C. T. YEH

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Chapel Hill, NC **516

Telephone: (919) 396 - 9252 E-Mail: adzatp@r.postjobfree.com Profile

• Strong analytical ability with a diversified engineering and business background;

• Over 30 years of diverse and responsible experience in the mining industry and project financing;

• Proven success in performing sound and creative evaluations of mining projects and business concerns;

• Effectively in both line and staff functions at divisional and corporate levels;

• Proficient in building financial models for analyses and evaluations. Experience and Accomplishments

Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company

Inspiration Resources Corporation

• Developed a computer model simulating the overall operation of Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company (ICCC) using linear programming (LP) techniques by directing a group of diverse discipline engineers, accountants, and computer programmers. The LP model comprised capacity constraints, incremental and fixed costs of each mining and metallurgical operating unit, monthly mining plan, processing capacity constraints, marketing plan, and overhead costs that were determined jointly by the team and operating departments.

• The simulation model optimized all aspects of the operations of ICCC by using it to generate monthly, quarterly, and annual operating budgets and facilitate management with operational decision-making according to various “What If” scenarios.

• Reconciled and analyzed actual monthly, quarterly, and annual costs and productions against budgets, and reported the variances to management accordingly.

• Responsible for analyzing the operating costs and product mixes of Inspiration Coal Inc.'s operating mines to provide marketing flexibility and increase profitability.

• Responsible for leading a team of engineers and financial professionals to evaluate a merger proposal between ICCC and an Arizona-based copper mining company.

• A team member was responsible for assisting in the formulation and execution of corporate strategies for business development and restructuring.

Elders Resources Finance Inc.

• Responsible for analyzing financing proposals based on mining plan, metallurgical process, and estimated capital and operating costs, and making recommendations to management on the financing feasibility and structure of mining ventures.

• Numerous mineral projects, including base metals, coal, and precious metals, were evaluated to determine respective financing feasibility and financial structure.

• Successfully provided $90 million in project financing to junior precious metals, base metals, and coal mining companies over three years with deal sizes between $5 million to $25 million each.

• Contributed revenue growth by 240% to $7 million and profit growth by 330% to $5 million over three years.

Link Mineral Ventures Ltd.

• Link Mineral Ventures was a Toronto-based public company specializing in precious metal E&D programs in South America and China.

• Responsible for seeking and establishing precious metals exploration and mining ventures in China.

• Visited and evaluated over a dozen mines and exploration properties and negotiated joint venture agreements with Chinese property owners (local governments and operators). Page

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Foote Minerals Inc.

• Instrumental in the development of various manufacturing methods for lithium metal anodes.

• Assisted in facilitating the development of lithium batteries by working closely with battery manufacturers.

• Awarded two patents for developing a method of adding manganese into molten aluminum. Consulting

• Visited and evaluated a spodumene property in Southwestern China; prepared and submitted a production plan, including estimated capital and operating costs for investors.

• Visited and evaluated an iron ore mine and copper properties in Baja, Mexico, and submitted investment recommendations to a China-based private equity group.

• Assessed a graphite property (in the advanced development stage) in Quebec, Canada, and submitted recommendations on investment feasibility, including market research, to a China-based private equity group.

• Determined the feasibility of recovering copper and gold from a copper concentrator tailings dam in Kazakhstan for a China-based private equity group.

• Undertook a due diligence review of the Carmacks Copper Project in the Yukon Territory for a Canadian mining and investment company. The task included ore reserves determination, proposed mining plan, metallurgical processing flow sheet, and environmental issues. Personal Attributes

• Reliable, conscientious, and dedicated to a job.

• Energetic and tenacious in solving problems.

• Able, willing, and ready to make positive contributions.

• In excellent health despite advanced years, 83 years old, no discernible diminishing in faculty.

• Work effectively with little direction or feedback; effective in working independently or as a team member.

• Proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Education: MBA, University of Delaware, 1972, (Honors Beta Gamma Sigma) MS, Metallurgical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1965 BS, Metallurgical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Republic of China, 1962 Patents: Manganese Composition, U.S. Patent 3793007, 1974 Method of Adding Manganese to Aluminum, U.S. Patent 3865583, 1975

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