Thomas C. Shrake

THOMAS C. SHRAKE is Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Rim Mining Corp.
He is a seasoned mineral explorationist and mine-finder with a track
record of successful ore deposit discovery and acquisition. Mr. Shrake
has played a role in the discovery or development of numerous ore
deposits, including Bald Mountain in Nevada, Mulatos in Mexico, and
Lomas Bayas and Fortuna de Cobre in Chile. Prior to joining Pacific Rim,
Mr. Shrake was VP Exploration for Gibraltar Mines, which amassed over 10
billion pounds of leachable copper resources leading to its takeover in
1996. Mr. Shrake stewards all of Pacific Rim’s exploration and
acquisition activities.