Christopher E. Herald has more than 30 years of experience in the mining industry. He directed Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. since its formation in 1992, for which he was responsible. He was instrumental in discovering the 1.5 million-ounce high-grade Buckhorn Mountain gold deposit and its subsequent sale to Kinross Gold Corporation for approximately $240 million in 2006. Mr. Herald has held exploration geology positions in Anaconda Minerals Company and Echo Bay Mines Ltd., and management positions in Crown Resources, LLC. Mr. Herald currently serves as Director of Atna Resources Ltd. and as Chairman of the Denver Gold Group, a not-for-profit industry association that organizes North American and European gold conferences for institutional investors. Mr. Herald received an M.S. in geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a B.S. in geology from the University of Notre Dame.
