Rob McEwen

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Biography

Rob McEwen is Chairman and CEO of U.S. Gold and Lexam Explorations and was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp, which is the world’s lowest cost million ounce gold producer. Rob followed his father into the investment industry and also developed a passion for gold. In 1990 Rob jumped into the mining industry, where he transformed Goldcorp from a collection of small companies into a mining powerhouse. In 1993, when Rob started restructuring Goldcorp, its market capitalization has grown from US$50 million to over $13 billion and Goldcorp’s share price has increased at a 40% compound annual growth rate.

Since July 2005, when Rob became US Gold’s largest shareholder and shortly thereafter the company’s Chairman and CEO, its share price has increased by approximately 2,300% as the company pursues its goal of becoming Nevada’s premier exploration company.

Rob holds an MBA from Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and a BA from the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

Rob is a passionate innovator and marketer and an avid recreational competitor. He is also a member of WPO, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the Dean's Advisory Board, Schulich School of Business.

His community efforts are designed to encourage excellence and innovation in health care and education. Rob has donated in excess of $15 million over the past four years including: $10 million to establish the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the Toronto General Hospital; $1.5 million to Schulich School of Business, Toronto; $1.0 million to the Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital and $0.7 million to two museums and a church.

Awards

• February 2005: "Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree", York University

• February 2005: Significant Sig Award by the Sigma Chi Fraternity

• May 2004: Canadian Museum Association for "Outstanding Achievement Award" Philanthropy Category

• January 2003: The Northern Miner's "Mining Man of the Year" Award for 2002

• September 2002: Ernst & Young's 2002 Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Energy Category

• August 2002: Canadian Business - Annual Board Survey 16th Best Board of Directors in Canada

• March 2002: Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)

• March 2002: Fast Company's "The Fast 50" - Champion of Innovation. - First Annual Global Readers' Challenge

• February 2002: Investor Relations Magazine 2002 Awards - Best Senior Management Communications in Canada - nominated for three other awards.

• 2001 Viola R. MacMillan Award for Developer of the Year

• September 2000: Business Week's "Web Smart 50" One of the 50 most innovative companies on the web worldwide.

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Links

Rob McEwen Homepage

US Gold Corporate Homepage

Lexam Exporations Homepage

McEwen Capital Homepage

Media

Mining_Journal_Interview_With_Rob_Mcewen.pdf Mining Journal Interview