New Carolin Gold Corp. (fka LADFF)

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Background Information on New Carolin Gold Management Team

Robert Thast - Director / President and CEO

Mr. Robert Thast (Bob) has acted as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Executive and director of a number of publicly traded companies over the past 30 years. Mr. Thast has extensive knowledge of capital markets and financing activities, investor / media / public relations, public company management and has a track record of raising and attracting venture, early stage and operating capital, having personally raised over $200M for companies he directed and managed, or consulted for.

Ken Holmes, LL.B. - Director / Corporate Secretary and Officer

For the past twenty-two years Mr. Holmes has acted as corporate counsel and in senior management roles for public and private companies, in a broad range of businesses and transactions, including several involved in the natural resources (mining, oil and gas) sectors.

Robert P. Lunde - Director

Bob Lunde has over 32 years of business experience in both the private and public sectors. Starting with a foundation of trading in the equity markets in the 1980s, Mr. Lunde has provided corporate and financial management to various companies from the pre-public stage to eventual listing on U.S. and Canadian stock exchanges.

Richard T. Gillard - Director

Mr. Richard Gillard, over the past 11 years, helped organize and was instrumental in the development of Norsemont Mining Inc. during its early stages as well as various other public mining companies. He brings strong leadership, mediation and negotiation skills to the New Carolin Gold Corp. Board of Directors.

R. Bob Singh, P. Geo - Project and Exploration Manager / QP

Bob received his B. Sc. In Economic Geology at the University of British Columbia in 1991 and has worked in the mineral exploration industry for over 25 years. Bob is a registered Professional Geologist and provides exploration services for mining companies working primarily on North America. Bob continues to work as an Exploration Geologist in the field and has developed and implemented new technologies for recording geological data. Bob is proficient with computer software and programming, and uses these skills to interpret and model a wide range of geological exploration data. Bob will act as the company’s QP (Qualified Person) for the new exploration.

Ed Beswick, B.Sc. P. Eng - Environmental Manager and Consultant

Mr. Beswick is a registered professional mining engineer whose experience includes management of field operations and exploration projects and developing and leading environmental and safety programs for mining projects. Ed was the former north central BC Regional Ministry of Mines Manager based in Prince George and former Inspector of Mines and Resident Engineer in southern British Columbia. Most recently Ed was Director of Environment and Permitting for Hillsborough Resources Limited in Vancouver and worked with Hard Creek Nickel Corporation managing environmental, safety and First Nations programs. Ed continues as an advisor for several coal, base metal and precious metal exploration companies with operations in Canada. He was a founding director of the British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association and is a former district Vice President of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

D. Bruce Letvak, B.Sc., M.Sc. P. Eng – Hydrology Consultant

Bruce Letvak is a licensed professional engineer with over 35 years of experience in resource management centered on water quantity (hydrology). This included monitoring program planning and management, operations standards, hydrology studies, and major project reviews. Reviews of proposed major mine developments covered all aspects connected with water quantity, water supply, operations water budgeting, discharge of surplus water, tailings impoundment water management, environmental considerations, etc. His work included liaison with all levels of government and the private sector.

Doug Warkentin, B.Sc., P. Eng – Metallurgical and Process Development Consultant

Mr. Warkentin is a Metallurgist with over 25 years of experience in the mining industry. He graduated from UBC with a degree in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering, and has been a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC since 1992. He is an author of numerous technical papers and has patents for mine water treatment and process technologies. He has been a principal in several companies providing process development services and environmental technologies to the mining industry. He is currently Senior Metallurgist for Kemetco Research Inc. in Vancouver (formerly BC Research Inc.) and a former director of Duncastle Gold Corp.

Mr. Drago Adam – Media and Marketing Consultant

After a professional hockey career with the New York Rangers, Drago Adam started his own marketing company, The Adam Ad Group, www.AdamAdGroup.com. Over the past 20 years Drago has been involved in all aspects of The Adam Ad Group’s clients marketing plans, which include planning, media buying, creative, video and web production, search engine optimization and marketing, and Google pay per click campaigns. Drago has also created an online newsletter called The Monday Morning Motivator which has a growing subscriber base of over 148,000 people. To view newsletter archive visit http://adamadgroup.com/newsletter-archive/

J. Graham Eacott, B.Sc., M.Sc. - Consultant

Mr. Graham Eacott is the past chairman of New Carolin Gold Corp. and a former director of the Company since 2007. Graham brings a perspective to the Company that has been built on a solid foundation of over 40 years of diversified international experience in the mining and financial industries. This includes company management and business development, private placement financings, financial analysis, investor relations, corporate governance and compliance, and consulting engineering. Prior to retiring in 2007, Mr. Eacott was Vice President of Investor Relations Century Mining Corporation, Tamerlane Ventures Inc., and Royal Oak Mines Inc. Mr. Eacott spent four years in the investment industry as a highly ranked base metals analyst with Scotia Capital, Merrill Lynch and Madison Placements in Toronto, and is a graduate of the Canadian Securities Course.

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