BeMetals - Initial Drilling Results from Kato Gold Project in Japan

Founder of both B2Gold and BeMetals. Currently serves as Senior Vice President, Exploration at B2Gold (NYSE: BTG, TSX: BTO) and he was previously Vice President, Exploration at Bema Gold. Tom led the exploration teams which have thus far discovered over 32 million ounces of gold, 6 billion pounds of copper and 56 million ounces of silver. His teams’ discoveries include Refugio and Cerro Casale in Chile, as well as Kupol in far-east Russia.

Mr. Iwanaka is a founding member of the BeMetals executive management team. He has over 18 years of investor relations and corporate development experience in the mining industry. Over the course of his career, he has been involved with over 20 mergers, acquisitions and property divestures, and he has played key roles in raising over US$100 million through various equity financings, including one of the first at-the-market (“ATM”) financings by a Canadian brokerage firm. Prior to joining BeMetals, Mr. Iwanaka oversaw the marketing programs for a number of mining companies traded in Canada, USA, Germany and the UK.