Nick Gardner, Meng.,Msc., P.Eng. Email and Phone Number

Manager of Mine Engineering and Technology for Vale Base Metals Global Business. The Vale Base Metals business includes operations in Canada, Brazil, U.K., South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Indonesia and New Caledonia.

- Scoping, Prefeasibility, Feasibility Studies for different commodities- Pit Optimisation- LG, NPV, etc- Economic evaluation and Productivity Analysis- Mine design(pit, dump, road etc) and mine sequence- Strategic mine planning and scheduling(NPV Scheduler, COMET, Whittle)- OPEX and CAPEX estimationConsulting projects completed:- Conceptual studies for Labrador Iron Mines(Scheduling, OPEX and CAPEX Estimation, Report)- Pre-Feasibility Studies for Arcelor Mittal(Pit Optimisation, Pit Design, Strategic Mine Planning, Scheduling, OPEX and CAPEX Estimation, Report)- Feasibility Study for Vale Voisey's Bay Project(Block Modelling, Cut-off Value Optimisation, Mine Planning and Scheduling, Equipment Selection, OPEX and CAPEX Estimation)

Long range mine planning & mine development to support Iron Ore of Canada existing operations, future development and other Mine Engineering project- Pit Optimization – LG, NPV, etc- Economic Evaluation & Productivity Analysis - Mine design (pit, dump, road, etc) and Pit Phasing- Strategic Mine Planning and Scheduling- Feasibility Studies- Fleet Selection and haulage AnalysisMine Software: Whittle, Vulcan, Xpac, Talpac and Comet

Long Range Planner, Teck Coal Limited- Elkview Operations • Develop an Automated Coal Blender using Excel VBA and Microsoft Solver Foundation (OML programming). • I liaison with Medium range and Long range planners on coal volume and quality input for coal blender. • Reconciliation of both long term, medium term and short term mine plan based on coal quality results from the blender. Geotechnical Engineer, Teck Coal Limited- Coal Mountain Operations • Responsible for monitoring and reading spoil dump movements. • Analyzing spoil monitor readings for spoil dumps from the foreman. • Dump and Lagoon designs using Minesight and AutoCAD. • Compaction testing for Dumps and Lagoons. • Monitoring and reading highwall slope movement of slope face. • Analyze blasting seismograph data within the conveyor tunnel. • Design of Pit walls and footwalls using Minesight and AutoCAD. • Project Engineer for coal conveyor tunnel project: 1. Monitor tunnel support 2. Costing and budgeting for tunnel support. 3. Scheduling and planning for tunnel project for contractors 4. Prepare monthly cost reports and Invoices for the Contractor Company. 5. Cost control and cost monitoring of labour and plant resources, indirect cost (general running cost) and site operations. • Project Engineer for Lagoon Lift and Coal Coarse Refuse Dump: 1. Design Lagoon Lift and Coal Coarse Refuse Dump 2. Implementation of design and surveying 3. Cost and Budget estimation 4. Scheduling and planning for contractors 5. Prepare monthly cost reports and invoices for the Teck Coal Limited and Contractor Company.

• Implementation, training, and client support of Mine2-4D, EPS and mineCAD software. • Mine design, layout, planning and scheduling using the Mine2-4D suite of products. • Consulting projects completed: 1. Vale Inco Copper Cliff Deep Feasibility Project, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Responsible for stope and underground infrastructure designs. Evaluated block model against stope design. Scheduled life of mine plan using EPS. Plotting of stope and infrastructure designs using mineCAD. 2. Redlake Mine Feasibility Project, RedLake, Ontario, Canada: Responsible for stope design (Cut &Fill method and Longhole stoping method) and underground infrastructure designs. Evaluated block model against stope design. Scheduled life of mine plan using EPS. Scheduled their 18month to 5years plan using EPS and EPS Blend. 3. St Ann Bauxite, Jamaica, Open Pit Design and Planning Project: Responsible for implementation and training of Mine2-4D, EPS, mineHaul and mine CAD. Analyzing haul distances and trucks selection. 4. Barrick Gold, Helmo Mine, Marathon, Ontario, Canada: Responsible for implementation and training of Mine2-4D, EPS VIZ and EPS. 5. Xstrata Copper, Kidd Creek Mine, Timmins, Ontario, Canada: Responsible for implementation and training of EPS VIZ and EPS. 6. Vale Inco Creighton Phase 3 Project, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Responsible for stope and underground infrastructure designs. Evaluated block model against stope design. Scheduled life of mine plan using EPS. Plotting of stope and infrastructure designs using mineCAD. Scheduled their 18month to 5years plan using EPS and EPS Blend.

• Responsible for Planning and developing programs for geological data acquisition. • Help with planning and coordinating mine exploration projects. Helped with designing of Geological Models and evaluation using Datamine. • Open Pit design and planning using Datamine. • Planning and scheduling Development of geological maps using MapInfo. • Development of geological database. Travelling to site to collect and analyze data. • • Prepare reports with analysis and recommendations for the construction of mines. • Cashflow and Sensitivity Analysis. • Consulting projects completed include:1. SLDC Alluvial Diamond Feasibility Study, Sierra Leone: Responsible for fleet selection, long and short range plan. 2. New Liberty Gold Limited (Mano River Resources), Liberia: Responsible for underground scoping study.

• QAQC of geological database buildup from hard copy sheets to PDF/Excel. • Led the build up of geological database and modeling with SurpacMinex-Gemcom• Developing an in-house Cashflow Analysis for Altona Resources. Research into CO2 Sequestration around the world. Reports on CO2 Sequestration. • Researched Gas to Liquid Technologies and Coal to Liquids Technologies; worked closely with Jacobs Consultancy, United Kingdom. • Administrator of Altona Share Point Service Database. • Plan and develop programs of geological data acquisition• Incharge of budget forecast and tracking

• Evaluation of bidding/Tender Documents submitted by Contractors; included checking and assessing the bill of quantities submitted and the responsiveness of contractors to the project requirements. • Visiting project sites with the Area manager and inspecting works on the mine site. • Ensuring that contractors build in accordance with the contract drawings and specifications. • Plan and co-ordinate mine exploration projects. Supervision of RC drilling and Grade control. • Managing contracts and subcontracts. Preparation of project program and master program. • Monitoring and forecasting on cost including cash flow forecast and analysis and preparing quarterly forecast. • Cost control and cost monitoring of labour and plant resources, indirect cost (general running cost) and site operations. • Preparation of monthly cost reports and Invoices for the Contractor Company. • Supervision of Drillers and Blastmen. Making of Reports from the Drilled and blast working sites. • Working closely with the Drill and Blast Engineers of the Contractor Company for planning and design.

• Visiting project sites with the engineer’s representative and inspecting works carried out by the shift workers. • Supervising of geologist and Surveyors underground. • Ensuring that the work was done in accordance with the design and specifications. • Making of Reports for the Mine captain during shift hours. • Taking measurements and ensuring that the right markings are done for the drilling of pilot holes and blast holes. Supervising of underground survey markings and making of reports. • Analyzing the Underground environment for the right type of Ventilation System. • Supervising the hanging of Ducting and Auxiliary Fans for Ventilation underground.