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Mr. Lamarche has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry in both technical services and operational capacities. He is a seasoned leader who has managed large teams across multiple jurisdictions in Canada, including established operations and new projects. Prior to joining Foran, Mr. Lamarche was the Head of Mines/Mills Technical Services for Vale’s Canadian operations which included the Ontario, Manitoba and Labrador sites. In this role, he was responsible for the mine design and planning, geology, in-mine exploration, seismic risk management, technical

services execution as well as mill technical support. He was also the Qualified Person for the MRMR disclosures and the owner of mine standards for the North Atlantic Operations. In addition, he was responsible for the deposition activities and geotechnical assurance for tailings dams at the Canadian operations.

Mr. Lamarche also possesses valuable operational experience having held the role of Mine Manager at Vale’s Coleman Mine and at the Totten Mine, where he was also responsible for operational readiness as it transitioned from project phase into an operating plant. Prior to joining Vale in 2006, he was a mining engineering consultant for SRK in Wales, UK after having started his career as an EIT at the Kidd Mining Operations.

Gilbert is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario and holds an Applied Science degree in Mining Engineering from Laurentian University.