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This list showcases the top British Columbia based Director operating in the Mining space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
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Norman Roderic Baker
Founder & Director of Diamond Fields International
Norman Roderic Baker is a geologist. Since 1989 Mr. Baker has been a self-employed mining geologist engaged in pursuit of his individual interests in Venezuela and Brazil. Mr. Baker has also acted as a consulting geologist for other mining companies. Mr. Baker was a founding director of Diamond Fields Resources Inc.
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About Diamond Fields International: Diamond Fields International Ltd. is a mining company with marine and land based exploration and mining licenses.
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.
Amir Adnani
President, Founder, Director & CEO of Uranium Energy
Mr. Adnani is a founder of Uranium Energy Corp and has been the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of the Company since January 2005. He serves as a spokesman for the uranium industry before all international media, and is frequently invited to speak before major industry gatherings including the Milken Institute Global Conference and the World Nuclear Fuel Conference. He is recognized by Casey Research, a leading investment advisory publisher, as a top-ten leading mining industry entrepreneur and executive. Mr. Adnani is an entrepreneur with a background in business development and marketing. In 2004, he founded Blender Media Inc. where he served as the President and a director until 2006. Blender Media is a strategic communications firm for public companies, and in 2005, was named one of the fastest growing companies in Canada by Profit magazine. He is also a founder and the Chairman of Brazil Resources Inc., a gold exploration company listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange with projects in the gold districts of Brazil. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia, and serves on the university’s Alumni Advisory Board.
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About Goldmining Inc, Uranium Energy, Uranium Royalty: Uranium Energy specializes in acquiring exploration databases and leveraging those databases to generate acquisition.
Aidan Nania
Director of Altan Nevada
Aidan Anthony Nania served as an Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of Archean Star Resources Inc. from September 5, 2013 to May 15, 2014. Mr. Nania serves as an Investment Banker and Managing Director of Element Capital Partners, an investment arm of Element Commodities Group, with interests in Mining, Oil&Gas. Mr. Nania was previously Head of Investment Banking in Australia for Casimir Capital L.P, a natural resources focused Investment Bank. He served as a Director of Altan Nevada Minerals Limited from January 23, 2014 to May 2017. He served as a Director of Archean Star Resources Inc. from August 30, 2013 to May 15, 2014.
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About Altan Nevada: Altan Nevada is an exploration company focused on the discovery of large-scale ore systems in under-explored districts of Nevada, USA.
Richard MacKellar
Managing Director of Chrysalix Venture Capital
As an engineer, Mr. MacKellar started his career with NEI Parsons, a division of Rolls Royce that designed turbines and generators for power generation. For the past sixteen years, Mr. MacKellar has been running venture backed startup companies. Most recently, as President and CEO, he successfully sold BrightSide Technologies to Dolby Laboratories for an annualized return for investors of 45-60%. Prior to this, he was President/CEO of NxtPhase, raising $57 million in venture capital and building relationships with GE, Honeywell and Mitsubishi as well as the three largest Canadian utilities and three of the larger U.S. utilities. Mr. MacKellar holds a metallurgy degree from Sheffield University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About Chrysalix Venture Capital: Chrysalix is an early-stage industrial innovation venture capital firm.
Nick DeMare
Director of Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp.
Nick DeMare is a chartered accountant, has been President of Chase Management Inc. since 1991, providing accounting, management, securities regulatory compliance and corporate secretarial services to private and public-listed companies. Mr. DeMare also serves as an officer and/or director of a number of public-listed companies. Mr. DeMare holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.
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About Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp., Hansa Resources: Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp is focused on acquiring high quality lithium projects in Argentina.
Ray Strafehl
Director of Nickel One Resources Inc.
Raymond (Ray) Strafehl has over 30 years’ experience in the investment and venture capital finance industry in Canada; and in corporate relations for public mining companies. He is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor with the National Futures Association in Canada (since 1998); and founded Venture BC in 1998. He is a co-founder of International Liaison for the International Institute for Sustainable Regional Economies. Mr. Strafehl is currently CEO of Redline and has previously served as a director of a number of public companies in Canada.
