Mr. Schoonmaker was appointed Secretary & Treasurer of the Company in August 1997 and has held that position since that time. He is also Secretary & Treasurer and Director of Independence Lead Mines Company of Wallace, Idaho. During the period of 1979 through 1993, Mr. Schoonmaker was employed at Asarco Incorporated as Chief Accountant of the Troy Mine and as Financial Manager of Asarco's Northwest Mining Department. From July 1978 to December 1978, Mr. Schoonmaker was Assistant Treasurer of the Bunker Hill Mining Company, and from 1964 to 1978, he was Assistant Secretary of Hecla Mining Company. Mr. Schoonmaker received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Montana in 1962 and an MBA from the University of Idaho in 1987. Mr. Schoonmaker is a Certified Public Accountant in the states of Idaho and Montana. |