DIRECTORS

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		Mario Caron Non-Executive Chairman Mario is a mining executive with over 30 years of experience in the mining industry including board and management expertise in operations, exploration, and capital markets as well as government relations, from projects in North, Central and South America, Africa and South-East Asia. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining from McGill University and is a member of the Quebec Order of Engineers and the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Mario is currently a Director of Axmin Inc and of Tiomin Resources Inc. Previously, he was the CEO of Axmin Inc. and the CEO and a Director of Tiberon Minerals Ltd.

		David Fowler Director - Chief Executive Officer David joined OMI as Chief Financial Officer in 2004, became Financial Director in 2005 and CEO in 2006. David is a chartered accountant with a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment. He has over 15 years experience in mining in South America, Australia and Asia. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Western Metals Limited.

		William (Bill) Lindqvist Non- Executive Director Bill is an Independent Consulting Geologist, with 35 years international experience in exploration. He was previously Vice President Exploration for Homestake Mining Company and Executive General Manager Exploration for Newcrest Mining Ltd. Bill has a PHD in Applied Geology from the Royal School of Mines, London, and is a member of the Aus IMM, SEG and AIME. Bill is currently a Director of Plutonic Power Corporation, Andean Gold Corp. and Evolving Gold Corp.

		Julio Porteiro Non- Executive Director Julio is the main partner of the Uruguay consulting firm Julio C. Porteiro & Associates a consulting firm specializing in the formulation and evaluation of investment projects and company and human resource development in Uruguay. He was the President of Nuevo Banco Comercial S.A. the largest private bank in Uruguay until July 2006, leading its restructure and sale to international investors in June 2006. He has also served as President of the Association of Certified Public Accountants, Economists and Managers of Uruguay and was reappointed in November 2005 for a three year period as a member of the Developing Nations Committee of the International Federation of Accountants. He is a corporate comptroller of Credit Uruguay Bank, member of Credit Agricole Group (France).

		Roger Davey Non-Executive Director Roger is a Mining Engineer with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. He is presently an Assistant Director and the Senior Mining Engineer at N M Rothschild (London) in the Mining and Metals project finance team and non executive director of Serabi Mining plc, GoldQuest Mining Corp. and Alexander Mining. Previous positions held include Director, Vice-President and General Manager of Minorco/AngloGold subsidiaries in Argentina; Operations Director of Greenwich Resources plc, London; Production Manager for Blue Circle Industries in Chile; and various production management roles in Gold Fields of South Africa. Roger is a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines with a Master of Science degree in Mineral Production Management from Imperial College. He is a Chartered Engineer, a European Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

		Ralph Browning Non Executive Director Ralph started his career at Imperial Chemical Industries (now "ICI") managing a base and precious metals portfolio for use as catalysts by ICI in its petrochemical and other businesses. Over the subsequent 24 years he has been involved in the establishment and growth of numerous other businesses on behalf of Citibank, Natwest and Deutsche Bank as well as other significant providers of risk capital. He is also a non executive director of London quoted GMA Resources, an Algerian gold explorer and producer. Ralph holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from the London School of Economics.

		Ignacio Salazar Director - Chief Financial Officer Ignacio joined the Company as Finance Director in September 2008. He has a 20-years international experience, most of that working for Shell, in Finance and New Business Development in different countries in Europe and South America. He holds a Master Degree in Business Administration and a Master Degree in Law, both from the University of Deusto in Spain. Ignacio is currently President of the Chamber of Mines of Uruguay.

		Gijsbert Groenewegen Non Executive Director Gijsbert joined the Company as a Non-Executive Director on September, 2011. He is a lawyer with over 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He is Founder and Managing Partner of Silver Arrow Capital Management Ltd. based in London and New York and previously he has been the Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Gold Arrow Capital Management (Cayman) Ltd. and Director of Mercer Gold Corporation. He holds a Master degree in Corporate Law from Leiden University, The Netherlands and a Master degree in Tax Law from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.