Management

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Harry Barr

President & CEO, Director

Mr. Barr is a senior executive with over 30 years experience in the mineral exploration industry.

He has founded several public companies including Canalaska Uranium Ltd., Freegold Ventures Limited, Pacific North West Capital Corp. and Fire River Gold Corp. and presently is a Director as well as President and CEO of both Pacific North West Capital, Fire River Gold and Chairman of El Nino Ventures Inc. His expertise lies in successfully identifying key mining professionals to accomplish their respective corporate objectives. Mr. Barr and his team have raised in excess of $200 million in exploration financings and have entered into over 30 option joint venture agreements with major, mid-tier and junior mining companies.

Robert Guanzon

CFO

Mr. Guanzon has been in the field of accounting for more than 20 years. He has been involved in the financial reporting of pharmaceutical manufacturing, research & development, real estate/property management and project building construction. He holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting and received his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation from the Philippines.

Stacey Bligh

Corporate Secretary

Since 1997, Ms. Bligh has held the position of corporate secretary for various public companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and Amex. Most recently, Ms. Bligh was Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer of a TSX Venture Exchange and Amex listed company where she guided the regulatory and corporate governance affairs of the company. Ms. Bligh has been the Corporate Secretary of Fire River Gold Corp. since November 2010.

Richard Goodwin, P. Eng.,

Vice President, Mining

Mr. Goodwin is a professional mining engineer with over 25 years experience in underground mine operations, engineering consulting and corporate management. Early in his career, Mr. Goodwin worked at the Myra Falls Operations of Westmin Resources Ltd. for ten years, during which time he performed numerous mine engineering roles and three years of hands-on experience as an underground miner. In 1995 he became a consulting mining engineer, first with MRDI Canada as a Principal Engineer and later with Snowden MIC, where he managed Snowden's steady growth in Canada.

Mr. Goodwin then went on to manage the development, test mining and completion of feasibility studies as Vice President, Mining, for Yukon Zinc Corporation's Wolverine zinc-silver project. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Goodwin oversaw a $300 M project for the construction of a 2000 tonne-per-day polymetallic mine as Chief Operating Officer & Vice President Mining for Redcorp Resources Ltd. In each of his last three assignments, he has demonstrated the ability to assemble and manage a competent technical team to manage advanced stage mining projects.

Technical Team

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Leonard Therrien

Mine Superintendent

Mr. Therrien has extensive mine management experience, primarily in the Marathon region of Ontario, where he has worked these past 24 years.

His last assignment was as Mine Superintendent of Barrick Gold Corporation's 800 tpd David Bell Mine, where he managed all aspects of underground production including production and maintenance and managed a total crew of 150 workers. Prior to this, Mr. Therrien worked at the Williams Mine, beginning as a miner and ending as Mine Contract Coordinator. Although mine production is Mr. Therrien's primary interest, he is a fully trained and registered Professional Mining Engineer (Ont), with a bachelor's degree from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a technical diploma from Haileybury School of Mines and Technology (Ont).

Kristian Whitehead

Senior Geologist

Mr. Whitehead has focused his seven years of exploration experience on gold exploration, primarily in the Tintina Gold Belt, where the Nixon Fork Mine is located. He has acted as Senior Project Geologist twice before; on the Dublin Gulch Project for StrataGold, and most recently on the Cassiar Gold Project for Hawthorne Gold Corporation.

Stephanie Mrozek

Senior Geologist

Ms. Mrozek received a BSc. from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and is currently completing her MS in Economic Geology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Ms Mrozek has over 5 years of exploration and mining experience in the Tintina Gold Belt. Her previous experience includes two years of Metallurgy and one year Mine Geology at Kinross' Fort Knox Mine.

Curt Freeman,

Mining Consultant

Mr. Freeman has over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration and is the founder of Avalon Development Corp. one of Alaska's biggest and best known geological consulting companies. Mr. Freeman has worked with IMG and its companies within the group and has been an instrumental figure in the success of a number of exploration projects throughout Alaska.

Directors

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Harry Barr,

President & CEO, Director

Mr. Barr has over 30 years of experience in the mining industry.

He was the founder of CanAlaska Uranium, Freegold Ventures Limited, El Nino Ventures Inc., Fire River Gold Corp. and Next Gen Metals Inc. In 2004, Mr. Barr set a corporate mandate to hire CEO's and Presidents to manage the above companies. After working for two years with the Presidents of CanAlaska Uranium, Freegold Ventures, and El Nino Ventures, Mr. Barr resigned from the Companies and their respective Board of Directors. He is the President, CEO and Director of Pacific North West Capital Corp. and the Chairman, President and CEO of Next Gen Metals Inc.

On September 25, 2009, Mr. Barr was appointed Chairman and acting CEO of El Nino Ventures Inc.

Working in conjunction with Richard Goodwin, Mr. Barr's corporate objective is to finance the Nixon Fork Gold Mine and assemble a seasoned production team to move the Nixon Fork Gold Mine back into operation.

R. David Russell

Lead Director

Mr. Russell has been the President & CEO and Director of Apollo Gold Corporation ("Apollo Gold") since 2002, which was listed on the TSX and on AMEX. In May 2010 Apollo Gold merged with Linear Gold Corp to form a new entity called Brigus Gold Corp. (TSX & NYSE AMEX: BRD) with proven & probable reserves over 2,360,000 oz of gold. The Black Fox Mine in Timmins, Ontario and is currently producing at the rate of 85,000 ounces per year. In 1999, Mr. Russell founded Nevoro Gold Corporation which was subsequently merged with Apollo Gold. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Russell was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Getchell Gold Corporation ("Getchell"), a Nevada gold producer which was acquired in 1999 by Placer Dome Inc. (NYSE: PDG) for US$1.09 billion. Prior to working for Getchell, Mr. Russell was General Manager, US operations, for LAC Minerals Ltd. and, after their acquisition, Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Russell received his Mining Engineering Degree from Montana Tech at the University of Montana.

Spiros Cacos, M.A.,

Director

Mr. Cacos has extensive experience in Corporate Communications and Corporate Finance, specializing in public mineral exploration companies. Mr. Cacos has been responsible for advising management of the Company on public relations, corporate finance and corporate strategy. Mr. Cacos has an extensive network of contacts with the financial community including fund managers, industry analysts and media throughout North America, the United Kingdom and continental Europe.

Kevin Lawrence,

Director

Mr. Lawrence has more the 15 years of hands on experience as a business coach and has assisted hundreds of entrepreneurs and business leaders across North America and abroad to overcome major obstacles, deal with tough decisions and capitalize on new opportunities to achieve breakthrough results in their professional and personal ventures.

Linda Holmes,

Director

Ms. Holmes has been a Canadian/U.S. Regulatory Compliance Consultant to public companies since 1994. Additionally, Ms. Holmes has served as a Director of Public Relations and Compliance Manager for over 15 years for a group of publicly traded mineral exploration companies trading on the TSX and NASDAQ.