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NICOLE ADSHEAD-BELL

Cupel Advisory

Director

Dr NicoleAdshead-Bell has a deep understanding of the mining sector built from + 24years crossing the divide between the technical and financial segments of thebusiness. Her career includes CEO of a +120,000 oz per year gold producerin Brazil where she stabilized a near insolvency situation outperforming theGDX/GDXJ by ~50% during her tenure as CEO before selling the company for a 69%premium.

She appreciates therecent trends in corporate governance as an institutional investor managing theresearch team at a long-short precious metals fund and 12 years cumulativeboard experience on Canadian, Australian, US and UK listed exploration,development and operating companies. She co-established a successfulM&A franchise with a leading Canadian independent investment dealer with~20 public transactions including streaming, mergers, acquisitions anddivestures and raising ~C$1.8Bn in equity and debt financings. Her careeralso includes sell-side equity research, specialist geology consulting andgeology research. Nicole’s diverse background has provided insight intothe common traits of variably successful companies of all sizes. Herinstitutional equity investor experience has honed an understanding of thevaried drivers to achieve value-per-share appreciation. Nicole’sextensive on-site due diligence, assessing the technical, financial, social,political and environmental risks on more than 250 precious and base metalsprojects across six continents has resulted in a first-hand appreciation of thespectrum of positive attributes and red flags. Nicole has an extensive globalnetwork with institutional investors, company management teams/boards,technical specialists and the sell-side. Her closest contacts in theindustry will vouch for her integrity, focus, endeavour and appreciation forpositive outcomes for all stakeholders.