Board of Directors :: U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU)

Luke Norman

Chairman

Luke Norman is a seasoned growth executive with over 20 years of experience in the venture capital markets. He has raised in excess of $300 million for both public and private companies, predominantly in the resource space. In recent years, Mr. Norman has operated a consultancy company to the metals and mining industry. Mr. Norman has served as the chief executive officer, president and director of Northern Lion Gold Corp. (TSXV: NL), a Canada-based mineral exploration company, since December 2017. Since March 2021, he has also served as the chief executive officer and director of Leviathan Gold Ltd. (TSXV: LVX), another mineral exploration company. Since 2000, Mr. Norman has served as an independent consultant to companies in the metals and mining industry. He has also served since 2016 as the chairman of Silver One Resources (TSXV: SVE and FSE: BRK1) and from 2020 to 2023 as a director of Black Mountain Gold USA Corp. (now known as Millennial Potash Corp.) (TSXV: MLP.V), both of which are mineral exploration companies. Mr. Norman has also served since 2021 on the board of LDB Capital Corp. (TSXV: LDB.P) a capital pool company. Mr. Norman was among the founding shareholders of Gold King Corp., a private company that combined with our predecessor, Dataram Corporation, in 2016 to form U.S. Gold Corp.

George Bee

President and CEO

George Bee is a senior mining industry executive, with deep mine development and operational experience. He has an extensive career advancing world-class gold mining projects in eight countries on three continents for both major and junior mining companies. Currently, he serves as the Company’s President, a position he has held since August 2020. He also currently serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, a position he has held since November 2020. In 2018, Mr. Bee concluded a third term with Barrick Gold Corporation (now known as Barrick Mining Corporation) (“Barrick Gold”) (NYSE: B) as Senior VP Frontera District in Chile and Argentina working to advance Pascua Lama feasibility as an underground mine. This capped a 16-year tenure at Barrick Gold, where he served in multiple senior level positions, including Mine Manager at Goldstrike during early development and operations, Operations Manager at Pierina Mine taking Pierina from construction to operations, and General Manager of Veladero developing the project from advanced exploration through permitting, feasibility and into production. Previously, Mr. Bee held positions as CEO and Director of Jaguar Mining Inc. between March 2014 and December 2015, President and CEO of Andina Minerals Inc. from February 2009 until January 2013 and Chief Operating Officer for Aurelian Resources, Inc. from 2007 to 2009. As Chief Operating Officer of Aurelian Resources in 2007, he was in charge of project development for Fruta del Norte in Ecuador until Aurelian was acquired by Kinross Gold in 2008. Mr. Bee has served on the board of directors of Stillwater Mining Company, Sandspring Resources Ltd., Jaguar Mining, Peregrine Metals Ltd. and Minera IRL Limited. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Camborne School of Mines in Cornwall, United Kingdom. He also holds ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Robert W. Schafer

Director

Mr. Schafer is a registered professional geologist with over 40 years of international experience exploring for and discovering mineral deposits, four became producing mines including the Briggs (over one million ounces) and Griffon gold mines in the Western United States and Birkachan (over one million ounces) gold mine in far east Russia, and identifying, evaluating and structuring business transactions globally having worked in more than 80 countries. Currently, Mr. Schafer is the Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Mines Management LLC, a globally active, privately owned natural resources corporation, which he founded in 2016. Prior to this, from 2004 to 2015, he served as Executive Vice President of Business Development at Hunter Dickinson Services Inc., a diversified, global mining group. Mr. Schafer also previously served as Vice President, Exploration of Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE: KGC), a senior gold mining company with a diverse portfolio of mines and projects, from 1996 to 2003. Prior to that, he held senior positions at BHP Minerals and Billiton Metals. Mr. Schafer was the 2020 -2021 president of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (“SME”). He is also past president and board member of the Prospector & Developers Association of Canada (“PDAC”), past president of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”), and past president of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America. He was a member of the board of governors for the U.S. National Mining Hall of Fame and a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. He is the first person to hold these leadership roles in both the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Schafer is also the recipient of the William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal from the American Institute of Metallurgical Engineers, as well as the prestigious Daniel C. Jackling Award and Robert A. Dreyer Award from SME for technical achievements and leadership in the mining industry during his career. He is a fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists, CIM, and SME, and a certified director under the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Schafer has served on the board of directors of select mining companies, including his current service on the boards of directors of Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. (TSX-V: VG), United Lithium (CSE: ULTH) and Electric Royalties Ltd. (TSXV: ELEC.V). His prior board service included Trillium Gold Mines Inc. (now known as Renegade Gold) (formerly TSXV: TGM) from 2021 to 2023, Renaissance Gold Inc. (TSXV: REN) from 2023 to 2024, Cardinal Resources (formerly ASX and TSX: CDV) from 2019 to 2023, Temas Resources (CSE: TMAS) from 2023 to 2024, Lincoln Mining Corporation (TSX-V: LMG) from 2014 to 2025, and Amur Minerals Corporation (AIM: AMC), from 2004 to 2024, which changed its name to CRSIM Therapeutics in May 2024. Robert earned a BS and MS in Geology at Miami University (Ohio) as well as an MS in Mineral Economics and completed studies and research toward a Ph.D. in Geology at the University of Arizona. He also completed the Executive Business Management program at Stanford.

Johanna Fipke

Director

Ms. Fipke is currently a partner at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, one of Canada’s leading national law firms, and has been with the firm since 2010. Ms. Fipke has over 20 years of experience advising on mergers, acquisitions and commercial transactions involving domestic and international mining companies and properties, project finance (including debt and alternative sources including streams, royalties and prepayment offtakes) and project development. Ms. Fipke has been recognized for her mining expertise by Chambers, Lexpert, Who’s Who Legal, the Best Lawyers in Canada, and the Legal 500. Ms. Fipke is a former director of Women in Mining British Columbia and Nova Royalty Corp. (TSXV:NOVR). She holds a Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of Commerce, and Bachelor of Arts, each with distinction, from the University of Alberta and is a member of the Law Societies of British Columbia, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. In 2018, Ms. Fipke was named by Women in Mining UK as one of the top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining.

Micheal Waldkirch

Director

Mr. Waldkirch has been a Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada since 1998 and was the Chief Financial Officer of Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (formerly TSX and NYSE American: GSV) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from July 2010 to March 2021. Mr. Waldkirch has also held the position of CFO for Barksdale Capital Corp. (TSX-V:BRO) since August 2016 and has acted as a Director for Saga Metals Corp. (TSX-V:SAGA) since April 2024. He has also held the position of Senior Partner with the public accounting firm Michael Waldkirch and Company Inc., Chartered Professional Accountants, in Vancouver, B.C. since 1999. From 1997 to 2011, he held the position of principal with JBH Professional Services Inc., a business consulting firm located in Richmond, B.C. Mr. Waldkirch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of British Columbia.