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| | | Marlin Murphy Position: Manager of Environmental and Government Affairs

Mr. Murphy became the Manager of Environmental and Government Affairs of the Company effective August 2007. Mr. Murphy holds a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta , and is a member of the BC Institute of Agrologists, the Agrologist Institute of Canada, a Professional Agrologist and a Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner.
Mr. Murphy brings over twenty-five years of environmental and government relations experience to Hawthorne , with previous senior management positions with EBA Engineering, Compliance Energy Corporation, Barrick Gold Corporation, Homestake Mining Company, and Cassiar Mining Corporation. His positions have included Environmental and Safety Superintendent at Cassiar Mining Corporation and Environmental Superintendent North America Operations for Homestake Mining Company. Mr. Murphy has been involved with the completion of various mine permitting projects, including the permitting for the construction and operation of the Eskay Creek Mine and the Gregg River Resources Mines, both Federal and Provincial environmental and regulatory submissions/applications, the design and maintenance of monitoring and reclamation programs, public advisory committees and liaison activities with First Nation governments.
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