Dr. Sergey V. Kurzin is a Russian-born research engineer who moved to the United Kingdom in 1990 and has played a key role in initiatives to acquire and progress several important Former Soviet Union mining assets. These include Julietta (a high grade gold deposit in Magadan, Russia with Bema Gold), Kupol (a high grade epithermal gold deposit in Chukotka, Russia also with with Bema Gold), the Varvarinskoye copper and gold skarn deposit in Kazakhstan with European Minerals Corporation. He also played a key role in establishing UrAsia Energy Ltd, a uranium producer with mining operations in The Republic of Kazakhstan.

He also holds the position of Executive Chairman of Everfor Diamonds Plc.

Sergey has been an officer and consultant for the following companies active in the FSU:

• Bema Gold - consultant on Kupol and Julietta gold developments
• Arian Resources Corp. (acquired by Bema) – ex. VP Corporate Development
• European Mineral Corporation - ex. VP Corporate Development
• Consolidated Puma Minerals Corp. - PGM in Kola Peninsula, Russia
• Zincox - Zinc project in Kazakhstan
• Eurasia Mining plc - PGM projects in Russia

Sergey is also the Chairman of Lero Gold Corporation (TSX-V:LER)