THOMAS SIMPSON

BARKSDALE 2020-12-07

The Company announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas Simpson as Senior Vice President of Exploration and Mr. William Wulftange as an independent director of the Company.

Mr. Thomas Simpson has more than 40 years of extensive mineral exploration and mining experience with base and precious metals in the US, Canada, Chile and Peru. Tom has a strong track record of discovery, having successfully identified precious and base metal deposits in Canada and the US. Tom’s prior roles include Principal Geologist with Rio Tinto Exploration, Geology District Manager for Newmont Mining, and Exploration Manager for ASARCO, where he spent significant time exploring for copper porphyries in Arizona, including the Patagonia district where Barksdale’s key projects are located.