The Years

From 1995 to 2007, Mr. Frame formed several specialized mining companies for the exploration and development of selected properties. In 1995, he founded Mineral Resources Ltd. and served as Chairman, which he merged with Pan American Resources Inc. to form OntZinc Corporation in 2002. OntZinc acquired the 1,000 tpd underground zinc mine and processing facilities in Balmat, Upper New York State, and the 1,000 tpd open pit Gays River zinc mine and processing facilities in Nova Scotia, Canada: In 2004, with Mr. Frame as catalyst, Ontzinc completed a reverse merger and takeover of the large vertically integrated Canadian base and precious metals producer, Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Company Ltd., valued then at approximately $350 million. Within two years, the share price rose from $2.00 to near $30.00. In 2005, he formed Silvermet Corporation and Global Uranium Corp. Silvermet pursues zinc smelter opportunities in Turkey, based on the hugely successful Horsehead Corporation model in the USA. Global Uranium has six uranium concessions in Niger, Africa.

During 1993 and 1994, Clifford Frame provided mining advisory consultant services and served as a member of the Board of Directors of several mining companies including Sherritt Gordon Inc., an integrated Canadian company producing nickel and cobalt, and a producer of coal, oil and gas, and electricity, with investments overseas. He independently financed and directed investigations into reopening of the Hollinger Ltd. iron mines in Quebec, Canada.

From 1985 through 1993, Mr. Frame was a founder, principal shareholder, developer and Chairman and CEO of Curragh Inc., a Canadian mining company with base and precious metals, and coal, production and exploration programs through various divisions. Through that company he was also Chairman of the executive committee for all of Curragh's subsidiary projects including Frame Mining Company, Westray, Sa Dena Hes, Stronsay, and a director of Asturiana de Zinc (the world's largest, most modern and efficient zinc smelter, located in Spain, of which Curragh Inc. owned 20%). With Curragh Inc., he oversaw the exploration and development of five mining properties, and the production start-up of three mines:

the $300 million ( including $140 million of existing debt) refurbishment and restart of the large 14,000 TPD Faro open pit zinc/lead mine and processing facilities in Yukon, Canada, formerly owned by Cyprus Anvil Mining Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Dome Petroleum Ltd.. This restart, in addition to those of funding institutions, partners and product buyers, involved the cooperative actions of the government of the Yukon, the government of Canada, the government of Alaska and the government of the United States.
the $75 million construction and start of the new 1,000 tpd Sa Dena Hes underground zinc/lead mine and processing facilities in Yukon, Canada; and,
the $200 million construction and start of the new modern 4,100 tpd Westray underground low-sulphur coal mine and processing facilities in Nova Scotia, Canada. This mine was built in cooperation with the Nova Scotia Power Company to which the mine sold 100% of its production, the government of the Province of Nova Scotia, and the government of Canada. Westray suffered a mine explosion in May 1992, causing the deaths of 26 miners and resulting in the permanent cessation of its operations and, ultimately, the insolvency of Curragh Inc. During 1993, Mr. Frame oversaw the wind down of Westray and Curragh Inc. following the major coal mining accident at Westray.

From 1982 through late 1985, Mr. Frame was President and COO of Denison Mines Ltd., the world's largest uranium producer from its Elliot Lake, Canada, underground mines and processing facilities. He was also Chairman and CEO of all of Denison's subsidiaries. In these roles, he personally led and expanded

Denison's interests into other areas of mining and other industries:

origination and implementation of the giant $3.5 billion North-East Coal development and operations, British Columbia, through its large Quintette coal project, which involved the participation of 52 banks, 4 partners, 4 governments and 6 steel company customers;
exploration, feasibility of four additional one-billion tonne coal properties involving JV's and partnerships with other companies such as Ruhrkohle of Germany, Charbonnages de France, Gulf Oil of USA, Imperial Oil of Canada, Mitsui of Japan, Tokyo Boeki of Japan, and Taiwan Power;
major $350 million development and production start-up in New Brunswick of the two million tonnes per year Potcan Potash Ltd. underground potash mine, which was constructed in a record-low two years;
multi-million (~$35 million) dollar annual program of exploration and mine investigation, assessment and evaluations in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Canada, United States, England, Ireland, Columbia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Cameroon, Namibia, Morocco, Hungary, and Romania;
major $350 million oil developments in Casablanca, Spain, Vega, Sicily, Prinos, Greece, Western Desert-Egypt;
oil exploration drilling at $35 million per year in Newfoundland, North Sea- Britain, Straits of Hormuz, Canada, and U.S.A.; and,
the continued development and modernization of Denison surface and underground facilities at the Company's flagship uranium project in Elliot Lake to satisfy the major uranium supply contracts for the giant Ontario Hydro power company and six Japanese utility companies.

