Mike Curran

MIKE CURRAN joined the Mining Equity Research Team with CIBC World
Markets as a Director in April 2003. He has worked in Equity Research
since mid-1994, working with CIBC World Markets, Merrill Lynch Canada,
and predecessor firm Midland Walwyn Capital. Mr. Curran’s past
experience includes several years as an Exploration Geologist, exploring
primarily for precious metals (gold and PGMs) in Canada (primarily
Ontario and British Columbia) in the mid-1980s-early 1990s. His
educational background includes completion of the CFA program (AIMR), an
MBA (finance) from Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario), an MSc in
Mineral Exploration from the Royal School of Mines (UK), and a combined
Honors BSc in Geology and Chemistry from Carleton University (Ottawa,
Ontario).