Baja Mining is a Vancouver based mine development company that started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:BAJ) in 2004 after the reverse take over of Mintec International Corporation. Baja, through its subsidiary Minera y Metalurgica del Boleo, owns a 70% interest in the Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese project located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. A Korean syndicate of industrial companies (Kores, LS-Nikko Copper, Hyundai Hysco, SK Networks and Iljin Materials) holds the remaining 30%. Baja raised over US$ 1 billion in 2010 and recommenced construction of Boleo in November 2010. Copper production is expected to start in early 2013.

Baja Mining Corp. (TSX-V:BAJ; OTCQB:BAJFF) is a Canadian mining company. Baja, through Minera y Metalurgica del Boleo S.A.P.I. de C.V. (MMB), owns a 10% interest in the Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese project located in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The Boleo project is currently under construction.Mr. Ogryzlo has over fifty years of world wide experience on mining, energy, and industrial projects. He has been responsible for the development, financing, engineering, construction and operations of projects in many different countries. He holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At the end of 2010 he retired as Vice President – Latin America of Ram Power Corporation a renewable energy producer that owns a producing a 72 MW geothermal power project through its subsidiary Polaris Energy Corp. in Nicaragua built at a capital cost of $450 million. During 2011, Mr. Ogryzlo served as Interim CEO of Aura Minerals Inc. until a permanent replacement could be located. He is currently the Chairman and Interim CEO of Baja Mining Corp.