Mr. Irwin is a former partner of DuMoulin Black, a Vancouver based Securities and Corporate Law firm where he practiced corporate, securities and natural resource law with a focus on mining and corporate finance. During his forty year career, he served as chairman of the natural resources subsection of the Continuing Legal Education Program of the British Columbia Bar. He has served as chairman of Ashton Mining of Canada, director and officer of Brazauro Resources Corporation, Goldbelt Resources Ltd. (acquired by Wega Mining) and has sat on the boards of a number of resource based public companies.