Mr. Brian Morris, Acc.Dir. has been Senior Vice President of Exploration at Klondex Mines Ltd. since January 1, 2015 and served as its Vice President Exploration and Geology Services. Mr. Morris serves as Vice President of Exploration of Goldstone Resources Inc. He served as Vice-President of Exploration at Premier Gold Mines Limited since October 24, 2011. He served as President of American Mining and Tunneling. He is considered to be an expert in both epithermal vein systems and Carlin style deposits. He has a strong history in project exploration and development, particularly in the United States. He has more than 25 years of experience in the mining industry. He served as Vice-President and General Manager for Rio Grande Silver, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Hecla Mining Company and was instrumental in permitting and re-opening the Equity Mine and in completing a re-evaluation of the Bulldog Mine, both located in Colorado. Prior to working for Hecla, Mr. Morris was employed at Great Basin Gold Limited in Nevada, most notably as North American Exploration and Business Development Manager from 2008 to 2010 and as Chief Geologist of the high grade Hollister Gold Mine from 2007 to 2008. He also served as Vice President of Geology and Business Development at Hollister Gold Mine. From 2002 to 2007, he worked at Newmont Mining Corporation's Midas Operations in several senior capacities and also served as a senior geologist at their Nevada District Exploration Group. Prior to this, he was a Production Geologist at the high-grade Meikle Mine for Barrick Gold Corporation. Mr. Morris holds a B.A. in Geology from Humboldt State University in California.