THOMAS K. BRANSON, M.Sc., P.Geo.

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1 THOMAS K. BRANSON, M.Sc., P.Geo. EDUCATION 2013 RHODES UNIVERSITY, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Exploration Geology course-based M.Sc.; Class representative for 27 students across 13 nationalities 2009 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver, British Columbia Additional studies for admission into the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia 2007 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver, British Columbia B.Sc. : Earth and Ocean Science STRENGTHS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY I am a highly adaptable, quick learning individual with several years of campaign style field experience in the Canadian Cordillera and Australian Outback, and have ventured through many areas of Southern Africa. My experiences include leading, organizing and directing field crews, ranging from soil samplers, prospectors, traditional land owners, drillers and geologists, in an effort to collect geological information. I have worked on several properties and deposit types and enjoy actively participating in an environment where ideas are discussed and shared. My greatest strength is a strong desire to be challenged while striving for excellence. May Present March February January 2013 June September 2009 February- September 2008 May-October Project Geologist KAMINAK GOLD CORPORATION Drill Geologist Consulting Project Geologist Project Geologist from Soil sampler involved with geological mapping, assisting project geologist with weekly reports and digitizing of historic data TC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PTY LTD., Adelaide, South Australia Project geologist responsible for creating maps and training others in MapInfo, report writing, managing rotary mud and air core drill crews, directing field surveys, and developing data systems Geologist involved with geological mapping and sampling of IOCG-U style mineralization, core logging, aiding in the preparation of reports, and map compilation using MapInfo Soil sampler in campaign style projects

2 July-December 2005 TENAJON RESOURCES INC, Vancouver, British Columbia Geological assistant SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS Mt. Milligan Project British Columbia Responsible for preparing and submitting Multi-Year-Area-Based exploration permit on claims surrounding Mt. Milligan Mine, followed by planning, budgeting and managing of the $420,000 (CAD), one month, one-drill exploration program targeting additional Cu-Au porphyry mineralization proximal to the mine. Responsible for completing Assessment Report submitted to BC government summarizing field activities. Canopus Project Yukon Aided with pre-field logistics and managing of $2.7 million (CAD), two month, two-drill exploration program targeting Cu-Au porphyry mineralization. Responsible for managing and overseeing drillers, pad builders and airborne geophysical personnel in a heli-supported program based 85km WSW of Carmacks. Ball Creek Project British Columbia Responsible for planning and budgeting of $2.35 million (CAD), two-month, two-drill exploration program in the Golden Triangle-Iskut Mineral District targeting Au-Cu porphyry mineralization. Managed and coordinated crews of up to 30, including line-cutters, soil samplers, pad builders, drillers and geophysical crews in a heli-supported program based 35 km north of Bob Quinn airstrip. Responsible for compiling and completing Assessment Report submitted to BC government summarizing field activities. Also, aided in writing and reviewing press releases for dissemination on TSX Venture Exchange. Finlayson Project -- Yukon Involved in planning and budgeting of $1.5 million (CAD), two-month regional exploration program in the Finlayson District targeting VMS mineralization. Managed and coordinated crews of up to 25, including line-cutters, soil samplers, pad builders and drillers in a helisupported program based at Wolverine Mine. Sturt Joint Venture, South Australia Involved in the initial setup and drilling stages of air core and rotary mud drill programs exploring for Kazakh-style sandstone hosted uranium deposits in the Moomba Oil and Gas field. Over a seven month period, helped further the $4 million project by creating maps, aiding in writing reports to South Australian governmental departments, and developing logging and database systems for field data collection Wernecke Project, Yukon Involved in $6 million five-month, two-drill remote exploration project and a three-month $600,000 grassroots exploration project targeting IOCG-U deposits. Over both field seasons, the latter as one of a team of seven geologists, numerous new showings were discovered and several prospects were drill-tested FIELDWORK September- November 2015 June 2015 Mt. Milligan Project, British Columbia, Canada Co-managed and logged core for skid-drill exploration program targeting Cu-Au porphyry style mineralization in the Nation Lakes area of central BC Menard Project, British Columbia, Canada Managed six person, green-fields exploration program targeting Cu-Au-Mo porphyry style mineralization in Toodoggone area of central BC

