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Board of Directors

Richard W. Warke , , , Director and Executive Chairman

Mr. Warke is the founder of the Augusta group of companies which include Augusta Resource Corporation (Executive Chairman), Wildcat Silver Corporation (Executive Chairman) and Riva Gold Corporation (Chairman and CEO). He was also the founder and Chairman of Ventana Gold Corp. which was recently acquired for $1.5 billion. Mr. Warke has more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance and marketing in the global resource industry, and has been involved in raising over $1 billion dollars in equity for resource companies. Although his endeavours have primarily involved mineral resource operations, he has also been involved with oil and gas, forestry, technology and manufacturing operations.

Gil Clausen , , , Director, President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Clausen has over 25 years of executive and operations experience in the mining industry with several major global and domestic mining companies. He has held senior operations and project development positions before moving into executive roles where he was responsible for executing corporate growth strategies including development and operations for several large precious metal, base metal, and coal producing companies. Mr. Clausen is also a Director of Jaguar Mining Inc. and Vice Chairman of Wildcat Silver Corporation. He holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Mining Engineering from Queen's University.

Timothy C. Baker (2,3) , , , Director

Mr. Baker brings over 30 years of extensive project development and operations experience to the Company’s Board. He was the Executive Vice President and the Chief Operating Officer of Kinross Gold Corporation. Prior to joining Kinross in 2006 Mr. Baker was with Placer Dome, where he served in several key roles including Executive General Manager of Placer Dome Chile, and Senior Vice President of the copper producing Compania Minera Zaldivar. Mr. Baker is also a Director of Eldorado Gold Corporation and Antofagasta PLC.

John R. Brodie (1,3) , , , Director

Mr. Brodie is a FCA who was formerly a partner at KPMG LLP, and was elected a fellow for distinguished service to the profession by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. He currently provides consulting services and serves as a director of several public companies, including Wildcat Silver Corp.

Donald B. Clark , , , Director

Mr. Clark has more than 35 years experience in the finance industry, the majority of which was spent working in Canadian banking. Mr. Clark is also a Director of Wildcat Silver Corp.

W. Durand Eppler (1,2,3) , , , Director

Mr. Eppler is a founding partner of Sierra Partners, LLC, a Denver-based investment and advisory firm focused on providing strategic and business advisory services to global resource clients. Prior to founding Sierra, Mr. Eppler worked in corporate development as a Vice-President at Newmont Mining Corporation. Mr. Eppler also serves as a director of Vista Gold Corp., Golden Minerals Company and Frontier Mining Ltd.

Christopher M. H. Jennings (1) , , , Lead Director

Mr. Jennings brings more than 50 years experience in geology, mineral exploration, and mine development and operations to the Augusta Board. He has directed exploration projects throughout the world, and has been involved in the discovery of several gold mines and diamond and base metal deposits. Formerly the President and Chairman of Southern Era Resources and the Chairman of Southern Era Diamonds Inc., Mr. Jennings has served on the Boards of numerous exploration and mining companies throughout his lengthy career.

Robert P. Wares (2) , , , Director

Mr. Wares is a professional geologist and is Executive Vice President, Exploration & Resource Development and Director of Osisko Mining Corporation. Mr. Wares holds a Bachelors Degree in Geology from McGill University, and has 25 years of experience in mineral exploration and research. He is also a Director of Wildcat Silver Corporation and Bowmore Exploration Ltd.
  1. Audit Committee Member
  2. Compensation Committee Member
  3. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member

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Investor Relations
Letitia Cornacchia
Vice-President, Investor Relations
Tel: 416.860.6310
Email: lcornacchia@augustaresource.com

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