Great Basin Lithium Brine Team

Sidney Alderman
Alderman, Slothower & Associates
Sidney Alderman started his mining career as a project geologist for the American Metal Company Ltd. (Parent of AMAX), on the development of the Southwest Potash ore body near Carlsbad, New Mexico. He was one of the founding partners of Agricultural & Industrial Minerals Inc. (AIM), an international consulting firm specializing in potash and other evaporites, including solar salt, borates, and trona. AIM acquired the Owens Lake trona operation from Morrison & Weatherly Chemical Co. in 1975, and developed it into a successful trona producer, which was sold to COMINCO in 1980. As AIM's Vice President and chief geologist, Alderman was involved in the early development and start-up of the Lake McCleod solar salt project in Western Australia, now one of the world's largest salt producers. Mr. Alderman has been associated with numerous major evaporite projects.

Dr. Anthony P. Taylor
Dr. Taylor brings over 40 years of international minerals exploration experience to the group, with hands-on experience and management in discovery of nickel, platinum, copper-zinc, and gold deposits. He has managed projects in Australia, South Africa, and the United States with Cominco, Selection Trust, BP Minerals, Kennecott, and Gencor. He currently is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Gold Summit Exploration and a Director of Hecla Mining Company.

Ruth A. Carraher
Ms. Carraher has 28 years of experience exploring for gold, silver, and base metals in the United States, Mexico, Bolivia, Argentina, and China. She has worked for Hanna Mining Co., Freeport Exploration, Amselco, Coeur Exploration, and Barrick Gold Corp. She is one of the founders of the Women’s Mining Coalition, a grass-roots group who lobby on behalf of the US mining industry, and Vice President - Project Development for Gold Summit Exploration.