Dr. Sims' first task and priority as part of the Paramount team is to lead the upcoming National Instrument 43-101 compliant resource estimate at their San Miguel Project in Mexico.

Dr. Sims started his career as an exploration geologist, working first for Newmont Exploration, and later for Cominco Alaska Exploration. He began working in active mines while conducting his Ph.D. research at Cominco's Red Dog Mine, where his study of the relationship of ore and structural geology predicted the location of the yet undiscovered Aqquluk deposit (published inferred reserve of 76 Mt grading 13.7% zinc, 3.6% lead, and 66 g/t silver).

After graduate school, Dr. Sims became Senior Geologist and Partner with Call & Nicholas, Incorporated. While at Call & Nicholas, he supported engineers in the design of open pit and underground mines throughout North America, South America, and Asia by developing detailed structural geology maps, databases, and interpretations. Some of the mines that Dr. Sims conducted significant work at as a consultant include Freeport McMoRan's Grasberg, IOZ, DOZ, and Kucing Liar mines (copper-gold); Cuajone, Tyrone, Chino, and Sierrita (porphyry copper); Thompson Creek (molybdenum); Refugio, Lone Tree and Twin Creeks (gold); Diavik (diamonds); Calaveras (limestone); Rasmussen Ridge (phosphate), and Boron (borax). Dr. Sims coauthored an invited paper that describes the methodology that Call & Nicholas developed for structural geology analysis of ore deposits in a publication titled Collecting and Using Geologic Structure Data for Slope Design, in, Slope Stability in Surface Mining, SME (2000).

Dr. Sims also practiced mining law and commercial litigation with Ryley Carlock & Applewhite. At RCA he conducted legal due diligence for the purchase of mining properties, worked with federal regulators, and did extensive work to successfully secure legal title of disputed mining claims.

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