Directors
| Richard J. Hall Position: Chairman, Director Mr. Hall brings to Premier 35 years of mining exploration and development experience. Currently, he sits on the boards of several other mineral exploration and development companies including Grayd Resource Corporation. Until recently, Mr. Hall served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Metallica Resources Inc., where he was involved in all aspects of the company's development including the financing, construction and commissioning of the Cerro San Pedro gold-silver mine in Mexico. While at Metallica, the La Fortuna deposit was discovered in Chile (487 million tones at 0.56% Cu and 0.44 g/t Au) and was brought through to a final feasibility study in conjunction with Metallica's operating partner on the project, Xstrata Copper. In August 2008, Metallica was part of a $1.6 billion merger with Peak Gold Ltd. and New Gold Inc. Previous to his tenure at Metallica, Mr. Hall held senior management positions with Dayton Mining Corporation and Pegasus Gold Corporation. Mr. Hall holds a Bachelor and a Masters Degree in Geology and an MBA from Eastern Washington University. |
