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This list showcases the top British Columbia based Director operating in the Mineral space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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John Thomas
Director of Canada Zinc Metals
John Thomas has 34 years of experience in the mining industry — in both base and precious metals — and has worked in Brazil, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Russia, Canada and Zambia. His extensive experience covers a wide range of activities in the mining industry, from process development, the management of feasibility studies, engineering, and the management of construction and operation of mines. Dr. Thomas is a graduate of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology where he received a Bachelor of Science (honours), as well as an MSc and Ph.D in chemical engineering.
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About Canada Zinc Metals: Canada Zinc Metals is a mineral exploration company focused on unlocking the potential of a future long life mining.
Robert Doorn
Director of Romarco Minerals
Robert van Doorn is Executive Chairman of Namakwa Uranium, a private company developing gold and uranium projects in South Africa. He was previously Chairman, President & CEO of Mundoro Mining Inc. (a public company developing the Maoling Gold project in China), Executive Vice President of Business Development for Rio Narcea Gold Mines S.L. (a public company with projects in Spain and Mauritania), and Executive Vice President of Golden China Resources Corporation (a joint venture with Kingsway Capital, a Hong Kong merchant bank, involved in Chinese mining investments). His career prior to 2002 includes positions as Senior Mining Analyst at Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon, as Global Gold Analyst at Morgan Stanley and as Business Development Manager at Royal Dutch Shell. In a distinguished career, Robert van Doorn achievements include investment recommendations and financing of successful exploration companies such as Great Basin Gold, Pangea Minerals Ltd., Platexco Inc., Argentina Gold and Arequipa, whose discoveries have been developed into major mines. Robert van Doorn is currently a director of Romarco Minerals Inc. (a TSX-listed) and was previously director of Leyenburg Platinum, Hana Mining, Golden China and Mundoro
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About Romarco Minerals: Romarco Minerals is a gold development company primarily focused on production in the United States.
Lyle Davis
CEO and Director of Condor Resources
Mr. Davis joined the Condor board of directors as an independent director prior to its initial public offering in 2006. At that time, he was providing corporate finance, advisory, and management services to public companies. Mr. Davis previously worked in corporate finance with Ernst & Young, and C.M. Oliver and Company, both in Vancouver, and prior thereto, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange. He has a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University, an MBA from the University of British Columbia, and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Mr. Davis is the Chairman and a director of Hard Creek Nickel Corporation, and a director of Terra Nova Energy Ltd.
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About Condor Resources: Condor is a project generator focused exclusively on exploration in South America, particularly Peru and Chile.
Mark Fields
Interim President & CEO, Director of Discovery Harbour Resources
Mark was the President, CEO and director of Geodex Minerals Ltd. from May 2009 to June 2014 and the President of his own consulting company, MC Fields Ventures Inc. since 2007. Previously he has been a senior executive and director with a number of junior mineral companies, receiving the E.A. Scholz Award for excellence in mine development for his role as Executive Vice President of Pine Valley Mining while bringing the Willow Creek metallurgical coal mine into commercial production. Earlier in his career he was involved in the acquisition and development of the Diavik diamond mine for the Rio Tinto Group. Mr. Fields holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia and a B.Comm., (Honours) from Queen’s University. He is an accredited P.Geo, with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC as well as the NWT and Nunavut.
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About Discovery Harbour Resources: Discovery Harbour Resources is focused on sourcing, exploring and developing mineral properties.
Robert Eadie
CEO, President & Director of Starcore International Mines
In the past 20 years, Mr. Eadie has been actively involved in public resource companies raising over $100 million dollars for various exploration and development projects around the world. Over the years, Mr. Eadie has built an impressive network of contacts in Europe, North America and Asia and has established a reputation as the catalyst behind various successful start-up resource companies. He brings extensive marketing and public relations expertise to the board and makes executive decisions based on long term sustainable growth. Mr. Eadie advocates open dialogue between management, directors, and shareholders as a key ingredient to success. Mr. Eadie resides in Mexico City. He is a predominant business figure, family man and compassionate community member. Mr. Eadie’s unique past experience as a private business owner reflects his down-to-earth approach to business and dedication to company growth.
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About Starcore International Mines: Starcore is a growth-oriented producing mining company.
David Gunning
P. Eng., COO & Director of Starcore International Mines
Mr. Gunning is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and holds a B.A.Sc., in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering (mining option). A member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, Mr. Gunning is a practicing mining engineer with over 30 years experience in mineral exploration, development and operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Since 1996, he has provided operations and project management, resource estimations and property evaluations for various mining companies, primarily for precious metal projects. Mr. Gunning has served as COO of the Company since April 2009, during which time the plant throughput has increased 10% (from 275,000 tpy to 305,000 tpy) and reserves have been replaced each year.
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About Starcore International Mines: Starcore is a growth-oriented producing mining company.
