Advisors

Mr. Freeman is a U.S. Certified Professional Geologist and a licensed geologist in the State of Alaska as well as a member of several professional organizations. Since forming Avalon Development in 1985, Curt and his crews have conducted mineral exploration all over Alaska as well as in the Yukon, the western United States, Central America, South America, New Zealand and Africa. He has consulted for numerous major and junior mining companies and he and his team of professionals have been credited with a number of gold, copper, silver, nickel, platinum group, and rare metal discoveries in Alaska and other parts of the world. Curt was Project Manager for Contango Ore’s Manh Choh gold-silver project from its acquisition in 2008 through 2019. Curt and his team were responsible for the discovery of the Manh Choh deposit as well as identification of all other known mineral prospects in the area.  Curt is a Founding Director of CanadianTSXV-listed Tectonic Metals Inc., and a Founding Director and President ofValhalla Metals Inc. and Anglo Alaska Gold Corp., both private Alaska-domiciled companies involved in VMS and gold exploration, respectively. Curt also serves on the Technical Advisory Boards of Canadian publicly-listed Metallic Minerals,Group Ten Metals and Granite Creek Copper. Curt earned his Bachelor's degree in Geology in 1978 from the College of Wooster, Ohio and his Master's Degrees in Economic Geology in 1980 from University of Alaska –Fairbanks.

Mr. Compofelice has been a director of the Company since its inception. Since January 2014, Mr. Compofelice has been an operating partner of White Deer Energy, an energy focused private equity fund. Mr. Compofelice is the Chairman since November 2014 and Chief Executive Officer since January 2016 of Stuart Pressure Control, an oilfield services company, controlled by White Deer Energy. Mr. Compofelice is the Chairman and Chief Executive Office of Axios Industrial Group LLC, an industrial service company, controlled by White Deer Energy. Mr. Compofelice has served as Managing Director of Houston Capital Advisors, a boutique financial advisory, mergers and acquisitions investment service since January 2004. Mr. Compofelice also served as Chairman of the Board of Trico Marine Service, a provider of marine support vessels serving the international natural gas and oil industry, from 2004 to 2010 and as its Chief Executive Officer from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Compofelice served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Aquilex Services Corp., a service and equipment provider to the power generation industry, from October 2001 to October 2003. From February 1998 to October 2000 he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CompX International Inc., a provider of components to the office furniture, computer and transportation industries. From March 1994 to May 1998 he was Chief Financial Officer of NL Industries, a chemical producer, Titanium Metals Corporation, a metal producer and Tremont Corp. Mr. Compofelice received his Bachelor of Science degree at California State University at Los Angeles and his Master of Business Administration at Pepperdine University. Mr. Compofelice has extensive leadership and financial experience.