Directors


	David McPherson President and CEO of Pure Nickel Inc. Mr. McPherson has over 25 years of financial institution experience with a major chartered bank, a number of those years being at the executive level. He has had responsibility for large regional retail and small business banking operations. He has served in an advisory capacity to a number of community based economic development groups including Niagara Growth Fund, a regional venture capital fund based in Niagara. From 2001-2006 Mr. McPherson was a Vice-President with First Ontario Credit Union and led strategy development, product and marketing groups.

	R. David Russell Chairman Mr. Russell graduated from the Montana School of Mineral, Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering and has over 33 years experience in the mining industry. Mr. Russell was the Founder, President, CEO and Director of the former Apollo Gold Corporation, (now Brigus Gold Corp. after the merger on June 24, 2010, between Apollo Gold and Linear Gold), and the same for the predecessor company, Nevoro Gold. Mr. Russell is also Lead Director for Fire River Gold (FAU:TSX.V) and a Director for General Molybdenum (GMO:AMEX). Mr. Russell's past positions include the following: Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Getchell Gold Company/Placer Dome Gold, General Manager, US Operations, LAC Minerals Ltd. (now Barrick Gold Corporation), Manager, Underground Mining, Independence Mining Company, Project Manager, Hecla Mining Company, Manager, Lincoln Project FMC/Meridian Gold.

	Robert Angrisano Director Mr. Angrisano has been a Director of Pure Nickel Inc. since 2007 and was a Director of Nevada Star Resource Corp from 1999 to 2007. Mr. Angrisano was also President of Nevada Star Resource Corp from 2004 - 2007. Mr. Angrisano currently holds a position as a public elected official in the State of Washington, serves on several public and private Boards, and is the owner of Bobang Consulting LLC. Mr. Angrisano retired from Microsoft Corp. in July, 2004 after spending more than 35 years in the high tech industry.

	Steve Vaughan Director Mr. Vaughan is a Partner at the law firm Heenan Blaikie. Mr. Vaughan has participated in natural resource transactions in more than 50 countries over the past five years. Mr. Vaughan has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degree in Geology as well as a law degree and has worked in, or been closely associated with all facets of the mineral exploration, mine finance and securities industries since 1955. He served as a Director of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited from 1992 to 1998 and was Chair of its Environmental Committee. Mr. Vaughan has also served on various committees advising Canadian governments, the Ontario Securities Commission and Toronto Stock Exchange on issues such as mineral policy, mineral strategy, mining finance, mining taxation, seed capital, junior resource policies, over-the-counter trading and nuclear issues. Mr. Vaughan is a Director and Member of the Securities Committee of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. He is a former Director of the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and a Past Member of the Joint Toronto Stock Exchange Ontario Securities Commission Mining Standards Task Force.

	Harry Blum Director Mr. Blum, partner of the transaction advisory services group with DMCT, LLP (now Collins Barrow Toronto LLP), has over 20 years of audit, tax and advisory experience. Formerly a senior professional with one of the big four accounting firms, Harry joined DMCT in 1992 and was admitted to the Partnership in 1995. Since that time, his practice has focused on the mid market offering specialized transaction and financial advisory services across various industry sectors including manufacturing, financial services, technology, professional services, and consumer products. He has serviced both public and private companies and his scope of expertise ranges from financial due diligence, structuring purchase and sale transactions, restructurings, initial public offerings, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, spin-offs etc. In addition, he has lead teams in the area of income trust conversions, complex tax based transactions and other strategic advisory assignments. Harry's clients include major financial institutions, large private and public companies, and private equity funds in both Canada and the United States. Harry previously served as President and Director of Whitmore Resource Corp. from July 13, 2000 to November 22, 2004. Harry graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and obtained his designation as a Chartered Accountant in 1989.

	Constantine Salamis Director Mr. Salamis, a mining engineer, has been involved in numerous mineral exploration and production companies throughout his 50 year career including Falconbridge Nickel, Inco Ltd., SOQUEM and Manicouagan Minerals, a public company he founded in 2004. In addition to Mr. Salamis' North American experience, overseas he has completed geological evaluation assignments for international agencies including the World Bank and the United Nations.