


| William Meyer, PEng Position: Special Advisor, Exploration Mr. Meyer is a Professional Engineer with a degree in Geology (UBC, 1962) and was Vice-President, Exploration for Teck Corporation from 1993 to1998 and President of Teck Exploration Ltd. from 1979 to 1998. He joined Teck Exploration Ltd. in 1979 as Exploration Manager for Western Canada and the United States. In 1991, he was appointed Vice-President, Exploration, for Teck Corporation responsible for the direction of exploration activities for Teck and its associated companies worldwide. While at Teck he forged several deals with junior mining exploration companies and sat as Teck's representative on the board of directors of those junior companies. His career has spanned more than 40 years, starting as an exploration geologist with Phelps Dodge Corporation of Canada and later as senior geologist with Gibraltar Mines Ltd. Mr. Meyer was a partner at the consulting firm of Western Geological Services in 1967 and formed his own consulting firm in 1975. He is currently Chairman of Minco Mining & Metals Corporation and a director and officer of a number of public and privately owned Canadian companies. |