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About Nickel One Resources Inc.: Nickel One Resources is a Canadian-based exploration company with 2 discoveries on a new district scale nickel play.
Bruce Reid
Director of Nickel One Resources Inc.
Reid is the Executive Chairman of the Carlisle Goldfields Limited, as well as a Director. Mr. Reid was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation from January 2010 until January 2014. Mr. Reid is also a Director of SGX Resources Inc. and other public companies. Mr. Reid was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Silver Corp. (a mining company) from June 2006 to November 2009 as well as Vice-President, Corporate Finance of Research Capital (an investment dealer) from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Reid brings to the Corporation extensive experience in corporate finance and in the mining and mineral exploration industry. His background includes more than 30 years of direct and indirect experience in the mining and mineral exploration industry following graduation with a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Toronto in 1979 and a finance degree from the University of Windsor in 1982
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About Nickel One Resources Inc.: Nickel One Resources is a Canadian-based exploration company with 2 discoveries on a new district scale nickel play.
Bruce Reid
Director of Nickel One Resources Inc.
Reid is the Executive Chairman of the Carlisle Goldfields Limited, as well as a Director. Mr. Reid was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation from January 2010 until January 2014. Mr. Reid is also a Director of SGX Resources Inc. and other public companies. Mr. Reid was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Silver Corp. (a mining company) from June 2006 to November 2009 as well as Vice-President, Corporate Finance of Research Capital (an investment dealer) from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Reid brings to the Corporation extensive experience in corporate finance and in the mining and mineral exploration industry. His background includes more than 30 years of direct and indirect experience in the mining and mineral exploration industry following graduation with a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Toronto in 1979 and a finance degree from the University of Windsor in 1982
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About Nickel One Resources Inc.: Nickel One Resources is a Canadian-based exploration company with 2 discoveries on a new district scale nickel play.
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.
Ralph Shearing
Founder, President and Director of Telson Mining
Ralph Shearing is responsible for the management of public company management and compliance and was Telson’s founder. Mr. Shearing is a graduate of the University of British Columbia holding a B. Sc. Geology Degree. Since graduating in 1981, Mr. Shearing has practiced his profession as a professional geologist throughout Canada, and internationally. He has been directly involved in several world class exploration and development projects in British Columbia, Canada. During an active mineral exploration and development career, Mr. Shearing has gained hands-on experience in all aspects of mineral exploration, including, geophysics, geochemistry, geology and diamond core drilling, the latter as a senior partner of a successful contract diamond drilling company. Mr. Shearing’s experience managing and directing publicly listed companies over the last 32 years, combined with his practical experience in implementing major exploration projects, gives Telson a director with unique insight, invaluable practical experience, and a well rounded business approach to a junior resource company.
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About Telson Mining: Telson Mining Corporation is a Canadian based junior resource mining company.
Pierre Lebel
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Imperial Metals
Pierre Lebel is the Chairman of Imperial Metals Corp. (TSE: III) since 2003. Pierre was Director and President of the Company from 1986-2003. Currently, Pierre is the lead Independent Director of SouthGobi Resources Ltd., Director of HomEquity Bank Director of Zedi Inc., Director of Concordia Resource Corp., Director of West Kirkland Mining Inc., Director of Canada Place Corporation, Director of Mining Association of British Columbia and Director of Mining Association Canada Pierre was awarded the 1998 E.A. Scholz Medal for excellence in mine development in British Columbia. Pierre holds a B.A in English from Laurentian University, M.B.A from McMaster University, and L.L.B from Western University
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About : Imperial Metals Corporation is a British Columbia explorer, developer, and mining operator that focuses on base and precious metals.
John Lando
CEO, President & Secretary/Director of New World Resource
Mr. Lando has more than 20 years of experience working in the equity markets and managing and financing public companies. He has worked for RBC Dominion Securities and has served as a Director of several public companies. Mr. Lando is also the CEO and President of Northern Lion Gold and Nano One Materials Corp.
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About New World Resource: A New Age Of Mineral Exploration In The Americas.
