Gary Artmont is a senior exploration geologist with over 40 years of international experience, from grassroots to project feasibility studies, in regions including Canada, USA, Mexico, South America, Indonesia, Africa, Russia, China and Mongolia. Mr Artmont has extensive experience in epithermal gold mineralisation and has held senior positions with Rio Tinto, Kennecott Australia, Freeport McMoran Indonesia, Union Carbide, Norilsk Nickel and Ivanhoe Mines. He has also been associated with Tempus Resources’ Rio Zarza and Valle del Tigre properties since 2007, serving as a consultant to Ecometals which was the previous owners of the properties.