Effective January 2, 2014, the Santa Fe Board of Directors appointed James Baughman, Senior Vice President & Chief Geologist. Mr. Baughman has over 30 years of porphyry copper experience exploring for and drilling copper properties from Alaska to Chile for Rio Tinto, MK Gold & various US and Canadian juniors. Mr. Baughman modeled geology at Bingham Canyon for Kennecott Utah Copper.

Mr. Baughman was COO for WestMountain Gold Inc. from May, 2010 until January 2014 and CEO of US Uranium Corp. from 2006 to 2010. Mr. Baughman has provided technical services and project management for a number of major and junior mining companies throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Mr. Baughman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, is a Wyoming Registered Professional Geologist and a Registered Professional Member of the Society of Mining & Exploration (SME) and enjoys 'competent/qualified person' status in Canada and Australia.