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.
Akiba Leisman
Director of Canarc Resource
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About Bonterra Resources, Canarc Resource, Mako Mining, Marlin Gold, Sailfish Royalty, Sailfish Royalty, Wexford Capital: Welcome to Canarc Resource Corp. Canarc Resource Corp. is focused on building shareholder value by discovering and developing gold mines.
Leonard Harris
Member of Board of Directors of Canarc Resource
Leonard Harris is a professional engineer with a metallurgy diploma and 52 years’ experience in all aspects of mineral processing and mining operations world-wide, a significant part of which has been in South America. Leonard Harris spent 16 years with Cerro de Pasco Corporation before joining Newmont Mining Corporation, where he served as President and General Manager of Newmont Peru Limited and Vice-President and General Manager of Newmont Latin America. Leonard Harris was General Manager (involved in construction and operation) of the Minera Yanacocha gold mine in Peru. Since 1995, Leonard Harris has been a consultant and director of several mining and mineral exploration companies including Glamis Gold Ltd., Indico Resources Ltd., Sulliden Gold Corporation Ltd., Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp., Golden Arrow Resources Corporation, Alamos Gold Inc., Pediment Gold Corp., Corriente Resources Inc., Canarc Resource Corp. and Endeavour Silver Corp.
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About : Welcome to Canarc Resource Corp. Canarc Resource Corp. is focused on building shareholder value by discovering and developing gold mines.
Deepak Malhotra
Director of Canarc Resource
PhD in Mineral Economics and a Metallurgical Engineer and Mineral Economist with over 40 years experience. Wealth of knowledge and expertise in metallurgical research, process development for new properties, plant troubleshooting, plant audits, detailed engineering, and overall business management, developed while working for over 50 gold projects throughout the world. Worked with various financial institutions like International Finance Corporation (IFC) and other investment funds.President and Principal of Resource Development Inc, a diversified mining consulting services company located in Colorado, US. Involved the first Albion Process Gold recovery plant that is currently operating at Canarc’s joint venture partner, Panterra Gold in the Dominican Republic.Significant experience with refractory ores that will be beneficial for Canarc as it advances the New Polaris Gold Project.
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About Canarc Resource: Welcome to Canarc Resource Corp. Canarc Resource Corp. is focused on building shareholder value by discovering and developing gold mines.
Martin Burian
Director of Canarc Resource
Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator with over eighteen years of investment banking experience. Extensive knowledge and expertise in corporate finance and advisory services, including M&A in mineral exploration and mining. Managing Director of Investment Banking at Haywood Securities Inc. from 2010 until mid-2013, prior to which he served as President of Bolder Investment Partners from 2009 until its merger with Haywood Securities in 2010. Graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in 1986 and obtained his Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator designations while working with KPMG.
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About Canarc Resource: Welcome to Canarc Resource Corp. Canarc Resource Corp. is focused on building shareholder value by discovering and developing gold mines.
Joanne Freeze
Co-Founder, CEO, Director & Chair of Candente Copper
Joanne (Joey) C. Freeze is CEO and co-founder of Candente Copper Corp. Since entering the mineral exploration business in 1979, Ms. Freeze has managed exploration programs and evaluated projects for both junior and major international mining companies such as Queenstake Resources Ltd., Arequipa Resources Ltd., Mountain Province Mining Inc., Placer Dome Inc., Dia Met Minerals Corp., Hughes/ Lang Group and Utah Mines Ltd. (BHP). Ms. Freeze lived and worked in Peru from 1994 to 1997 where she carried out both project generation work and property evaluations for Canadian and Peruvian companies. As a result of her experience in Peru, a partnership was formed with Peruvian geologist Ing. Fredy Huanqui (co-discoverer of the Pierina gold mine) and a new mineral exploration company was born. Candente Resource Corp. was established in 1997, which operated privately until going public on May 15, 2000. Since then Candente Resource Corp. has spun-out various assets to form two other companies, Candente Gold Corp. and Cobriza Metals Inc.. All three companies are listed on the TSX and the Candente companies are co-listed on the Lima stock exchange. Ms. Freeze is CEO of all three companies and President of Candente Gold Corp. Ms. Freeze obtained a B.A. in Geography from the University of Western Ontario in 1978 and a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia in 1981. She is a Fellow Member of the Geological Association of Canada and is registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia, Canada.
