Mr. Bachman has over 15 years of accounting and corporate controller related experience in the mining industry. Prior to being appointed as the Company's Chief Financial Officer Mr. Bachman served as a financial controller for a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation between the periods of November 2001 to September 2002 where he was responsible for overseeing all financial and managerial accounting functions and reporting for the Newmont satellite office located in Jakarta Indonesia. Prior thereto between the periods of March 1999 to October 2001 Mr. Bachman served as a senior accountant for Newmont Mining Corporation North American operations where he was responsible for performing cost accounting for process operations and was responsible for the preparation of budgets and forecasts of the Newmont North American mining operations. Mr. Bachman served as a consultant to Phelps Dodge Mining Company ("Phelps") through the transition year of 1998 to 1999 after Phelps acquired Cobre Mining Company Inc. where Mr. Bachman was previously employed since August 1997 as mine site controller and chief accountant. Mr. Bachman also served in various capacities with U.S. Gold Corporation and Dee Mining Company.
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