DIRECTORS

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		Tony Shearer Non-Executive Chairman Tony is Non-Executive Chairman of Abbey Protection plc (the AIM listed specialist insurance and consultancy), of UK Wealth Management (the independent financial advisers), and Caxton FX (the foreign exchange broker), and a Non-Executive director of Alba plc (the listed consumer electrical group) and of Wogen Group plc (the AIM listed mineral trader). Tony has held main board executive positions in a number of companies manly in the financials services sector including listed companies Singer & Friedlander (where he was Chief Executive) and M&G Group (where he was Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer). He has worked in investment management, banking, life assurance, general insurance and Lloyd's of London. Tony is a chartered accountant, having spent over 20 years with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, of which 8 years were as a partner.

		David Fowler Chief Executive Officer David joined UME as Chief Financial Officer in 2004, became Financial Director in 2005 and CEO in 2006. David is a chartered accountant with a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment. He has over 15 years experience in mining in South America, Australia and Asia. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Western Metals Limited.

		William (Bill) Lindqvist Non- Executive Director Bill is an Independent Consulting Geologist, with 35 years international experience in exploration. He was previously Vice President Exploration for Homestake Mining Company and Executive General Manager Exploration for Newcreast Mining Ltd. Bill has a PHD in Applied Geology from the Royal London School of Mines, and is a member of the Aus IMM, SEG and AIME. Bill is currently a Director of Phitonic Power Corporation, Salomon Resources Limited and EcuaGold Resources Inc.

		John Morris Non-Executive Director John has over 35 years experience in exploration, mining and the management of public companies. John has held various directorships with Australian public companies, including the Forsyth group of companies, which he grew to be the seventh largest gold producer in Australia, and Ramsgate Resources NL, which developed the Mount Monger Gold Project..

		Julio Porteiro Non- Executive Director Julio is the main partner of the Uruguay consulting firm Julio C. Porteiro & Associates a consulting firm specializing in the formulation and evaluation of investment projects and company and human resource development in Uruguay. He was the President of Nuevo Banco Comercial S.A. the largest private bank in Uruguay until July 2006, leading its restructure and sale to international investors in June 2006. He has also served as President of the Association of Certified Public Accountants, Economists and Managers of Uruguay and was reappointed in November 2005 for a three year period as a member of the Developing Nations Committee of the International Federation of Accountants. He is a corporate comptroller of Crédit Uruguay Bank, member of Crédit Agricole Group (France).

		Roger Davey Non-Executive Director Roger is a Mining Engineer with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. He is presently an Assistant Director and the Senior Mining Engineer at N M Rothschild (London) in the Mining and Metals project finance team and non executive director of Serabi Mining plc, GoldQuest Mining Corp. and Alexander Mining. Previous positions held include Director, Vice-President and General Manager of Minorco/AngloGold subsidiaries in Argentina; Operations Director of Greenwich Resources plc, London; Production Manager for Blue Circle Industries in Chile; and various production management roles in Gold Fields of South Africa. Roger is a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines with a Master of Science degree in Mineral Production Management from Imperial College. He is a Chartered Engineer, a European Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

		Ignacio Salazar Finance Director Ignacio has been appointed as Finance Director, effective as of 15 September 2008. He holds a Master Degree in Business Administration and a Master Degree in Law. Ignacio has 20 year experience in the Energy sector, having spent the last 17 years working for Shell. In Shell, he has followed an international career leading the Finance and New Business Development functions of its Exploration and Production businesses in different countries in Europe and South America.