Gary O'Connor has over 40 years of diverse experience as a mineral exploration and development professional in the management of successful resource projects as well as the evaluation and technical due diligence of large mineral exploration and development projects within various geologic settings and locations covering a variety of metals and minerals. Mr. O'Connor was recently CEO and President of Moneta Gold Inc. Previously he worked as Vice-President of Dundee Resources for 10 years, responsible for the technical due diligence of resource projects for investment purposes for the corporation and managed funds. In previous roles he worked as the Vice-President, Exploration of Gabriel Resources and European Goldfields in Romania, and as District Exploration Manager for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold in Indonesia.
Shaun Heinrichs has over 25 years of experience in senior financial and operational roles, primarily in the mining industry. His career began at Ernst & Young in Vancouver, where he managed assurance and advisory services to several U.S and Canadian public companies. He subsequently held senior management roles in several public companies, including serving as the CFO and CEO of Veris Gold Corp., a precious metals producer listed in Canada and the US, from 2008 to 2015, and also as the CFO of VMS Ventures Inc. from 2015 to 2016 and Group Eleven Resources Corp from 2017 to 2022. Presently, Mr. Heinrichs is also the CFO of NiCAN Limited, a nickel exploration company based in Manitoba. Mr. Heinrichs is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and holds a business degree from Simon Fraser University.
Mr. Vinet brings over 30 years of progressive technical and operational experience in the mining industry. Most recently, Mr. Vinet was Senior Vice President of Operations for New Gold, joining in 2019, where he also acted as General Manager at the Rainy River mine, working to re-initiate underground mining operations. Prior to this, Mr. Vinet was the General Manager for Semafo Inc. at gold operations in both Niger and Burkina Faso for over 7 years. Prior to this, Mr. Vinet held key technical roles in several underground operations, including at the El Mochito mine in Honduras for Breakwater Resources and at the Nuestra Senora mine in Mexico for Scorpio Mining. Other work experience includes African Barrick at the Bulyanhulu mine in Tanzania and several underground operations in the Val d’Or camp such as the Louvicourt Mine, Sigma mines and Kiena Gold mine. The experience achieved throughout these years in different operations, combined with the various mining methods utilized, management and oversight over capital budgeting, construction, and key operational aspects, along with contractor management, health and safety management and the delivery of several technical documents, allows Mr. Vinet to bring a robust skill set to the team. Mr. Vinet holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal.
Max Satel is a strategic mining finance executive with 23 years of experience across natural resources and capital markets. Most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer of Battery Mineral Resources Corp. (TSXV: BMR), Mr. Satel led the company through a complex underground mine restart, securing capital and implementing robust project controls and financial infrastructure during the re-start of production. His background also includes executive roles at Arrow Exploration Corp., where he played a critical role in the company’s turnaround and subsequent IPO on the AIM. Prior to this, Mr. Satel was an Investment Banker at Research Capital Corp. and Bordeaux Capital Inc. for 15 years, executing complex capital and M&A transactions for natural resources clients, as well as leading due diligence and valuation workstreams. Mr. Satel is currently completing his Executive MBA at Kellogg-Schulich and has completed executive leadership programs at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He brings deep operational finance expertise, including project cost control, commercial contract negotiation, cross-border tax strategy, and ESG framework development for publicly traded mining companies.
Mr. Della Libera brings over 30 years of experience as an economic geologist with a background in exploring diverse precious and base metal systems in the Americas. He most recently served as the Director of Exploration for New Gold Inc., with notable accomplishments including the exploration and delineation of the over 10 million-ounce Blackwater gold-silver deposit (currently owned and operated by Artemis Gold Inc.), and the exploration and reserve expansion of the C-Zone extension to the New Afton copper-gold deposit, both located in British Columbia, Canada. His background includes early-stage generative exploration programs, resource delineation, deposit modeling and estimation for advanced technical studies, reserve replacement at operating mine sites and technical evaluations in support of business development initiatives. Mr. Della Libera holds a Masters degree in Geological Science (Structural Geology) from the University of Pisa, Italy and is a registered Professional Geologist (P.Geo.) with the Association of Professional Geoscientist in Ontario and Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.
Suzette N Ramcharan is a seasoned professional with over 24 years of experience working predominantly in the metals and mining industry for small-to-large cap companies. Her expertise includes investor relations and brand management, business development and M&A transactional experience. Suzette brings a wealth of knowledge from her tenure in mining, having worked for exploration, development and producing gold companies, including Nighthawk Gold Corp (now STLLR Gold Inc.), Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. in 2022), St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (acquired by Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. in 2016), Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. (acquired by Goldcorp Inc., in 2008), and Gabriel Resources Ltd.
Sam Bates has 20 years of mining experience, primarily in the Red Lake gold camp, most recently serving as Mine Operations Superintendent at the Madsen Mine with West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd., where he oversaw underground development in support of the mine’s restart. Sam is a dedicated leader passionate about health and safety initiatives, evaluating workplace hazards and conducting formal risk assessments to ensure employees can safely complete their tasks with zero harm to personnel, processes, environment, and equipment. Sam was selected by his peers in both 2018 and 2019 to receive the ‘Authentic Leadership’ award. Sam has held progressively senior roles throughout his career, including Project Superintendent/ Site Management with Foran Mining (McIlvenna Bay), Mine Superintendent with Alexco Resources (Keno Hill), Evolution Mining (Red Lake Operation), and Shaft General Foreman with Goldcorp (Red Lake Gold Mines).
David Towle has 40 years of milling and processing experience and was most recently the Mill Manager at the Madsen Mine with West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd., where he managed mill commissioning and startup to achieve nameplate production. Previous roles include Commissioning Manager with Ascot Resources, Process Operations Manager with Lion One Metals Inc., Commissioning Specials with Iamgold Inc. (Cote Gold Project), Mill Manager with Pure Gold Mining Inc., Mill Operations Superintendent with Atlantic Gold Corporation, Mill Operations Superintendent with Pretium Resources Inc., and Mill Operations Superintendent with Rubicon Minerals Corporation. David is a graduate of Goldcorp’s Arts and Science program, the Supervisory Leadership Development program, and Refinery Leadership program, and has completed executive coaching, project management and numerous safety and leadership programs throughout his career. He has also spent 24 years as a member of the Ontario Mine Rescue team.
Mr. Kwiatkowski has 17 years of experience across the mining, oil and gas, agricultural and heavy construction industries. Most recently, he led a team of consulting environmental scientists with Montrose Environmental Group (Formerly Matrix Solutions Inc.) where he fostered a rigorous and practical approach to environmental science. Leading major spill response, remediation, and reclamation projects across western Canada, his technical expertise includes contaminant hydrogeology, executing geophysical investigations and Phase II and III Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), soil, sediment, and water sampling, and groundwater modelling. Previous work as a geologist in the Red Lake Greenstone Belt complements his geochemical understanding of the Rice Lake Greenstone belt. A Manitoba resident, Mr. Kwiatkowski holds a B.Sc, Geology from Brandon University, and certifications in Global Ground Disturbance Level II, H2S Alive, Standard First Aid and CPR Level C, ICS I-100, TDG, WHMIS, and Wildlife Awareness Training, among others.
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