During 1975-1979, Mr. Frame was Executive Vice-President and then, President, Mining Operations, for Denison Mines Ltd., at its underground uranium mines and processing facilities at Elliot Lake, Canada. Denison's new 25-year contract with the giant Ontario Hydro power company required a further expansion and modernization of the mining and processing operations. Over a period of two years and at a cost of $350 million, the facilities reached their planned production potential, while addressing and satisfactorily resolving enormous new changes to governmental environment and health requirements for both underground and surface uranium operations which required tremendous innovation and inventiveness. Mr. Frame reported to the Chairman, and was totally responsible for Denison's day-to-day operations, as well as its expansion.

During 1972-1974, he was Vice-President, General Manager, for Tara Mines Ltd., in Ireland, where he developed, set up and put into production Europe's largest zinc/lead mining facility (7,500 tpd, designed to expand to 10,000 tpd). He was totally responsible for all technical, planning, equipment selection, and operational aspects, including underground and surface, as well as all dealings local and national government. The Tara mine had a very high public profile because of its location in an area of extreme environmental (under the confluence of two famous salmon fishing rivers), historical (in and under a town occupied for thousands of years), and cultural (in an area of settled existence, with societal mores, peaceful, and unfamiliar with mining) sensitivities. Tara was successfully opened in 1976 at a cost of $300 million and has operated without major issues since that time, even expanding its production based on Mr. Frame's designs. Tara Mines is quite likely the most monitored mine in the world with all the information readily available to the public.

During 1969-1971, Mr. Frame was Vice President, Operations, for Inco Australasia and Indonesia, based in Sydney, Australia, the overseas division of the Canadian giant International Nickel Company Ltd. (Inco), the largest producer of nickel and cobalt in the world. He was technical head of the company activities and assessed, investigated and evaluated six major nickel prospects in Indonesia and Australia: Widgiemooltha, Wingellina, Rockhampton, Solomons, Pamalaa, and Soroako. He initiated the set up, including development work, roads, camps, bulk samples, tribal and government relations, for the very successful $2 billion world-class PT Inco Indonesia Soroako nickel laterite project in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

During 1966-1968, Mr. Frame worked for Denison Mines Ltd. at the Company's operations at Elliot Lake, Canada, as Assistant General Manager reporting to the Chief Operating Officer. He had the responsibility, in response to rising global uranium demand and prices and to satisfy new large uranium contracts with Japanese power companies, for and led the company's comprehensive efforts of modernizing and increasing production output and efficiencies of the mine's surface and underground facilities. As a result of extensive operational changes, the mine's production rates increased from 10 tonnes per manshift (tpms) to 27 tpms within three years and costs were reduced from over $5 per pound of U203 to $3, s etting up the prosperity of that company for years to come.

During the early years of his career, as a part of his career development plan, Clifford Frame worked at different mine sites in varied operations and technical positions gaining first hand solid fundamental practical hands-on wide experience. Companies he worked for include:

International Nickel Company Ltd., the large world-class Canadian producer of nickel and cobalt, at its Manitoba Division, in Thompson, Canada (1960 — 1966): Chief Planning Engineer, Manitoba Division; pre-development of five mines including eight mine shafts and a three-mile high speed underground transport network, and full assessment of several prospective mines; total responsibility for all design, engineering, contact mining, and equipment selection for both surface and underground operations;
Denison Mines Ltd, the large world-class Canadian producer of uranium yellowcake, at its operations at Elliot Lake, Canada (1958 — 1960: Mine Shift Boss, Mine Captain, responsible for shift and day-to-day operations including 150 miners and underground equipment and facilities);
Britannia Mines Ltd., at its 5,000 tpd chalcopyrite (copper) mining and processing facilities, the largest in North America, in British Columbia, Canada which, with innovative and inventive management, operated in a self-sufficient manner continuously during from 1790 to 1965 (1956-1957: Development Engineer, deepened No. 8 shaft and rehabilitated related facilities to reopen the No. 8 Mine while performing numerous other duties, and Contract Miner (raise and stope) miner, performing muck-drill-blast operations on a contract basis);
Cominco Ltd., the vertically integrated Canadian producer of zinc metal, the world's largest, at its underground mines, processing facilities and smelter in Mr. Frame's home-town of Trail, British Columbia (summers high school and university 1951 — 1955: laborer throughout all of the facilities, surveyor assistant, engineer's assistant, received formal mining training, Miner Certificate).

Mr. Clifford Frame has over the years served on numerous Boards of Directors including OntZinc Corporation, Global Uranium Ltd., Silvermet Ltd., Curragh Inc., Frame Mining Ltd., Quintette Coal Ltd., Belcourt Coal Ltd., SRI International Ltd., Saxon Coal Ltd., Coalspur Ltd., Potcan Potash Ltd., Denison Mines Ltd., Sherritt Gordon Ltd., Viridian Fertilizer Ltd., Asturiana de Zinc, Blackhawk Mining Ltd., Fluoride B.C. Ltd., and numerous executive committees, joint ventures and partnerships.