Curriculum Vitae

Pierre Gerard van Ginkel Bekker

1. Secondary education:

Completed school, Grey College Bloemfontein 1962

2. Tertiary education:

Qualify with BSc Geology degree from Stellenbosch University 1969

3. Year army:

Bloemfontein School of Armour, qualified as officer 1963

4. Work history:

Geologist at O’ Copper Co. from 1968 to 1973 performing the following tasks: Core logging (approximately 1 year). Mine Geologist on Rietberg and portion of Carolusberg mines (approximately 1.5 years).

Detailed and regional mapping in . Worked for Iscor from 1974 to 1976 exploring for SEDEX/VMS - type deposits in the Loeriesfontein area of Namaqualand.

Rejoined O’okiep Copper Co. between late 1976 to 1981 and performed the following tasks:Regional mapping in Namaqualand and Bushmanland area (base metals). In charge of all surface drilling (O’okiep Copper District).

In charge of regional exploration program in Southern Namaqualand exploring for O’okiep - type deposits, SEDEX and Ophiolite Copper- Nickel mineralization.

Joined South African Development Trust in Natal in charge of regional exploration between 1982 and 1988 and gained experience in exploring for:  Coal - Anthracite.  Greenstone Gold.  Tin - Tungsten - Niobium.  Ultramafic hosted Copper - Nickel.  Graphite.  Iron ore.

Joined Gold Fields of SA in Natal as Senior and Chief geologist in charge of exploration between 1989 and 1993 and worked on the following:  Wits - type gold in the Archaean Pongola Sequence.  Greenstone Gold in the Nondweni Greenstone Belt.  Mafic - Ultramafic hosted Copper - Nickel - Platinum.  Proterozoic Mobile Belt hosted Volcanogenic - SEDEX base metal deposits.

Transferred by Gold Fields to Gold Fields Geological Centre in Carletonville Tvl in late 1993 where I initiated the Western Pacific Target Generation and Exploration Unit.

Retired from Gold Fields end March 1995 to join Hennie Blignault and Associates as an Independent consultant. I have been acting as consultant and managing the exploration program for the Casmyn Group of Mines in the Turk Mine area north of Bulawayo - Zimbabwe since 01 April 1995. I was also, during this period, actively involved in an exploration program for Cymoid Mining in the Battlefields area north of KweKwe in Zimbabwe.

Returned to in March 1997 working as an Independent Consultant based in Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa, until July 1999. Co-established MABEX Consulting Geologists (45% owner) during July 1999, base in Klerksdorp and involved in mostly Alluvial Diamonds and some Kimberlite Diamonds and Gold Projects in South Africa.

Generated target and co-established PonGold Mining (Pty) Ltd (31% owner - January 2000), a large Wits-type Gold exploration target in northern Kwa-Zulu Natal.

Left Mabex Consulting Geologists to continue with my own companies, AfriXplore (100% owner) and PonGold Mining on 26 03 2001. At present, I am still involved in evaluating and exploring for mainly Diamond Bearing Alluvial Gravels and Kimberlites (17 years’ experience in Alluvials).

Since May 2004, I have been involved in identifying Alluvial Diamond Targets in mainly the North West and Provinces for Pangea Exploration PTY (Ltd). Pangea listed targets in this area as well as in Angola, CAR and DRC (pangeadiamondfields.com). One of the South African targets is (Lichtenburg area – Farm Zamenkomst) and the other, in which I am directly involved, amongst others, is Brussels Project near Vryburg in the NW Province (new discovery). This Project has been partially drilled and tested and found to be economical and has a potential tonnage of in the order of 150 mt and 300 mt if both gravel-types are economically viable.

At present, I am involved in the generation of a very large new alluvial target in Namibia. 5. Personal Diamond Digging Activities

Since 2013, I have been involved in a small diamond digging operation of which I am a 50% owner. This activity was terminated in December 2016.

6. Preferred activities

Target Generation. Target evaluation and exploration planning. Compilation and data evaluation of operating or defunct mines/prospects and delineation of potential exploration target areas. Ore reserve calculations. Project management.

7. Member of GSSA: Membership No. 064700

P G v G Bekker Consulting Geologist 07 06 2017