Nicole Adshead-Bell
President & Director of Cupel Advisory
Nicole Adshead-Bell is a geologist with over 20 years experience in the mining sector and capital markets. She has worked for exploration, development and mining companies in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Canada and previously served as a director on the boards of two publicly traded mining sector companies and on the board of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia. For the last 13 years Adshead-Bell has focused on evaluating and advising mining sector companies, most recently as Director of Mining Research at Sun Valley Gold LLC (an SEC-registered investment advisor), prior to that as Managing Director Investment Banking at Haywood Securities, and as a sell-side Mining Analyst at Dundee Securities. Nicole earned a Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Geology and Archaeology, in 1993, a First Class Honours Degree in Geology in 1994, and a Ph.D. in Geology in 2000, all from James Cook University in North Queensland, Australia.
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About Cupel Advisory: Cupel Advisory provides research and consultation services for companies from the mining industry.
Catalin Chiloflischi
President, CEO & Director of Goldplay Mining
Catalin Kilofliski is the Founder, CEO, President, and Director of Goldplay Mining.
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About Goldplay Mining, Goldplay Mining: Goldplay Mining is a junior exploration company focused on advancing and exploring gold, silver, and copper assets.
Oliver Foeste
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Inca One Gold
Founder and Managing Partner of Invictus Accounting Group LLP providing accounting advisory services to publicly listed companies headquartered in Vancouver and privately held companies in BC. Experience working with large multi-national operators including mining companies with operations in Latin America and oil & gas drilling service providers with global operations.
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About Inca One Gold: Inca One Gold Corp. is a Canadian-based mineral resource and mineral processing company.
Edward Kelly
CEO and Director of Inca One Gold
Mr. Kelly is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of management experience in sales, marketing and business development. The majority of Ed’s experience comes in the form of working with private and public companies where he has served as an officer and director of ClickHouse.com and Dajin Resources. Mr. Kelly has been involved in the public markets since 1989 as an investor, as well as assisting in raising capital for both private and public company ventures. Mr. Kelly is a turn around specialist who has rescued several private ventures in real estate and food. His keen business eye has helped him identify hidden opportunities and then implementing the right strategy to execute.
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About Inca One Gold: Inca One Gold Corp. is a Canadian-based mineral resource and mineral processing company.
Slawek Smulewicz
CEO & Director of MicroCoal
Mr. Smulewicz has been the acting CEO of MicroCoal® Technologies Inc.. since June 2011. He operated as Vice President of Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. from 2008 until his appointment as CEO; he is also a director of the Company since 2008. Mr. Smulewicz has served on the Board of several European private companies in consulting, IT and construction industries; especially during the start-up phase or restructuring processes. From 2006 until 2009, he led a successful remedial process, completing the financing of over 50 million PLN for a European private company. In 2001, he founded BDSG Grupa Finansowa Sp. z o. o., where he acted as CEO and Director until 2008. In 1998, he co-founded Internetowy Instytut Infomacji 3i Sp. z o. o. where he acted as CEO and Director until 2001. Mr. Smulewicz was an advisor to Vice Marshal of Presidium of The Sejm of The Republic of Poland (Polish Parliament) in 1998 and received his license as a broker of Warsaw Exchange (WGT S.A.), Poland in 1995. He has a M.Sc. in Agriculture & Business Administration from the Warsaw University of Life Science (SGGW) in Warsaw, Poland.
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About G2 Technologies Corp., MicroCoal: MicroCoal focuses on providing clean-coal upgrading technology that reduces contaminants in coal resulting in upgraded energy content.
Luquman Shaheen
President, CEO, Director of Panoro Minerals
Mr. Shaheen has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters degree in Business Administration. He has over 22 years of experience in the international mining sector with over 17 years dedicated to the development of mineral projects in Peru and Latin America. Mr. Shaheen resided in Peru from 1996 until 2001, is fluent in Spanish and English, very knowledgeable of the Peruvian mining sector and the social, environmental and business issues of this important mineral producing nation.
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About Panoro Minerals: Panoro Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian mineral exploration company with a strategic focus on exploring and advancing.
Larry Okada
Member of the Board of Director of Eurasian Minerals
Larry Okada is a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia and Alberta, as well as a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State. He has been in public practice with Deloitte’s, his own firm, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for over 35 years. For more than 30 years, the majority of Larry Okada’s clients have been public mining companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. He is currently the CFO of BCGold Corp., interim CFO for Africo Resources Ltd. and sits on a committee with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. As an independent director, Larry Okada’s extensive experience in accounting, finance, and corporate governance will further strengthen the Company’s Board of Directors in these key areas.
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About Africo Resources Ltd., BCGold Corp: Eurasian Minerals has a track record of success in exploration discovery, royalty generation, and strategic investments,
Hugh Stuart
President & Director of Orca Gold Inc.
Hugh Stuart is a professional geologist with 30 years of international experience in mineral exploration. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) Geology from the University of Manchester and an M.Sc. in Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology from the University of Leicester. He was one of the founders of Orca Gold and held the position of Vice President Exploration until December 2014 when he was appointed President. He has extensive experience working in the Arabian Nubian Shield having previously worked in Sudan, Egypt and Yemen. Prior to joining Orca, He was Vice President Exploration for Red Back Mining Inc., and oversaw the growth of Red Back’s gold resources to over 18 million ounces. Prior to his involvement with Red Back, He was Exploration Manager at the Geita Gold project in Tanzania, taking the project from initial exploration to production.
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About Montage Gold Corp, Orca Gold Inc.: Orca Gold is a resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties.
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