PETER C. HUBACHECK, P.GEO

Mr. Peter Hubacheck is a consulting geologist and President of W. A. Hubacheck Consultants Ltd.. He has over 42 years of experience as a project geologist, exploration manager and Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101, with experience in the exploration for gold, silver, base metals, uranium and
diamonds in Canada and the USA.

His interest in diamonds began in 1989 to 1992 with the discovery of the Diamond lake #1 and #2 pipe while exploring for gold along the Kirkland-Larder Lake Break on behalf of Sudbury Contact Mines Ltd.  In 1995, the Geological Survey of Canada collaborated with the company on a research effort called “The
Diamond Lake Kimberlite Study.”

From 1993 to 1999, he formed an expert team of explorers who conducted regional till, esker and RC drilling programs expanding the search area southward from the Kirkland Lake Kimberlite field into the Temiskaming Rift Valley. High resolution airborne magnetic/resistivity surveys along with radar were used to identify prospective kimberlite targets. A proprietary ranking system was employed for target selection and ground truthing resulting in the discovery of four kimberlite pipes in 1995 and 1996, most notably diamondiferous pipes 95-2 and 96-1.

In 2000, his firm was contracted by the Ontario Geologic Survey completing a major Modern Alluvium Sampling Program in the Kapuskasing-Fraserdale Area as part of the Operation Treasure Hunt Project. He served as a director on the board of Contact Diamond Corporation (public-CO-TSX) from 2004 to 2006. In 2005, his firm completed a follow-up OGS till pit/modern alluvial sampling program for Tahera Diamond Corporation in northcentral Ontario.

From 2011 to 2013, he initiated ground acquisition followed up by modern alluvial and till sampling programs for diamonds and gold in South Lorrain and Lorrain Townships.

In 2016, he evaluated a magnetic dolerite intrusion containing heavy rare earth elements located in Liaoning Province in China.

GARY GRABOWSKI, P.Geo., OGS (retired)

Mr. Grabowski was District Geologist for the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines’ Resident Geologist Program (RGP) in Kirkland Lake for more than 35 years. The Kirkland Lake RGP office area is responsible for the Area adjacent to the Quebec border from north of Lake Abitibi (Burntbush) to south of Temagami, including mining camps in Matheson, Kirkland Lake- Larder Lake, Matachewan, Cobalt, Gowganda and Shining Tree. During his tenure with the Ontario government, Mr. Grabowski was responsible for monitoring, facilitating and stimulating exploration, development and production of the district’s mineral resources and providing professional technical advice and information about the district’s geology and mineral potential to a wide range of client groups.

Early in his career with the OPS, he became involved with diamond exploration efforts in the Kirkland Lake – New Liskeard area, beginning in 1981 with the discovery of kimberlite boulders in gravel pits in the Larder Lake area and the discovery of kimberlite pipes in the area by Lac Minerals and Monopros Ltd. (De Beers). In the late 1980s, he provided assistance to Chuck Fipke when he was collecting kimberlite samples for his GSC report.

He has visited three operating diamond mines (Ekati, Diavik and Victor) and attended at numerous drill programs searching for kimberlite. He has authoured recommendations for diamond exploration in the OGS Resident Geologist Reports of Activities. In 2005, he published the results of his diamond in lamprophyre project, the highlight of which was recovering 23 microdiamonds in a lamprophyre dyke at the Nipissing Mine in Cobalt.

He is currently a director of both the Northern Prospectors Association and the Ontario Prospectors Association.  He is also a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada.

Gary has a BSc from Lakehead University, 1975.

MARTIN ETHIER

Martin Ethier is a consulting geologist (Hinterland Geoscience & Geomatics) and has worked since 2001 as a geologist/remote sensing/GIS specialist in the mining industry on a variety of exploration projects such as diamond-bearing kimberlites, silver-cobalt deposits, gold, Ni-Cu-PGE and in the industrial mineral industry including graphite, sand/gravel deposits and rock quarries.

Diamond exploration has been a strong interest throughout his schooling and career. He has contributed in the discoveries of numerous Kimberlites (pipes and dykes) in NE Ontario-NW Quebec corridor. Working on the large Lapointe Kimberlite (Tres-Or Resources Ltd.) has been a major highlight – from data integration-till sampling to discovery drilling and large Diameter sampling (50 tons).

Martin Ethier graduated from Mount Allison University in Sackville New Brunswick (1997). In addition, he completed an intensive Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown Nova Scotia (1998). He obtained a Master’s of Science Degree in Geology from Acadia University in Wolfville Nova Scotia (2001).