Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 20, 2004

JOHN THOMPSON – UNIGOLD INC (ACA)

JOHN P. THOMPSON is President and Chief Executive Officer of Unigold. Mr. Thompson began his full time career with Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd. spending 10 years in uranium mineral exploration and development throughout Canada. He subsequently spent almost 10 years with Corona Corporation in gold exploration and development and was with the company as it expanded from a junior company to a producer of 750,000 ounces of gold per year. While with Corona Corp., Mr Thompson was also instrumental in taking the Jolu Gold Mine in Saskatchewan from exploration to development to production. He also acted for several years as vice-president of a Corona Corp subsidiary, Dolphin Explorations Ltd. undertaking surface and underground exploration of a gold project in Newfoundland. Mr. Thompson has been an officer of several TSE and VSE listed public companies. Mr. Thompson is also principal of a consulting company, John P. Thompson and Associates. Over many years, he has been involved in gold, base metal and uranium project evaluation and due diligence reporting in Canada, United States, South America and Asia. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a little history and a quick overview of

Unigold?

Mr. Thompson: Unigold is a junior mineral exploration company trading on

the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol