BRIAN J WILLETT, P.Geo.

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Humber Village, NL A2H 2N2

709-***-**** (cell)

ad28e3@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada

Bachelor of Science (Geology). G.P.A. 3.21. Graduated May 1985.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct 2023-Nov 2023 Benton Resources Corp, Thunder Bay, ON

Core logging geologist: responsible for all core logging, sample lay-out and core photography on the Besshi-type Great Burnt Lake VMS deposit. I was responsible for logging 5,644.00m of drill core, which was completed in 40 days.

May 2023-June 2023 ALS Goldspot, Vancouver, BC

Senior Geologist: responsible for field mapping and assessment of an extensive critical elements project near Nemiscau, Quebec. The project is on hold indefinitely due to forest fires in the area.

Sept 2022 to Jan 2023 Aurora Geosciences, Yellowknife, NWT

Senior Geologist: responsible for project management for Aurora Geosciences client, Mayfair Gold (the Fenn-Gib project, northern Ontario).

March 2022-June 2022 Fireweed Metals Ltd. Vancouver, BC

Project Manager: responsible for the management of crews, logistics and flights and supply runs for Fireweed Metals at the MacMillan Pass Zn-Pb-Ag deposit, Yukon.

Sept 2021-Dec 2021 Maritime Resources Corp. Toronto, ON

Contract Geologist: responsible for field mapping and drill program management on the company’s Green Bay and Whisker Valley projects in the Green Bay and Baie Vert areas, Newfoundland.

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Jan 2021-May 2021 Aurwest Resources Corp, Calgary, AB

Senior Geologist: responsible for all aspects related to maiden exploration program in Central NL, including permitting, data analysis and target generation, crew and contractor acquisition, exploration program design and implementation.

June 2020-Dec 2020 Maritime Resources Corp., Toronto, ON

Contract Geologist: Responsible for drill set-ups and shutdowns and core logging on an infill drill program on the Hammerdown Deposit and Rumbullion Prospect as recommended in the recent Preliminary Economic Assessment Report. Recommended infill

drilling in a gap between the Rumbullion and Lonchinvar/Golden Anchor prospects which successfully intersected ore-grade gold mineralization.

Aug 2019-Feb 2020 Maritime Resources Corp., Toronto, ON

Contract Geologist: Responsible for project management of the Green Bay and Gull Ridge properties in the Springdale and Baie Verte Peninsula areas, Newfoundland. Duties included mapping, design and supervision of soil grid sampling, core logging of infill drilling on the Hammerdown gold deposit and Golden Anchor gold

prospect and submission of assessment reports on the above- described work.

May 2019-June 2019 White Wulf Drilling, Bishop’s Falls, NL

Senior Geologist: Managed a mapping and prospecting program on a low sulphidation epithermal Au prospect under option to District Copper Corp. in northeastern Newfoundland. The project was prematurely terminated due to funding issues.

Nov 2018-Jan 2019 Spruce Ridge Resources, Puslinch, ON

Contract Geologist: Managed a 1,400m drill program and metallurgical sampling program on the Great Burnt Lake Besshi-style VMS deposit, south-central Newfoundland. Responsibilities included spotting drill holes, core logging, QA/QC program implementation and assessment reporting.

May 2018-Sept 2018 Equity Exploration Consultants, Vancouver BC

Project Geologist: Responsible for overseeing diamond drilling activities and core logging, re-interpretation and logging of historic

drilling as part of a feasibility study on the Kutcho Creek VMS deposit.

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Sept 2017-Dec 2017 Canadian Zinc Corp. Vancouver, BC

Senior Geologist: Responsible for the design, implementation and execution of a ca. 5,000m diamond drill program and follow-up

assessment reporting on a number of VMS deposits and prospects in the Tulks Hill Volcanic Belt, west-central Newfoundland.

July 2016-Oct 2016, GeoVector Management Inc, Nepean, ON

Feb 2017-April 2017 Contract Geologist: Responsible for core logging and overseeing diamond drilling activities in the Yellowknife Greenstone Belt (Uchi sub-province) for TerraX Minerals.

April 2008-Nov 2015 Capstone Mining Corporation, Vancouver, BC

Senior Geologist: Responsible for execution of numerous advanced stage (delineation and definition drilling of ore deposits) and grassroots exploration programs (Cripple Creek, Newfoundland, Cumbral in Sonora, Mexico) in North and South America. Reported to VP, Exploration and Exploration Managers, North and South America. Responsibilities included:

Overseeing infill drilling and metallurgical sampling on the Esso VMS lens, Kutcho Creek deposit, BC in 2010 in support of a PFS.

Overseeing VTEM targeted drilling at the Kutcho Creek VMS deposit in 2011.

