Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 22, 2003

TORE BIRKELAND – APAC MINERALS INC (APC:TSX.V)

TORE BIRKELAND has been the President of APAC Minerals since 1997. As a geologist and Senior Corporate Mining Executive, he has extensive experience in exploring for gold throughout China, Mongolia, Ecuador, Argentina, Kenya, Guinea, Spain and Portugal during the past thirty years. He established and managed several exploration companies with projects worldwide and held academic positions at Trondheim Technical University, Norway, Tromso University, Norway, and Manchester University, UK. Profile
JOANNE YAN is Vice President and Secretary and a co-Founder of APAC Minerals Inc. since the company's inception in 1996, she has been responsible for the financing and business development strategies of the company ' in addition to corporate administration. Ms. Yan has been a senior corporate executive with a number of other publicly traded companies in Canada. She has also played a significant role in the corporate financing and business development strategies between several North American and Chinese companies. This, in addition to her fluency in both English and Mandarin, has made her an invaluable asset to the APAC Minerals team. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with an overview of APAC Minerals and your

property?

Mr. Birkeland: APAC is an exploration level junior mining company

engaged in the identification, acquisition and