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About Candente Copper, Candente Gold, Xali Gold: Candente Copper is a Canadian mining company specializing in metals such as gold, silver, copper, and zinc.
Sean Waller
President and Director of Candente Copper
Sean Waller is a registered Professional Engineer with 30 years of International experience in mining project management, evaluation, design and operation, with a specific focus on large scale copper projects and gold projects. Prior to joining Candente he was with AMEC Americas Limited Mining Division (“AMEC”) in Vancouver where he held the positions of Vice President of Global Business Development and Senior Project Manager. While at AMEC Mr. Waller managed the feasibility study for Nevsun’s Bisha gold/copper mine in Eritrea and the front end engineering for Inmet’s Cobre de Panama project in Panama. Prior to AMEC, Mr. Waller worked with SNC-Lavalin’s Mining Division in management and senior technical roles. Mr. Waller also previously worked for Freeport-McMoran at its Grasberg copper operation in Indonesia. Mr. Waller is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”) where he is currently President. Mr. Waller previously served on the CIM National Executive Council as Vice-President of District 6 (British Columbia and Yukon). Mr. Waller has a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a Masters Degree in Mineral Process Engineering from The Montana School of Mines in Montana.
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About Candente Copper, Candente Gold: Candente Copper is a Canadian mining company specializing in metals such as gold, silver, copper, and zinc.
Jody Bellefleur
Chief Financial Officer, Director of King’s Bay
Jody joined the board as Chief Financial Officer in February 2016. Jody is responsible for all aspects of regulatory financial reporting including the preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements, management discussion and analysis reports, and government tax and regulatory reporting. Bellefleur is a CPA, CGA with over 20 years’ experience as a corporate accountant. Prior to her work with publicly traded companies, she was the Controller of a private manufacturing company. Since 2008, Ms. Bellefleur has exclusively been involved in providing services to both public and private companies in the junior mining sector.
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About King’s Bay: King’s Bay is a Vancouver based company focused on the exploration of cobalt, and other high-tech metals in North America.
Alan N Pangbourne
Chief Executive Officer & Director of Chesapeake Gold Corp
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About Chesapeake Gold Corp: Exploration and development of precious metals projects.
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.
Richard D. Williams
Chief Executive Officer & Director of Winshear Gold
Richard Williams is a Professional Geologist with over 20 years experience in gold mining and precious and base metal mineral exploration in southern Africa, south, central and north America, and most recently in southern Europe. Richard graduated from Portsmouth University, UK in 1988, before becoming a mine geologist in the Witwatersrand goldfields, South Africa. In 1993, he completed a Master’s degree in Mineral Exploration at Queen’s University, Ontario and joined Canarc Resource Corp. as its Exploration Manager in Suriname, South America. In 1998, based in Vancouver, Richard assumed the role of Acquisitions Manager for Canarc, working mainly in Mexico. In 2001, Richard formed his own exploration consulting company – RDW Consulting – as well as assisting Chris MacKenzie in the formation of the BAFEX group of companies. As a consulting geologist Richard worked for a variety of exploration companies, with experience gained in the exploration for IOCG deposits in northern Canada and Chile, and also for high and low sulphidation gold deposits in Sardinia, Italy. Richard is based in Vancouver and is responsible for Helio’s corporate affairs.
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About Winshear Gold: Winshear Gold is a Canadian based junior exploration company
Jenna Virk
Director, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Lithium Americas
Ms. Virk was called to the bar of British Columbia in 2007 and practiced law with a number of prominent Vancouver law firms, most recently at Boughton Law Corporation in the areas of corporate finance, securities and corporate commercial law. Ms. Virk completed her bachelor of laws degree from the University of British Columbia and bachelor of business administration from Simon Fraser University. She has represented reporting issuers in the mining, natural resource, technology, clean energy, industrial and service industries.
