A World-Class Team Driving Innovation in Mining
Backed by decades of experience, our team is recognized as industry leaders in mining, sustainability, and technology. Trusted, credible, and proven—we are shaping the future of resource development.
Executive Team
Chester F. Millar,
Executive Chairman, Director
Chester Millar, as an inductee of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, and has few equals as a builder of junior mining companies. He is the pioneer of heap leaching, he discovered and founded the Afton Mine, served as Chairman of Glamis Gold from 1985 to 1998 and as Chairman of Eldorado Gold.
Duane A. Nelson,
CEO & Director
Mr. Nelson was a past Director of EnviroMetal Technologies Inc. He is the founder of Quotemedia which is one of the largest market data providers globally. He was the CEO and co-founder of SilverMex Resources Inc., a past TSX listed gold and silver producer which was sold for $235M.
Grant Bond, CPA.,CA.,
CFO
Mr. Bond is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with more than 12 years of financial management experience in the mining industry. He has an extensive background in financial and risk management, financial reporting and SOX compliance.
Reza Kafaei, CIO
Mr. Kafaei has over 15 years’ experience in mining, mineral processing, operations, production, quality control, and metallurgical laboratory analytics. Reza has a master’s degree in mining engineering. Mr. Kafaei has extensive experience in hands-on metallurgical processes.
Hanif Jafari, CTO
Mr. Jafari holds a Master of Engineering in Mining and Mineral Processing from the University of British Columbia. Proficient in construction, value chain analysis, and strategic growth planning across diverse domestic and international markets. Mr. Jafari has over 8 years in hydrometallurgical research.
Marien Segovia,
Corporate Secretary
Ms. Segovia has almost 20 years of experience in the administration of public companies and is well versed in all aspects of Corporate Compliance and Governance frameworks, administration, statutory and regulatory requirements, managing corporate records, and shareholder engagement.
Board of Directors
Chester F. Millar,
Executive Chairman, Director
Chester Millar, as an inductee of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, and has few equals as a builder of junior mining companies. He is the pioneer of heap leaching, he discovered and founded the Afton Mine, served as Chairman of Glamis Gold from 1985 to 1998 and as Chairman of Eldorado Gold.
Duane A. Nelson,
CEO, Director
Mr. Nelson was the founder, and past Director of EnviroMetal Technologies Inc. He is the founder of Quotemedia which is one of the largest market data providers globally. He was the CEO and co-founder of SilverMex Resources Inc., a past TSX listed gold and silver producer which was sold for $235M.
Joseph Ovsenek,
Director
Joe was President and CEO of Pretium Resources Inc. where he led the advancement of the high-grade gold Brucejack Mine which has been operating profitably since commercial start-up in 2017. Joe began his nine-year tenure at Pretium in 2011 following his role as VP Corp Dev at Silver Standard Resources, which he helped grow to an MCAP of over $3B.
Janet L. Sheriff, Director
Janet brings 25 years of senior management industry experience to her role as Director. Ms. Sheriff previously founded a number of successful resource company's. She was Chief Executive Officer of Golden Predator Mining and is currently the President of enCore Energy Corp.
Bruce Bried,
Director
Mr. Bried is a mining engineer with over 28 years’ experience in the engineering, development, operation, reclamation, and management of numerous producing gold and silver mines. Including Dickenson Mines Ltd., (now Goldcorp), KamKotia Arthur White Mine in Red Lake.
Darryl J. Yea,
Director
Darryl has over 35 years of diverse experience in operations, investment banking, corporate finance, and venture capital with public and private companies in several industries. Including President & Chief Executive Officer of C.M. Oliver Inc. (TSX: OLV), a national financial services organization,
Michael Cowin,
Director
Mr. Cowin has 20 years of investment banking and investment experience. He is a director of Northcape Capital, a boutique investment fund based in Australia which manages over A$8.0 billion. He was the Head of Research and Deputy Portfolio Manager for the UBS Australian Share Fund.
Board of Advisors
William R. Sheriff
Bill is an entrepreneur and visionary with over 40 years’ experience in the minerals industry and has been responsible for significant corporate development of numerous successful companies. He is the President and CEO of enCore Energy, USA’s largest Uranium producer.
Michael Krupp
Mr. Krupp, over the past 43 years has been the Chairman and sole shareholder of Kero Investments, Inc. Kero Investments has acquired approximately 70 low to middle technology companies in a diversity of industries with consolidated sales of approximately $650 million/annually.
Keith Peck
Mr. Peck is a consultant with Holnik Capital Inc. He was previously chairman and chief executive officer of Lincoln Peck Financial Inc. Keith has over 35 years of investment banking experience, including as Vice-president and Director of RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., and Vice-Chairman of Yorkton Securities Inc.
John Kiland
Mr. Kiland is a successful Nevada-based business man with over 40 years experience in with many successful business ventures. Mr. Kiland has broad managerial and operations experience across several industries.
“Behind every success there is effort, behind the effort there is passion and behind the passion, there are people with the courage to try.”
Arthur B. McDonald,
Nobel Prize in Physics