Qualified Person

Mr. Christian J. Grainger (PhD) AIG, AusIMM

Christian J. Grainger (PhD) AIG, AusIMM, an executive of Cordoba Minerals, is a Professional Geologist with over 15 years experience in the minerals mining, consulting, exploration and research industries. Mr. Grainger acts as the Company's Qualified Person for technical disclosure per National Instrument 43-101. Mr Grainger has reviewed and approved the technical content of this website.

Mr. Grainger has over 15 years of experience as a geologist in Latin America, Australia and West Africa, specializing in grassroots and brownfields exploration, resource definition and development within a number of different commodities and diverse geological environments. Prior to joining Cordoba Minerals in 2013 Dr. Grainger was the VP Exploration (regional projects) for Continental Gold, Chief Geologist for Colossus Minerals Inc. Additionally, Dr. Grainger has held senior level positions at Troy Resources, LionOre Australia, INCO Brazil, and CVRD Brazil. He holds a Bachelor of Science (first class honors) and a PhD in Economic Geology from the University of Western Australia.