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About Lithium Americas: Lithium Americas is engaged in the exploration and evaluation of lithium, potassium, and other mineral resources in South America.
Gerald D. Wright
Chief Executive Officer & Director of Vatic Ventures Corp.
Dr. Wright is a Professional Engineer (Province of BC) and holds a Doctorate in Engineering from Queen’s University, Belfast. He was co-founder of the Crew Group of Companies and has over 30 years’ experience in the minerals exploration and development industry in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa, serving as a Senior Officer and Director of a number of public and private companies. He has extensive experience and knowledge of the global potash industry and, in particular, the potash resources underlying Thailand’s Khorat Plateau. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Resources Ltd. for 12 years, in which capacity he was directly responsible for the acquisition, financing and development of that company’s Udon Thani project which is Asia’s most significant commercial potash discovery to date. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Vatic since 2017.
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About Vatic Ventures Corp.: Vatic Ventures Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada.
Gerald D. Wright
Chief Executive Officer & Director of Vatic Ventures Corp.
Dr. Wright is a Professional Engineer (Province of BC) and holds a Doctorate in Engineering from Queen’s University, Belfast. He was co-founder of the Crew Group of Companies and has over 30 years’ experience in the minerals exploration and development industry in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa, serving as a Senior Officer and Director of a number of public and private companies. He has extensive experience and knowledge of the global potash industry and, in particular, the potash resources underlying Thailand’s Khorat Plateau. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific Resources Ltd. for 12 years, in which capacity he was directly responsible for the acquisition, financing and development of that company’s Udon Thani project which is Asia’s most significant commercial potash discovery to date. He has been Chief Executive Officer of Vatic since 2017.
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About Vatic Ventures Corp.: Vatic Ventures Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada.
Donald Huston
Director of Skyharbour Resources
Don Huston is a independent Director of Skyharbour Resources Ltd. He has been associated with the mineral exploration industry for over 30 years and has extensive experience as a financier and in-field manager of numerous mineral exploration projects in North America. He was born and raised in Red Lake, Ontario and spent 15 years as a geophysical contractor with C.D. Huston & Sons Ltd. as mineral exploration consultants in northern Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Mr. Huston serves as a Director of 5 Canadian public resource companies.
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About MPH Ventures Corp, Skyharbour Resources: Skyharbour Resources (TSX-V: SYH) is a uranium and thorium exploration company.
Jordan Trimble
Director, President & CEO of Skyharbour Resources
Jordan Trimble is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Skyharbour Resources. Mr. Trimble holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Minor in Commerce from UBC and he is a CFA® charterholder. He has worked in the resource industry in various roles with numerous TSX Venture listed companies specializing in corporate finance and strategy, shareholder communications, marketing, deal structuring and capital raising. Mr. Trimble has an extensive network of institutional and retail investors as well as resource industry professionals bringing valuable relationships to the Company. He has appeared on BNN several times and has given presentations at numerous resource conferences across North America. Mr. Trimble has completed the Canadian Securities Course and Technical Analysis Course offered through CSI as well as several geology, exploration and mining courses.
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About Rockridge Resources, Skyharbour Resources: Skyharbour Resources (TSX-V: SYH) is a uranium and thorium exploration company.
Donald Myers
Director of Skyharbour Resources
Don Myers serves as a non-executive Director and audit committee member of Skyharbour Resources Ltd. Mr. Myers is the Director of Corporate Communications at 98 Corporate Group Resources Ltd. which provides public company administrative management services including venture capital financing, business development, accounting and corporate communications. He has thirty plus years of experience in public company management and investor relations having helped raise over $350 million in venture capital for resource and technology companies listed on the TSX Venture, NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchanges. Don’s background includes holding the position of an independent director and audit committee member or as an executive officer managing the investor relations and corporate communications of several publicly traded Canadian resource and technology companies.
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About Skyharbour Resources: Skyharbour Resources (TSX-V: SYH) is a uranium and thorium exploration company.
