DARCY BAKER, Ph.D., P.Geo. EDUCATION 2003 UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, Newcastle, Australia Ph.D.: Economic and Structural Geology Thesis: Gold Depositional Events And Their Relation To The Tectonic Evolution Of The Pilbara Craton, Australia 1997 DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY, Halifax, Nova Scotia B.Sc. (hons): Geology (major) & Computer Sciences (minor) Thesis: Fluid Inclusions and Microstructure of Flexural-slip Bedding-concordant Veins within the Ovens Anticline, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia STRENGTHS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2003-Present My main area of expertise is integrating structural and economic geology for the purpose of mineral exploration targeting. Through my Ph.D. project in Western Australia, I used detailed deposit-scale observations to develop craton-scale tectonic and ore-depositional models. With Equity, I oversee project planning and execution, hiring of field crews, geological fieldwork, preparation of technical reports, interacting with clients and running a consulting company. EQUITY EXPLORATION CONSULTANTS LTD. Project Geologist since 2003 and President since 2006 2001-2002 TECK COMINCO LTD., Kamloops, British Columbia Geological mapping, core logging, map compilation, trench mapping, sampling at a VHMS-style project in northern British Columbia 2000 TECK COMINCO LTD., North Bay, Ontario Geological mapping, map compilation using MapInfo GIS, sampling at an Archaean lode-gold project near Hemlo Mines, northern Ontario 1997-2003 UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, Newcastle, Australia Archaean orogenic lode-gold and structural Ph.D. project, ; Geological mapping, fluid inclusion and isotope studies, petrography, structural analysis, publication of results 1997 PT MINORCA PRATAMA INDONESIA, Borneo Island, Indonesia Geological mapping, regional stream and soil sampling programs, team supervision at an epithermal copper-gold project in East Kalimantan, Borneo Island, Indonesia 1994-1995 NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Halifax, Nova Scotia Geological mapping, for regional mapping program
SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS Re-mapped and interpreted property geology and helped plan drilling program targeting VMS and epithermal mineralization Cassiar Gold Project, British Columbia Compiled and interpreted large historical drill and surface database for orogenic gold vein deposits and prospects and helped coordinate follow-up drilling program Boulevard Project, Yukon Managed drilling, trenching and large regional reconnaissance program targeting gold mineralization in the White Gold District Hog Ranch Project, Nevada Conducted alteration mapping and core/rc drilling of a shallow-level epithermal project at a former producing mine Yukon Base Metal Project, Yukon Co-managed a four drill, resource definition drilling program based at a remote, 50 person base camp Wernecke Project, Yukon Managed five-month, two-drill project targeting IOCG deposits. Along with a team of seven geologists, numerous new showings were discovered and several prospects were drill-tested Managed project resulting in significant drill intersections of high-sulphidation vein mineralization and breccia pipe-hosted Ag-Au-Pb-Zn mineralization Hushamu Project, British Columbia Managed integrated exploration of a 40 x 10 km porphyry Cu-Au-Mo belt centred on the Hushamu deposit Lynas Find Gold Mine, Western Australia Determined structural controls, P T conditions of gold depositional and regional significance of gold-bearing structures at this Archaean orogenic lode-gold deposit as an industrysponsored Ph.D. student working with Lynas exploration team during three field seasons Klondyke Gold Prospect, Western Australia Determined relative timing of gold mineralization and regional tectonic significance of this Archaean orogenic lode-gold deposit FIELDWORK 2013 Homestake Ridge, British Columbia Geological mapping 2012 2011 Cassiar Gold Project, British Columbia Mapping, drilling on orogenic gold vein deposit and prospects Drilling and detailed mapping
Feb & Oct 2011 May Oct 2010 Aug Dec 2009 March Sept 2008 April Oct 2007 Sept Nov 2006 Aug, 2006 July Aug 2006 July Dec 2005 June July 2005 Sept Nov 2004 July 2004 June 2004 Feb Mar 2004 Nov 2003 July 2003 June & Sept 2003 July Aug 2002 July Aug 2001 San Ignacio Project, Mexico Geological and structural mapping of precious metal-bearing vein system Boulevard Project, Yukon Mapping, drilling, trenching Hog Ranch Project, Nevada Mapping, drilling on high-level Miocene epithermal system Yukon Base Metal Project, Yukon Structurally-controlled zinc-lead vein system Wernecke Project, Yukon Managed 30-person project focused on mapping, prospecting, drilling and target identification of IOCG prospects Big Duck Lake Property, Ontario Drill program targeting orogenic gold deposits Yukon Reconnaissance, Yukon Organized regional silt sampling program and follow-up prospecting Pogo Project, Alaska Reconnaissance mapping and prospecting program targeting Pogo-type gold deposits Hushamu Project, British Columbia Mapping, target definition and drilling on Cu-Au porphyry prospects Fieldwork