Caitlin Jeffs, P. Geo. Ms. Jeffs has been our director since October 2007 and
our President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary since April 21, 2008. She
has more than ten years of experience as an exploration geologist. Ms. Jeffs graduated
from the University of British Columbia in 2002 with an honors bachelor of science
in geology. She is a professional geologist on the register of the Association
of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. She worked for Placer Dome (CLA) Ltd.
in Canada from February 2003 until May 2006 where she worked as both a project
geologist managing drill programs for the exploration department at Placer Dome’s
Musselwhite Mine in Northwestern Ontario and then as part of the generative team
evaluating potential projects in Northwestern Ontario. Placer Dome (since acquired
by Barrick Gold Corp. and Gold Corp.) was a major mining company with operations
in North America, Australia, Africa and South America. None of these companies
is related to Red Metal. Ms. Jeffs was a self-employed consulting geologist from
May 2006 to April 2007. She is one of the founders and the general manager of
Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation, a firm of consulting geologists in
Ontario, Canada, which provides its services to Red Metal. Since July 2012, Ms.
Jeffs has been a director of Kesselrun Resources Ltd., a resource exploration
company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and focused on gold exploration in
Ontario, Canada. She was a director of Trilogy Metals Inc., a resource exploration
company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, from July 2006 to May 2007. She lives
with Michael Thompson as a family.
Michael Thompson, P. Geo. Mr. Thompson has been our director since October 2007
and our Vice President of Exploration since April 2008. He has more than 13 years
of experience as an exploration geologist. Mr. Thompson graduated from the University
of Toronto in 1997 with an honors bachelor of science in geology. He is a professional
geologist on the register of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of
Ontario. He worked in Canada for Teck Resources Ltd. from 1999 until 2002 as a
project geologist managing exploration projects in Northwestern Ontario. From
January 2003 until May 2006 he worked for Placer Dome (CLA) Ltd. as both a project
geologist managing drill programs for the exploration department at Placer Dome’s
Musselwhite Mine in Northwestern Ontario and then as part of the generative team
evaluating potential projects in Northwestern Ontario. Teck Resources and Placer
Dome (since acquired by Barrick Gold Corp. and Gold Corp.) are major mining companies
with operations in North America, Australia, Africa and South America. None of
these former employers is related to Red Metal. Mr. Thompson was a self-employed
consulting geologist from May 2006 to April 2007. He is one of the founders and
the president of Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corporation, a firm of consulting
geologists in Ontario, Canada, which provides its services to Red Metal. Since
July 2012 Mr. Thompson has been President, CEO and a director of Kesselrun Resources
Ltd., a resource exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange and focused
on gold exploration in Ontario, Canada. Since October 2011 Mr. Thompson has been
a director of Fairmont Resources Inc., a resource exploration company listed on
the TSX Venture Exchange. He lives with Caitlin Jeffs as a family.
We believe that the extensive education and experience that Ms. Jeffs and Mr.
Thompson have as geologists make them uniquely qualified to serve as directors
of our Company. Their knowledge of mining and geology provides them with the
tools necessary to set goals for our business and to determine how those goals
can be achieved.
Joao (John) da Costa. Mr. da Costa has been our director since May 2012 and
our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since May 13, 2008. Mr. da Costa has
more than twenty years of experience providing bookkeeping and accounting services
for both private and public companies and is the founder and president of Da
Costa Management Corp., a company that has provided management and accounting
services to public and private companies since August 2003. Red Metal is a client
of Da Costa Management Corp. Currently, Mr. da Costa is a director, the Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Triton Emission Solutions Inc.,
a publicly traded U.S. company, engaged in marketing of emission abatement technologies
to marine industry. Mr. da Costa is also a director, the Chief Financial Officer
and a Secretary of Kesselrun Resources Ltd., a Canadian reporting company listed
on the TSX Venture Exchange; a director, the Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
of Turquoise Capital Corp., a Capital Pool Company pursuant to the policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange. From August 2006 until December 2011, Mr. da Costa
served as the Treasurer of Rock City Energy Corp., an oil and gas exploration
company previously reporting under the Exchange Act; and from October 2010 to
May 2011, Mr. da Costa served as a director of Live Current Media Inc., a company
that operated a number of e-commerce websites that was previously reporting
under the Exchange Act. Mr. da Costa’s experience in accounting and as
a director, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of several publicly traded
U.S. companies led us to conclude that he should be a director.
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