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Management & Advisors

Management

J. Patricio Varas, P.Geo. - Chairman and CEO

Mr. Varas is a Professional Geoscientist and Mining Executive with over 38 years’ experience in mineral exploration, mine development and corporate management. He has extensive experience in developing precious and base metal exploration and mining projects around the world. He has played integral roles in the discovery of world class mineral deposits and mines (Santo Domingo Sur Cu-Fe – Chile, Diavik Diamonds – NWT, Milestone Potash – Sask), delivery of major feasibility studies and has overseen significant mineral asset sales and corporate transactions.

Gordon Neal - President

Gordon Neal started as one of the founding members of MAG Silver Corp. before moving on to serve as the VP Corporate Development for Silvercorp Metals. Mr. Neal subsequently took the role of President of New Pacific Metals and is currently CEO of World Copper Ltd. Mr. Neal has raised more than $750M in the resource sector and serves on multiple metals and mining company boards. He served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada and is a past member of the Board of Directors and the Senate of Dalhousie University.

Stuart Ross - CFO

Mr. Ross has had a distinguished career as a senior officer and director of several public companies, including companies listed on the NASDAQ and TSXV. His sector experience includes mining, beverage production and distribution, medical services, gaming and merchant banking, including 17 years as a senior officer and director of Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp. (1986 to 2003). Most recently, Stuart was President and CEO of El Tigre Silver Corporation and Cardero Resource Corp. through 2022.

Marla Ritchie - Corporate Secretary

Ms. Ritchie brings over 25 years experience in public markets working as an Administrator and Corporate Secretary specializing in resource based exploration companies. Currently, she is the Corporate Secretary for Wealth Minerals Ltd., Gelum Resources Ltd. and Domestic Metals Corp. She is the former corporate secretary for multiple companies including International Tower Hill Mines Ltd., Corvus Gold Inc. and Cardero Resource Corp.

Board of Advisors

Dan MacNeil, MSc, P. Geo. - Advisory Board

Mr. MacNeil is a precious and base metal specialist with more than 20 years of experience from continental-scale project generation to in-mine resource expansion in a wide variety of geological settings throughout the Americas and Europe. Daniel currently consults with mid-tier, private and junior mining/exploration companies on mine resource expansion and early through advanced exploration target delineation, drill testing and exploration property evaluations globally.

 

Alan Wainwright, PhD, P.Geo. - Advisory Board

Dr. Alan Wainwright is an economic geologist focused on precious and base metals with 20+ years of mineral exploration and research experience in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Alan completed his PhD with Ivanhoe Mines at Oyu Tolgoi (Mongolia) and was a co-recipient of the H.H. Spud Huestis award for his role in the Coffee Gold discovery (5 Moz Au; Yukon). Alan was the program leader for the industry sponsored Western Tethyan Metallogeny Project at The University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposit Resource Unit, where the research team built new geologic and mineral exploration frameworks for the Balkans, Turkey and Caucasus. Alan is a Professional Geoscientist (PGeo; EGBC) and a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists.

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