KIM FREEMAN

MINING EXECUTIVE

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A professional mining engineer with extensive experience in mining company management / executive and project development in Africa, South America, North America and Asia involving diamonds, copper, cobalt, gold, PGMs, nickel, zinc, lead and bauxite combined with private equity experience.

I bring a strong international mining operations and project background (underground & open pit) with the ability to change organisations technically, strategically, operationally and culturally while increasing production with sustainable environmental practices.

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF NOVA SCOTIA, HALIFAX, CANADA

B.Eng. in Mining

1972 – 1974

DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA

B.Sc. in Engineering

1969 – 1972

QUALIFICATIONS

P. Eng. - Professional Engineers of Ontario: April 2001 to present

P. Eng. - Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia:

1977 – 2001

South African Mine Manager’s Certificate No. 3792 dated 16 April 1982.

Management Development Programme Diploma, November 1987 to November 1988, School of Business Leadership, University of South Africa (UNISA).

Zambian Blasting License No. 4966 dated 13 February 1975.

South African Blasting Certificate (Underground) No. N2475 dated 19 November 1980.

Loss Control Management Course, 26-30 August, 1985 Johannesburg, South Africa.

Assistant Rescue Manager and Specialist Brigadesman – O’okiep Copper Company July 1981 – January 1986.

Rescue Manager – Kimberley Mines, September 1988 – October 1990.

Executive Negotiation Workshop, 12 – 15 June, 2001.

Strategic Decision Making Workshop, 10 – 12 October, 2001.

Six Sigma Yellow Belt & Stage Gate Training, 2002.

Corporate Competencies Development Program, 26 – 30 October, 2003

Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Mine Managers of South Africa: 1986 to 1997

Member of the South African Mining Council of the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA): 1990 - 1997

Founder, Member and Chairman of the Botswana Mining Council: 1990 – 1995

KLIPSPRINGER INTERNATIONAL VENTURES LTD

(Nova Scotia, Canada) October 2018 – present

Director

Klipspringer International Ventures Limited ("KIV") is a venture capital and advisory group that manages a diverse set of investment structures focused on emerging markets in Africa. KIV’s investment vehicles are publicly quoted or aspire to be publicly listed and they provide the group with a diversified portfolio of asset classes that help reduce risk and improve returns.

MILOST GLOBAL INC (New York, USA / Johannesburg, South Africa)

Managing Partner & CEO Feb. 2018 – Sept. 2018

Managing Director – Mining Aug. 2017 – Feb. 2018

Responsible for the proper governance of Milost Global, Inc. and all mining acquisitions.

Milost Global Inc. was an American Private Equity firm headquartered in New York City.

RIOZIM LIMITED (Zimbabwe)

Chief Operating Officer April 2014 – Aug. 2015

Responsible for all operating divisions of RioZim.

RioZim operates the 25,000 oz. per annum Renco gold mine and the Empress Nickel Refinery. In addition, the Cam & Motor gold mine started in the 2nd quarter of 2015 with an initial expenditure of US$500,000 and will ramp up to 47,000 ounces per annum at full production.

Successfully completed a 17-month contract to open the Cam & Motor mine and lower Renco’s operating cost per ounce by 20%.

MINTAILS LIMITED (Krugersdorp, South Africa)

Chief Executive Officer Feb. 2012 – May. 2012

Mintails Limited (ASX Code: MLI) was an Australian listed company with management and operations in South Africa. Mintails processed and recovered gold from surface tailings and subsurface reef resources which are present on the West Rand of South Africa’s historic Witwatersrand Basin. In addition, the Company also recovered gold for neighbouring mines from ore delivered and processed under toll treatment contracts.

PLATINUM AUSTRALIA LIMITED (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Chief Operating Officer Jan. 2010 – June 2011

Responsible for all operations and projects in South Africa.

Platinum Australia operated the Smokey Hills Platinum Mine in South Africa which had a projected average annual production capacity of 95,000 oz. 4E PGM. The open pit and underground operation commenced production in early 2009 and was projected to be one of the lowest cost producers in the World.

In addition, the Company had a diverse portfolio of advanced PGM projects in South Africa and Australia providing a pipeline of projects for potential development.

KATANGA MINING LIMITED (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Senior Vice-President – Project Development and Technical Services

Mar. 2008 – Dec. 2008

Responsible for all operations and projects in the DRC.