3 March 2015 July-September 2014; July- August September 2011 June-August 2011 December January 2011 September 2010 August- September 2010 June 2010 July-August 2009 July 2010 March-April, July-September 2008 May-October 2007 June-August 2006 June 2006 Coffee Gold Project, Yukon, Canada Drill geologist responsible for drill management of three RC skid drills, logging chips and liaising between drills and drill support personnel during resource definition drilling Canopus Project, Yukon, Canada In 2014, co-managed and logged core for fly-drill exploration program targeting Au-Cu porphyry-style mineralization in the Nisling River area of southwest Yukon. In 2015, managed four person, green-fields helicopter-supported exploration program and conducted geological mapping Ball Creek Project, British Columbia, Canada Co-managed and logged core for fly-drill exploration program targeting Au-Cu porphyry-style mineralization in the Golden Triangle-Iskut region of Northwestern British Columbia Haldane Project, Yukon, Canada Co-managed and logged core for a skid-drill program targeting Ag-Pb-Zn veins in the historic Keno Hill Silver district Finlayson Project, Yukon, Canada Managing field crews based at Wolverine Mine in a regional exploration program with a reconnaissance fly-drill component targeting Ag-Pb-Zn VMS-style mineralization Fran Project, British Columbia, Canada Led a winter road-access drill program targeting down-dip extensions of gold-bearing quartz veins north of Fort St. James Rock and Roll Project, British Columbia, Canada Re-sampled and re-logged historic drill core from the precious metal-rich VMS Rock and Roll deposit in the Eskay Creek region Finlayson Project, Yukon, Canada Involved in fly-camp exploration program that included managing geophysics crews, line cutting crews, geological sampling and geological mapping in the Finlayson District for Ag-Pb- Zn VMS-style mineralization Haldane Project, Yukon, Canada Fly-camp drill program exploring for Ag-Pb-Zn veins in the historic Keno Hill Silver district Eskay Project, British Columbia, Canada In 2009, involved in geochemical sampling, and geologic mapping during six weeks of regional reconnaissance in the Eskay Creek region. In 2010, lead a program consisting of further geochemical sampling, geologic mapping and a geophysical survey Sturt Joint Venture, South Australia Directed field clearance surveys of prospective areas with traditional land owners, identified safe drill locations amongst oil and gas infrastructure, recorded drill core materials, managed air core and rotary mud drill crews, including downhole gamma logging personnel Wernecke Project, Yukon, Canada Conducted geological mapping of several prospects with the aid of PDA and scintillometer, core logged, assisted in the writing of reports, lead, directed, and organized small field crews in trying to further define and discover IOCG-U targets Wernecke Project, Yukon, Canada Soil sampling and prospecting of the Wernecke Mountains region in a 15 person grassroots exploration camp Dawson Range, Yukon, Canada Grassroots silt sampling as part of an eight person helicopter fly camp

