Baja Mining Corp.

Mr. Britton graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA with a Bachelor of Science – Mining Engineering (1977) and has completed graduate work towards both a Masters of Engineering Management and a Masters in Business (Finance) at Drexel University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, respectively. Mr. Britton has extensive operating experience in underground mine management, mine engineering, resource development planning, capital and operating cost budgets, and detailed operations planning. Mr. Britton has previously worked in such minerals as trona and coal, and has recently held the position of Underground Mine Manager for General Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners in Green River, Wyoming. During this time with General Chemical, he was responsible for producing 4.5 million tonnes of ore using bore and continuous mining machines (similar to those expected to be utilized at the Boleo Project) on a 7-day work week. Mr. Britton lead a team that increased mine productivity while controlling costs and improving ore recovery. Over his career, Mr. Britton has been published in numerous Mining publications, including two books, “Practical Coal Mine Management” and “Construction Engineering in Underground Coal Mines”. Mr. Britton was also co-editor of The Mining Engineers Handbook published by The Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) (1992).