Donald Myers
Director of Skyharbour Resources
Don Myers serves as a non-executive Director and audit committee member of Skyharbour Resources Ltd. Mr. Myers is the Director of Corporate Communications at 98 Corporate Group Resources Ltd. which provides public company administrative management services including venture capital financing, business development, accounting and corporate communications. He has thirty plus years of experience in public company management and investor relations having helped raise over $350 million in venture capital for resource and technology companies listed on the TSX Venture, NASDAQ and Toronto Stock Exchanges. Don’s background includes holding the position of an independent director and audit committee member or as an executive officer managing the investor relations and corporate communications of several publicly traded Canadian resource and technology companies.
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About Skyharbour Resources: Skyharbour Resources (TSX-V: SYH) is a uranium and thorium exploration company.
Alan Savage
Chairman and Director of ePower Metals Inc.
Mr. Savage brings 50 years of experience in the capital markets in North America and offshore to ePower Metals. Among other accomplishments, he was the founder of Imperial Metals Corporation and president and a director of that Company from 1978 to 1986. As President of New Canamin Resources Ltd, Mr. Savage was credited with the discovery and commercial feasibility of the 20,000 TPD Huckleberry copper deposit in British Columbia. Mr. Savage is currently a director of Pacgen Life Science Corp and Epicore Bionetworks Inc, and owns and operates Southern Gold Resources Ltd, a successful investment and venture capital enterprise.
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About ePower Metals Inc.: ePower Metals Inc. is a Canada-based exploration and development company.
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.
Richard Hajdukiewicz
Director of Fireweed Zinc
Mr. Hajdukiewicz is a co-founder of the Company and has over 35 years’ experience in commodity markets including extensive experience in financing, trading and risk management. He was responsible for the zinc concentrate feeds to Noranda’s zinc smelter at Valleyfield, Quebec as well as marketing of zinc and lead concentrates in North America. He later headed up and grew Noranda’s global precious metals secondary business which was involved in precious metals concentrates, dore and scrap. During his 25 year plus tenor on Wall Street, Mr. Hajdukiewicz assisted in expanding Goldman Sachs’ metals activities into base metals including zinc and lead. He headed up metals sales and trading activities at several other banks including HSBC and others. He has advised senior managements at many mining and metals companies with the strategic direction of their marketing and risk management strategies for precious and base metals. Mr. Hajdukiewicz graduated from the University of Toronto in Metallurgical Engineering and is currently a consultant to the metals and mining industry.
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About Fireweed Zinc: Fireweed Zinc is a Canadian mining exploration and development company.
Adrian Rothwell
Director & Audit Committee Chair of Fireweed Zinc
Mr. Rothwell has worked in the mining industry for over 25 years with extensive experience in oversight and corporate governance roles. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Kore Mining Ltd, a private mining venture with gold projects in the western United States. Most recently, he was the Director, Strategy at Goldcorp Inc., and previously acted as Chief Financial Officer for many companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. Rothwell is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) in British Columbia and a designated Chartered Accountant in Australia & New Zealand. He articled at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Australia and Canada and holds a BA in Economics from Macquarie University.
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About Fireweed Zinc: Fireweed Zinc is a Canadian mining exploration and development company.
Brandon Macdonald
CEO & Director of Fireweed Zinc
Mr. Macdonald is a professional geologist with a diverse experience base including exploration geology worldwide and investment banking. In recent years he has focused his efforts in exploration and development as a principal of and consultant to various junior mining companies. In the past he was in the City of London where he worked in structuring financings and risk management at Macquarie Bank. In 2007 Mr. Macdonald graduated with an MBA (with Distinction) from Oxford. He completed his B.Sc. in Geology from UBC in 2000. Mr. Macdonald has a long history of mining exploration work in Yukon, including zinc projects, and originally hails from Ross River, near the Macmillan Pass Project site.
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About Fireweed Zinc: Fireweed Zinc is a Canadian mining exploration and development company.
