Mr. Gavin also has about three decades of experience in exploration geology, encompassing all phases of exploration, project evaluation and project management in the search for precious and base metals and industrial minerals. He has worked in the field as project manager and consultant in the U.S., Mexico, Nigeria, Argentina and most recently, Romania. He holds a B.Sc. (Honors) degree in geology from the University of London and M.S. degree in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Missouri-Rolla. From 1981 to 1993, he was a consultant with Ernest Lehman & Associates, a geological mining consulting firm. From 1993 to 2003, he was employed by N.A. Degerstrom Inc. Mr. Gavin has served as an officer and director of Franconia Minerals Corporation since June 2001. He is also a director of Minera andes S.A., the Argentine subsidiary owned by Minera Andes and Minera Santa Cruz S.A., the operating company for the San Jose project. |