4 PUBLICATIONS November 2013 A Review of Archean Orogenic Gold Deposits in Greenstone Belts and the Slave Province: Exploration in the Yellowknife Domain, NWT, Canada, Rhodes University, South Africa Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science June and September 2013 Geological Society of South Africa Geobulletin, South Africa Exploration Geology M.Sc Field Trip I and II Reviews PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC INTERACTIONS February-August 2013 May 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 January 2012 September January 2013 FIELD TRIPS Exploration Geology M.Sc. Class Presentations, Rhodes University, South Africa Presentations to fellow students and lecturers on topics including thesis proposal, exploration in the Canadian Cordillera, geochemistry, geophysics, and mineral economics Mineral Resources Education Program of BC (MREPBC), Vancouver, British Columbia Participant in four annual Mining Week exhibits promoting and educating elementary school kids and teachers about exploration geology and mining AMEBC Roundup 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia Presented What is an Exploration Geologist? to high school students on behalf of MREPBC Mining Exploration Group Hockey Coordinator Vancouver, British Columbia Coordinator of weekly Thursday morning hockey for up to 70 participants, yearly May 2014 June-July 2013 April-May 2013 April 2012 SEG-GAC UBC Student Chapter International Field Trip, Namibia Two-week field trip in Namibia with a group of 20, including industry professionals and UBC students. Visited Teck Namibia s Haib Cu-porphyry deposit, GlencoreXstrata s Rosh Pinah Pb-Zn-Ag mine, B2Gold s Otjikoto Au mine, Kombat Copper s historic Cu mine, Sabre Resources Guchab Cu prospect, Namibia Rare Earths Lofdal REE deposit and Swakop Uranium s Husab U mine. Exploration Geology M.Sc Field Trip II, South Africa Two-week field trip in South Africa with group of 16 students representing 10 countries and one delegate. Visited Witwatersrand Basin, Exxaro Resources Leeuwpan coal mine, historic and active alluvial diamond operations, Petra Diamonds Finsch diamond mine, historic workings and mines in the O Okiep Cu district, Black Mountain Mining s Pb-Zn-Cu- Ag Deeps and Swartberg mines, as well as Assmang s Black Rock Fe mine and N Chwaning Mn mine. Exploration Geology M.Sc Field Trip I, South Africa Two-week field trip in South Africa with group of 14 students representing 10 countries. Visited the Big Hole in Kimberley, Anglo Platinum s Platreef operations and Driekop camp in the northern and eastern Bushveld Complex, African Rainbow Minerals Modikwa PGE mine, Noril sk Nickel and African Rainbow Minerals Nkomati Ni-Cu-Cr mine, Barberton greenstone belt and Richards Bay Minerals heavy mineral operations. Kamloops Exploration Group New Afton Mine Field Trip, Kamloops, British Columbia One-day visit to New Gold s New Afton Cu-Au porphyry deposit where block cave mining methods extract ore below the historic Afton open pit mine.

5 COURSES July-August 2013 May-June 2013 March-April 2013 February-March 2013 January 2012 April 2011 Project Management and Mineral Economics, Rhodes University, South Africa Module 4 of M.Sc. program: Database management, feasibility studies, financial evaluation, health and safety, reporting codes, royalties, compliance and ore body modelling in Datamine. Hydrothermal and Sedimentary Ore Deposits, Rhodes University, South Africa Module 3 of M.Sc. program: Sedimentary basin analysis, coal deposits, iron and manganese deposits, geothermal energy, kimberlites, MVT, Sedex, uranium deposits and VMS deposits Magmatic Ore Deposits, Rhodes University, South Africa Module 2 of M.Sc. program: layered mafic intrusions, PGE s, Ni-Cu-Cr deposits, intrusion related Au deposits, porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposits, ore microscopy, alkaline magmatism and deposits, orogenic Au and Wits-type Au. Exploration Techniques, Rhodes University, South Africa Module 1 of M.Sc. program: Structural geology, geological mapping, geochemistry, remote sensing, GIS, geophysics and drilling. Giant Deposits of Metals, Today and Tomorrow, Roundup, Vancouver British Columbia Two-day short course describing global giant deposits across a wide range of commodities and deposit types Field Mapping of Ore Deposits Anatomy of a Tilted Porphyry Cu Batholith and its Hydrothermal Alteration Features, Yerington, Nevada (U.S.A) Eight-day mapping course examining Cu-deposits, high level Fe oxide deposits and volcanic and plutonic complexes that have been tilted 90 on their side. ASSOCIATION/SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS Since 2014 Since 2011 Since 2009 Since 2009 Since 2007 Yukon Chamber of Mines (YCM) Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC) P.Geo since 2013 Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Vancouver Mining Exploration Group (MEG) Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AMEBC)