Dan Rogness
Director of Fireweed Zinc
Mr. Rogness has worked in the mining industry for over 25 years and is experienced in treasury, finance, financial reporting, corporate development, forecasting, cash management, hedging and foreign exchange. Dan is currently consulting for various mining companies and was the Assistant Treasurer and officer at Teck Resources (formerly Teck Corporation and Teck Cominco Ltd.) from 1985-2012. Mr. Rogness is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) in British Columbia and holds a B. Com (honours) in Accounting and Management Information Systems.
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About Fireweed Zinc: Fireweed Zinc is a Canadian mining exploration and development company.
Donna Moroney
Independent Director of Ashanti Sankofa
Donna Moroney has over 30 years of experience in regulatory and corporate compliance in both Canada and the United States, and as a senior officer and director of various public companies. As President and owner of Wiklow Corporate Services Inc. since 2008, she assists companies in the resource, financial and technology sectors in maintaining the securities and exchange demands on public companies, as well as keeping them up-to-date on relevant issues, policies and working practices. Ms. Moroney also assists companies reporting in the U.S. in preparing registration statements, quarterly and annual financial filings and other various facets of meeting U.S. securities requirements and leads workshops that provide a practical guide for public companies in meeting their securities regulatory compliance requirements.
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About Ashanti Sankofa: Ashanti Sankofa is a publicly traded Vancouver, British Columbia based exploration and development stage company.
Frank Estergaard
Director of Fission 3.0
Mr. Estergaard is a professional Chartered Accountant who retired as a Partner with KPMG in 2001. His career with KPMG spanned 38 years, providing audit, taxation and business advice to clients in Vancouver, Vernon, Ottawa and Kelowna. He served a wide variety of corporations in the forestry, mining, real estate and land development, high technology, manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries. These companies ranged from start-ups to mature enterprises with both domestic and world-wide operations. In addition, he served on the Management Committee and Partnership Board of KPMG Following his retirement from KPMG, Mr. Estergaard has served as a Director and Chairman of the audit committee for QHR Technologies Inc. (TSX-V), CFO for Metalex Ventures Ltd. (TSX-V) and CFO and/or Director for several private entities, including Okanagan Capital Fund (VCC) Inc., Rackforce Networks Inc., Wear Air Oxygen Inc. and Wear Air Industrial Inc.
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About Fission 3.0: Fission 3.0 is a Canadian-based uranium project generator company.
William Marsh
Director of Fission 3.0
Mr. Marsh previously worked on domestic and international drilling programs for Chevron for 15 years both in Canada and Internationally. Mr. Marsh was a former director of Pacific Asia China Energy until its sale to Green Dragon Gas wholly owned subsidiary, Greka China Ltd, for 35.18 million in 2008. He was also a former director of Predator Capital Corp. and Wolf Capital Corp. and is currently on the Board of Ballyliffin Capital Corp. Mr. Marsh has also provided consulting services to a number of resource exploration and production companies, both public and private, operating in Canada and internationally.
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About Fission 3.0: Fission 3.0 is a Canadian-based uranium project generator company.
Jeremy Ross
Director of Fission 3.0
Mr. Ross has more than seventeen years in corporate development and marketing for small cap to mid tier mining, oil and gas companies. With a comprehensive network of institutional and retail relationships, Mr. Ross has planned and implemented numerous marketing campaigns. He was the Corporate Development Consultant for Fission Energy and played a key role in growing investor awareness up until its major sale of assets to Denison Mines. In 2013, Mr. Ross was appointed to the Board of Directors of Fission Uranium and was appointed to the Fission 3.0 Board of Directors following Fission Uranium’s acquisition of Alpha Minerals.
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About Fission 3.0: Fission 3.0 is a Canadian-based uranium project generator 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.
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,
John Zbeetnoff
Chief Executive Officer & Director of SnipGold Corp.
