Mr. Diaz is a mining engineer with a Master of Science, Mineral Economics degree from the Colorado School of Mines and a Mining and Metallurgical Engineer undergraduate degree from the University of Guanajuato. He is a recipient of the Atlantic Richfield Award from the Colorado School of Mines, an award given to the top five students in mineral economics. Mr. Diaz has an extensive background in mining development including a successful and long career with Peñoles and Luismin where he developed underground and open pit mining operations. Mr. Diaz directed the development, construction and operations of both the La Colorada project for Eldorado Gold and later the Cieneguita heap leach mine for Glamis Gold.