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Eugene McBurney is co-Founder and Chairman of GMP Securities L.P., and has over 
20 years of mining finance experience. GMP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMP Capital 
Inc., which is a publicly traded financial services firm listed on the TSX with offices in 
Toronto, Calgary and Montreal, Canada, in New York, Miami and Dallas, USA, in London, 
England and in Sydney and Perth, Australia. GMP is a leading independent Canadian 
investment dealer focused on investment banking and institutional equities for corporate 
clients and institutional investors. Since founding GMP, Gene has leveraged his extensive 
knowledge and experience, advising and structuring some of the largest and most 
complex mining transactions in the industry to help GMP become a leading international 
mining finance platform. Prior to forming GMP, Gene practised securities law and advised 
many companies and investment dealers in a variety of assignments. 

Eugene C. McBurney

Co-Founder and Chairman of GMP Securities L.P.