and drilling on high-sulphidation veins 1800 m helicopter-supported drill program on breccia pipe-hosted Ag-Au-Pb-Zn mineralization and high-sulphidation Au-Ag-Cu veins Arcadia Bay Project, Nunavut Detailed structural mapping of Archaean granite-hosted orogenic gold prospect Manage IP survey Argosy Mine Project, Red Lake District, Ontario Winter drilling for Archaean orogenic gold deposit Monashee Project, British Columbia Reconnaissance mapping, soil sampling, prospecting for intrusion-related gold Arcadia Bay Project, Nunavut Mapping and assessing Archaean granite-hosted orogenic gold prospect Manage trenching / mapping program with follow-up drilling resulting in significant intersections of breccia pipe-hosted Ag-Au-Pb-Zn mineralization Core logging and detailed mapping of VMS and epithermal prospects
Property- and regional-scale mapping and prospect evaluation of VMS and epithermal targets July Aug 2000 June 2000 July 1999 June Aug 1999 May July 1998 Sept 1997 Aug Oct 1997 Jan June 1997 May Aug 1996 May Aug 1995 Hemlo mines region, Schreiber Hemlo greenstone belt, Superior Province, Ontario Amphibolite-facies Archaean gold deposit, property-scale mapping and drill target design Wawa subprovince, Superior Province Numerous property visits to gold and VMS properties Co-leader of four day field trip to several gold districts Ph.D. candidate, Archaean orogenic gold district, greenstone belt-scale mapping, pit mapping Ph.D. candidate, Archaean orogenic gold district, greenstone belt-scale mapping Helicopter-supported regional (1:25 000) mapping with Geological Survey of Western Australia Ph.D. candidate, Archaean orogenic gold district, greenstone belt-scale mapping, pit mapping, examination of regional gold occurrences East Kalimantan, Indonesia Geologist, epithermal copper-gold, regional stream sampling, prospecting, mapping Central Nova Scotia Junior field geologist, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, regional structural mapping of turbiditic Meguma Terrane Central/ southern Nova Scotia Junior field geologist, regional structural mapping of turbiditic Meguma Terrane and Ovens Gold district PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Registered Professional Geoscientist, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia Member of The Society Of Economic Geologists Member of Association of Mineral Exploration of British Columbia (AMEBC) and Editorial Board Member of Mineral Exploration magazine SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Simmons, A.T., Tosdal, R.M., Baker, D.E.L., Friedman, R.M. and Ullrich, T.D. (2005): Late Cretaceous Volcanoplutonic Arcs in Northwestern British Columbia: Implications for Porphyry and Epithermal Deposits, in Geological Fieldwork 2004; British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines; Paper 2005-1; p. 347-360. Simmons, A., Tosdal, R., Baker, D. and Baknes, M. (2004): Geologic Framework of the Thorn Epithermal Deposit, Northwestern, B.C., Poster Abstract for the 2004 Mineral Exploration Roundup, British Columbia & Yukon Chamber of Mines.
Baker, D.E.L. & Seccombe, P.K. (2004): Physical conditions of gold deposition at the ca. 2900 Ma McPhees Deposit, : fluid inclusion and stable isotope constraints. Canadian Mineralogist. 42: 1005 1024. Baker, D.E.L., (2003): Gold Depositional Events and Their Relation to the Tectonic Evolution of the Pilbara Craton, Australia. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, The University of Newcastle. 193 pp. Baker, D.E.L., Seccombe, P.K. & Collins, W.J. (2002): Structural setting and timing of gold mineralization in the northern East Strelley Belt,. Economic Geology. 97: 775-785. Huston, D.L., Sun, S., Blewett, R., Hickman, A., Van Kranendonk, M., Philips, D., Baker, D. & Brauhart, C. (2002): The timing of mineralization in the Archean. Economic Geology. 97: 733-755. Baker, D.E.L. & P.K. Seccombe (2001): A possible magmatic component in Archaean gold mineralizing fluids at the McPhee s Mine, Pilgangoora Belt,. In Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada Joint Annual Meeting, St. John s, Nfld, Canada. p. 135. Baker, D.E.L. & Collins, W.J. (2001): Structural history of the northern East Strelley Belt, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. In Cassidy, K.F., Dunphy, J.M. and Van Kranendonk, M.J. (eds.) 4th International Archaean Symposium Extended Abstracts, Perth, WA, Australia. pp. 282-284. Baker, D. E. L., Seccombe, P.K. & Collins, W.J. (2000): Geodynamic framework and characteristics of mineralising fluids at the McPhee s gold deposit,. In Skilbeck, C.G. and Hubble, T.C.T. (eds) Understanding Planet Earth: Searching for a Sustainable Future. Abstracts of the 15th Australian Geological Convention, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia. p. 13. Huston, D., Blewett, R., Baker, D., & Smithies, H. (1999): The Diverse Origin of Archaean Lode Gold in the North Pilbara, Western Australia: a Field Excursion. Australian Geological Survey Organisation field guide. Baker, D.E.L. (1996): Fluid Inclusions and Microstructure of Flexural-slip Bedding-concordant Veins within the Ovens Anticline, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Unpublished B.Sc. thesis, Dalhousie University. 92 pp.