"He has only one goal- to secure a funding deal for drilling. Where is it?"

I would not be surprised to find that offers have been presented, but that they have not or will not be passed along to other board members for their consideration.  Why would anyone do that?  Maybe because such a person would not personally get enough out of it. 

Who should care about shareholders given the opportunity to leverage one's way into being the Grand Pooh-bah of the mining discovery of the century by attempting to partner first with a major mining company?  ...especially while being able to do so without risking one's day job.