Greg Gosson obtained his BSc Honours, Geological Sciences from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, and a Ph.D in Geology from University of Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. He worked over 35 years in exploration and mine operations in North America, Australasia, SE Asia, and Africa. Gosson worked 5 years as Chief Mining Advisor of the BC Securities Commission starting in the year that NI 43-101 standards were first adopted. For the past 14 years, he has been the technical director of Geology & Compliance with the Wood Group, an international consulting engineering firm, assisting clients with mineral project evaluation and mine development plans. While at Wood, Gosson merged his knowledge of mining project evaluation with Securities Regulations of mining disclosure standards, providing advice to clients, and participating in mining industry committees advising Securities Regulators on mining disclosure standards and CIM Committees writing and updating mining standard definitions, and best practices for the mining industry.