Katanga Mining Limited operates a large-scale copper-cobalt project with substantial high-grade mineral reserves and integrated metallurgical operations in the Kolwezi area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The SVP-Project Development and Technical Services reported to the CEO and was responsible for an 1800 strong project and construction group including contractors who were refurbishing the original Gecamines’ Kamoto concentrator and refinery. In addition to the refurbishment of the existing plant, this group had started construction of a new modular SX/EW having a LME Grade A Cu cathode capacity of 250,000 tpa. Total capex for the refurbishment and the new plant totaled approx. $3 billion.

ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Mandaluyong City, Philippines)

Managing Director Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2007

Responsible for increasing the shareholder value of Atlas and making Atlas a prominent Cu/Au producer again not only in the Philippines but also worldwide.

This included the restart of the Toledo Copper Mine (renamed the Carmen Copper Project), the Aquatlas Water project, several nickel projects and Cu/Au exploration projects throughout the Philippines. The Toledo mine complex consisted of 3 open pits, 2 u/g block caves and a concentrator. Total rehabilitation capital cost for the Carmen project was US$230 million.

HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED (Mumbai, India)

Chief Operating Officer – Mining Operations April 2005 – July 2006

Hindalco is the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group and comprises two strategic businesses – copper and aluminum. With a market capitalization of US$3.0 billion, it had annual revenues of US$2.2 billion and 19,500 employees.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the COO was responsible for technical and operational excellence on all copper and bauxite mining operations. The copper operations comprised two mines in Australia.

FALCONBRIDGE LIMITED (Toronto, Canada)

Director – New Mine Projects Jan. 2001 – March 2005

Falconbridge Limited was a leading low-cost producer of nickel, copper, cobalt and platinum group metals.

Reporting to the Senior Vice-President, Projects & Engineering, the Director was responsible for the overall management of scoping, pre-feasibility and bankable feasibility studies on new mine projects. In addition, the Director provided technical expertise on mining and mining projects including possible acquisitions and/or possible economic mineral deposits in Canada and internationally as well as provided advice to mining project groups within the operating divisions.

SOUTHERNERA RESOURCES LIMITED (Toronto, Canada)

Vice-President – Operations Feb. 1997 – April 2000

Created SouthernEra’s mining and treatment operations from an exploration base. This included the design, construction and operation of the 100 tph and 50 tph DMS diamond treatment plants for the Marsfontein Joint Venture with De Beers, and the Klipspringer Leopard fissure system in South Africa, respectively.

ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Senior Divisional Mining Engineer Jan. 1996 – Feb. 1997

Responsible for mining and health and safety matters on all De Beers’ diamond mines in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana as well as reviewing old and new diamond prospects throughout the world.

DEBSWANA DIAMOND COMPANY (PTY) LTD. (Jwaneng, Botswana)

Assistant General Manager Oct. 1990 – Jan. 1996

Jwaneng Mine, one of the richest mines in the world, is an open cast diamond mine. In charge of all operations and budgets of the mine, main treatment plant, recrush plant, recovery plant and an acidizing centre. The mine treated 8.1 million tonnes of kimberlite in 1995 to produce 10.5 million carats of diamonds.

DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED (Kimberley, South Africa)

Mine Superintendent May 1987 – October 1990

In charge of all mining and underground engineering functions on the 4 underground mines and the dump retreatment section. In addition, this responsibility covered the environmental control, rock mechanics, planning and survey departments.

WESTERN AREAS GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED (Westernaria, South Africa)

Production Manager Jan. 1986 – April 1987

Introduced trackless mining across the gold and platinum divisions of the JCI Group.

O’OKIEP COPPER COMPANY LIMITED(Nababeep, South Africa)

Mine Manager Sept. 1980 – Jan. 1986

The O’okiep Copper Company produced 20,000 tonnes of blister copper in 1985 from 3 underground mines, 2 concentrators and a smelter. The three mines (Carolusberg, Hoits and Spektakel) produced 1.6 million tonnes of ore averaging 1.45% Cu. Total employees numbered 2,000.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES AND RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT OF CANADA (Vancouver, Canada)

Inspector of Explosives Sept. 1977 – July 1980

ROAN CONSOLIDATED MINES LIMITED (Mufulira, Zambia)

Mine Captain Oct. 1974 – Oct. 1976

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