Ricardo A. Valls, M.Sc. P.Geo.

(Senior Associate Geologist)

Mr. Valls is a professional geologist with thirty years of experience in the mining industry. He has extensive geological, geochemical, and mining expertise, strong managerial skills, and a solid background in research techniques and the training of technical personnel. He is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Russian.

Mr. Valls has been involved in numerous projects worldwide, including in Canada, Africa, Russia, Indonesia, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. His work has ranged from regional reconnaissance to detailed mapping, diamond and RC drilling programs, open-pit and underground mapping and sampling, geochemical sampling and interpretation, as well as various exploration techniques related to the search for diamonds, PGM, gold, nickel, silver, base metals, industrial minerals, oil and gas, and other magmatic, hydrothermal, porphyritic, VMS, and SEDEX ore deposits.

His key strengths include property acquisition, geological and geochemical studies, management and organization, geomathematical analysis and modeling, compositional data analysis, structural studies, database design, QA/QC programs, exploration studies, and the preparation of technical reports.

He is a registered P.Geo. in the provinces of Ontario, Canada.