Dr. Quartermain has served as Chief Executive Officer of Dakota Gold since October 2024 and as a director of Dakota Gold since March 2022. From January 2010 to December 2019, he was Executive Chairman of Pretium Resources Inc., which he founded. Prior to Pretium, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Standard Resources Inc. (now SSR Mining Inc.) for 25 years from 1985 to 2010. Dr. Quartermain holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Science from Queens University, his Professional Geoscience certification from the Engineers and Geoscientists BC (retired in 2026), and Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of New Brunswick. In addition to his focus on Dakota Gold, Dr. Quartermain has a number of education, wildlife and social justice philanthropic interests that he supports. Our Board of Directors believes Dr. Quartermain s experience and skills developed as an executive officer and director for several publicly traded mining companies provide him with the appropriate background in matters related to finance, mining operations and risk assessment and make him well-qualified to serve as a director of the Company.