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Mr. Peter Bernier
President, CEO & Board Chairman
Mr. Peter Bernier has more than 40 years of experience in mineral exploration and project management. Most notably, Mr. Bernier jointly received the 2011 H.H. "Spud" Huestis Award from the Association of Mineral Exploration of British Columbia for Excellence in Prospecting and Mineral Exploration. As the Founder, President, and CEO of Richfield Ventures Corp. Mr. Bernier was responsible for building and managing the Richfield team that discovered the Blackwater Deposit in 2009 (11.7M Oz of Gold - currently owned by Artemis Gold). Under his leadership Richfield became a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange where Pete strategically obtained financing and personally oversaw investor relations until Richfield was acquired in June 2011 for a value of over $500 Million (CDN).