad is also a member of the board of directors of Northern Tiger Resources.
Robert Barnes, B.Sc, MBA, P.Eng, Vice President Operations - Mexico
Mr. Barnes has over 30 years in the mining industry, including 20 years in mine management and project development. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Barnes worked at Pan American Silver’s La Colorada underground silver mine in various capacities including: mine manager, construction manager for tailings expansion, plant and infrastructure construction supervisor, and underground development coordinator. Mr. Barnes has joined Capstone as Vice President of Operations and is responsible for all underground development and operations at Cozamin.
Kevin Weston, VP Operations - Canada
Kevin Weston joined Capstone Mining in January 2008 and is responsible for all operational activities of the Company. Kevin's career encompasses 25 years of operating experience, and, prior to joining Capstone, he was Vice President & General Manager with Breakwater Resources, responsible for the Myra Falls base metal mine in British Columbia. Prior to that, Kevin's experience includes periods leading a contract mining company, as a mining consultant and, most importantly, extensive experience in mining operations, including managing gold and base metal mines in Canada and abroad, in open pit and underground settings. These leadership positions built on prior experience as mill superintendent, mine superintendent, mine foreman, blasting engineer and mining engineer at a number of mining operations with senior and junior mining companies.
Jason Howe, CA, VP Finance
Mr. Howe has spent over 10 years in public practice. Prior to joining Capstone he was based in Vancouver, BC with PricewaterhouseCoopers (2000 - 2004).
Colin K. Benner, Chairman
Mr. Benner is an experienced mining executive with more than 40 years in the mining industry with senior management and executive roles in Canada and Internationally. He was most recently Vice Chairman and CEO of Skye Resources and previously Vice Chairman and CEO of Lundin Mining Corporation and EuroZinc Mining Corporation. He has also served on a number of public company boards in the mining industry in Canada and he currently sits on the boards of Lundin Mining Corporation, HudBay Minerals Inc., Polaris Minerals Corp., Troon Ventures Ltd. and was Chairman of PBS Coals Ltd. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers as well as a member of the Association of of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Nunavut, the Society of Mining Engineers of the AIME and the Canadian Institutue of Mining. Mr. Benner is also a member of the ICD-DP.
John Wright, B.Sc, P.Eng, Director
Mr. Wright joined Capstone’s Advisory Board as a consultant assisting in all aspects of the development, pre-production and mining operations of the San Roberto Mine in the Cozamin project. Mr. Wright is a co-founder, and former Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Pan American Silver Corp. Mr. Wright was also the co-founder of Equinox Resources. Previously, he spent 10 years with Teck Cominco where he worked at the Trail Smelter operations and later participated in the management of the feasibility studies, marketing and mine construction at the Afton, Highmont, Bull Moose and David Bell Mines. He is now in Business Development working full time for Capstone.
Bruce McLeod, P.Eng, Director
Bruce McLeod is a Mining Engineer with over 22 years experience in all areas of the exploration and mining industry. Mr McLeod is presently the President & CEO of Tenajon Resources Corp., and Vice-President of International Northair Mines Ltd. Mr. McLeod was a founder of Stornoway Diamond Corporation and sits as an independent board member of Full Metal Minerals Ltd., and Reunion Gold Corp. Mr. McLeod primarily focuses on project development, strategic planning and financing activities. His professional associations include: Member of the TSX Venture Exchange's Local and National Advisory Boards; President and Director of the Canadian Listed Company Association; membership in the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia, and the Association of Professional Engineers of B.C. and the Yukon.
Larry Bell, Director
Mr. Lawrence Bell has had an extensive career in public and private positions. From 1987 to 1991, and from August 2001 to November 2003, Mr. Bell was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BC Hydro, one of the largest electric utilities in Canada. Subsequent to this, he held the position of non-executive Chairman of BC Hydro until 2007. Mr. Bell is a director of GrowthWorks Capital, International Forest Products, Goldcorp, Shato Holdings and Silver Wheaton. Prior to these positions, Mr. Bell was Chairman and President of the Westar Group and Chief Executive Officer of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union. In British Columbia's public sector, Mr. Bell serves as Chair of the Canada Line Rapid Transit Project and has served as Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary to the Treasury Board, as well a Chair of the University of British Columbia's Board of Governors. Mr. Bell is the recipient of numerous honours and awards.
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