Managing numerous exploration drill programs (infill, exploration, resource upgrade, expansion drilling) at the Minto mine, Yukon.

Design and execution of variable stage diamond drilling programs, mapping and assessment report writing on greenfield projects, minor deposit modeling.

Overseeing and directing exploration activities at Capstone’s Cozamin mine in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Providing exploration support to the South American exploration team on the Providencia Project, Region III, Chile, including

property assessment, designing trenches, overseeing geochemical sampling, RC chip logging.

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March 2007-March 2008 Santoy Resources Ltd., Vancouver, BC

Project geologist: Project geologist responsible for the field management of all exploration work (mapping, trenching, water sampling and diamond drilling) and assessment work reporting

on Santoy’s Central Mineral Belt uranium properties. Submitted two JEA funding applications related to Santoy’s CMB properties in Labrador, which received full funding amounts.

March 2004 -March 2007 GeoVector Management Inc. Nepean, ON

Consulting geologist:

June 2005-March 2007 served as project geologist under contract with Santoy Resources. Responsible for field management of Santoy’s uranium properties in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan

and Central Mineral Belt, Labrador. Duties included management of field crews, geological mapping, and submission of assessment reports in both jurisdictions.

March–May 2005 served as project geologist under contract with Masuparia Gold Inc. Responsible for the management of a diamond drilling program targeting gold mineralization within the La Ronge Gold Belt, northern Saskatchewan. All drill targets were

tested under a very tight budget, challenged by helicopter supported operations.

August 2004–February 2005 served as project geologist under contract with Temex Resources Corp. Managed and executed the geological mapping and prospecting program, assisted in diamond drill program design and managed (hole setup, shut-down, core logging) the drill program. Wrote and submitted an assessment

report on the above program. Exploration target was high grade gold mineralization in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Temagami area, Ontario.

From April 2004–July 2004 core logger under contract with VVC Exploration at The Beaver Brook antimony mine, central Newfoundland. Responsibilities included core logging, geological interpretation and overseeing drilling activities.

Feb-March 2004 and Miramar Mining Corporation, Vancouver, B.C.

June-August 2003 Core logging geologist: Responsible for drill core logging and geological interpretation at Miramar Mining’s Boston deposit, Hope Bay greenstone belt, Nunavut.

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April 2003-June 2003 College of the North Atlantic, Corner Brook, NL.

Manufacturing Operations Technology Instructor. Teaching introductory M.O.T. course. Topics included oil and gas process operations, mineral processing and pulp and paper operations.

Aug 1998-Oct 1998 College of the North Atlantic, Stephenville, NL

Instructor: Instructing the core curriculum in the Mineral Technology program with an emphasis on field work.

May 1997-Dec 1997 NDT Ventures Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.

Project geologist: All aspects of property management and assessment on a number of base and precious metal properties in the Voisey’s Bay area, Labrador. Project geologist responsible for

implementation of exploration on a portfolio of gold properties in the Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

May 1996-Aug 1996 NDT Ventures Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.

Project geologist: Mapping, prospecting and assessment report writing on a number of base metal properties in the Voisey’s Bay area, Labrador.

May 1995-Aug 1995 Royal Oak Mines, Hope Brook, NL.

Project geologist: Responsible for exploration diamond drilling program in and around the Hope Brook gold deposit, southwestern Newfoundland.

May 1991-Sept 1991 Bedford Resources Management, Bedford, N.S.

Exploration geologist: Industrial mineral assessment of the Upper St. Lawrence River area, Quebec, primarily targeting wollastonite occurrences.

April 1990-Aug 1990 Corona Gold Corp. St. John’s, NL

Exploration geologist: Field mapping and assessment of a number of gold properties on the Baie Verte and Burin Peninsulas, Newfoundland.

April 1989-Dec 1989 Cominco Ltd., St. Johns, NL

Project geologist: All aspects of property management, assessment and assessment reporting on a number of base and precious metal properties in Newfoundland.

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Jan 1987-Nov 1988 BP Mining, Corner Brook, NL

Exploration geologist: Co-supervision of an extensive deep drillhole program in and around the Hope Brook gold deposit, southwestern Newfoundland. Field mapping and prospecting on several precious metal showings in the Buchans area, central Newfoundland.

May 1986-Nov 1986 U.S. Borax, Halifax, NS Exploration geologist: Mapping, prospecting and property assessment in the White Bay South and Northwest Gander River area, Newfoundland.

AFFILIATIONS I am a geoscientist member in good standing with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland & Labrador (License #09566).

SOFTWARE SKILLS MapInfo, Arc Explorer GIS, QGIS, some Leapfrog applications, all Microsoft software applications.

REFERENCES available upon request

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