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On July 31, 2006, Mr. Bikerman was elected to serve as a member of our Board. Mr. Bikerman has been in the mining field for over twenty years and is experienced in all aspects of mining enterprises from exploration through operations. He is the founder of Bikerman Engineering & Technology Associates, Inc. where he offers expert services to the mining industry in financial modeling, exploration and geologic model preparation, geostatistical and reserve analysis, environmental plans, project feasibility, and project design and management. Mr. Bikerman is President of China Operations and advisor to the Board for East Delta Resources Corp. and is President and CEO of Sino Silver Corp. Most recently, Mr. Bikerman served as the Manager of Mining for RNC Resources Ltd. from 193 to 1996 and was responsible for technical analysis, project design, and engineering for a Central American gold project. He was Vice President and Manager of Mining of Minas Santa Rosa, S.A. (Panama) and was a member of the Board of Minera Nicaraguense, S.A. (Nicaragua). He worked for five years as an Associate of Behre Dolbear & Co., an international minerals industry consultant based in New York, N.Y.
Mr. Bikerman holds three degrees in mining engineering. In 1981, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1985, he earned his Master of Science in mining engineering from the Henry Krumb School of Mines in Columbia University of New York. In 1995, he earned his Engineer of Mines, also from the Henry Krumb School of Mines at Columbia University. | 