State of the Metals Markets with Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse and Byron King

Mr. Van Nieuwenhuyse was appointed to serve as President, Chief Executive Officer, and director of the Company effective January 6, 2020. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Trilogy Metals Inc. from January 2012 until December 2019. Between May 1999 and January of 2012, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of NOVAGOLD, Inc, a company that he founded. He served as the Vice President of Exploration for Placer Dome from 1990 to 1997. Mr. Van Nieuwenhuyse holds a Candidature degree in Science from Université de Louvain, Belgium and a Master of Science degree in Geology from the University of Arizona. Mr. Van Nieuwenhuyse currently serves on the board of directors of Alexco Resource Corp. He served on the board of directors of Sandfire Resources America, Inc. (formerly, Tintina Resources Inc.) from 2008 until 2016. Mr. Van Nieuwenhuyse has over forty years of experience in the minerals mining industry and brings significant industry and technical knowledge to the Company.

For over two decades, geologist and newsletter writer Byron King has reported on developments in the energy, minerals, material science and industrial sectors. His work was published via the former Agora Financial Group, now ParadigmPressGroup.com. He has appeared as a subject matter expert on numerous broadcast outlets including Fox News, NBC News, CBS Radio, National Public Radio and the BBC. He has been cited and quoted in a wide range of newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times and more. Byron holds earned academic degrees from Harvard, the University of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Naval War College. He is, as well, a retired US Navy officer with over 30 years of service, active and reserve.