Chief Executive Officer and Director; Mr. Zbeetnoff was previously on the Company’s Advisory Board and was consulting as the Chief Geologist working with the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Jim Sparling, in the geological compilation, interpretation and supervision of the current exploration programme. He was previously chief geologist with Brett Resources (until transfer of responsibility to Osisko was complete), extensive experience with various other junior exploration companies including work with Curragh Resources in the 1980’s and early 1990’s where he carried out several phases of advanced exploration in four base metal deposits just prior to production; as Chief Geologist for Loki Gold he completed the final two exploration programs at Brewery Creek that transitioned the project from exploration to production; completed a large scale resource advancement of Segala gold Deposit in Mali West Africa — Deposit was eventually opened for production. Completed numerous resource estimates for junior mining companies with projects around the world. Mr. Zbeetnoff has also completed several years of geological modeling and resource work on Miramar Mining’s Hope Bay project culminating in the 1.5 billion dollar sale of Hope Bay to Newmont in 2007. Mr Zbeetnoff has been involved with all aspects exploration, from grass roots work to development programs for over 26 years.
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About SnipGold Corp.: SnipGold Corp. exploration and expansion of gold and copper resources.
Keith Henderson
President, CEO & Director of Velocity Minerals
Keith, formerly Vice President Exploration, brings 19 years of global mining-industry experience. Prior to joining Cardero, Keith Henderson was Project Manager for Anglo Coal’s Canadian subsidiary, focused on metallurgical coal deposits in northeast British Columbia. At Cardero, Keith Henderson played a critical role in advancing the Pampa de Pongo through a positive scoping study and ultimate sale for US$100 million (2009). Most recently, Keith Henderson was responsible for Cardero’s original investment in Coalhunter (2010), acquiring 49% of the company for $3.6 million. Keith is a mining industry executive with global experience in Africa, Europe, and the Americas. He has extensive knowledge of the exploration and mining business from both a major and junior public company perspective. With a proven track record he has successfully managed exploration and mining companies through significant growth periods. Keith was educated in Europe, graduating with B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc in Geology– he has extensive experience in various mineral deposit types and commodities including precious metals (gold, silver), base metals (copper, zinc, nickel) and bulk commodities such as metallurgical coal and iron ore.
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About Cardero Resource, Velocity Minerals: Velocity Minerals is a gold exploration and development company
Michael Hulmes
Non-Executive Director of Transatlantic Mining Corporation
Michael is a mining engineer with over 30 years experience in mining operations and projects in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Tanzania. As former Managing Director of Somincor, Michael was responsible for the Neves-Corvo and Aguablanca Mines in Portugal and Spain respectively. Prior roles also include, General Manager Operations at the Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea, COO for Citadel Resources during the development of the Jabal Sayid deposit in Saudi Arabia, General Manager – Australian Operations for Barrick Australia with responsibility for five mines and General Manager of Plutonic Gold Mine in Western Australia. Michael is presently the General Manager of the Caijiaying Zinc/Gold Mine (Hebei Province, China) at Huaao Mining Industry Company.
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About Transatlantic Mining Corporation: Transatlantic Mining Corporation is mining exploration company.
Teo Dechev
Chief Executive Officer, President & Director of Mundoro Capital
As CEO, Ms. Dechev’s executive management career covers running a growth orientated public company through strategic change including restructuring the company, divesting out of distressed assets, acquiring new growth assets and rebuilding a team to execute on the new strategy. Ms. Dechev lead the company through capital raising, proxy battles, change in strategic initiatives, corporate development and building joint venture partnerships. Ms. Dechev’s capital markets career has developed through positions held at well recognized Canadian investment banks. Her career in the capital markets has covered commodity trading, institutional equity research, corporate finance, and mergers & acquisitions. As an investment banker, Ms. Dechev primarily focused on resource companies and technology companies and various other sectors on financings, IPO’s and mergers & acquisitions mandates.
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About Mundoro Capital: Mundoro Capital is a Canadian based company which operates as a mineral acquisition, exploration, development and investment company.
Frederick W. Davidson
President, CEO and Director of Energold Drilling Corp
Fred Davidson is the President & CEO of Energold Drilling Corp. He attended The University of British Columbia.
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About Energold Drilling Corp: Canadian specialty drilling company.
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.
Mark Brown
CEO and Director of Traux Ventures
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About Traux Ventures: A Vancouver-based mining company
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