Management

Shaun Heinrichs

President and CEO

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.

Éric Vinet

Advisor

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.

Carmen Amezquita

CFO

Carmen has over 15 years experience in the resource sector, with a strong background in managing the financial reporting and compliance requirements for both producing and exploration mining companies. Carmen has worked as either the Chief Financial Officer or the Corporate Controller for a number public companies and, prior to that, worked in the audit and assurance group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Carmen received her Chartered Accountant designation in 2010 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia (“UBC”) as well as a Diploma in Accounting from UBC Sauder School of Business.

Michele Della Libera

VICE PRESIDENT, EXPLORATION

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 under construction, 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 assignments ranging from 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 Master 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.

Shaun Drake

Corporate Secretary

Shaun Drake has been providing dedicated corporate secretarial services to reporting issuers since 2000, using his experience to provide effective and practical solutions to clients’ continuous disclosure and governance requirements. Prior to that, Mr. Drake worked in the global trust services industry for fourteen years in Guernsey, Channel Islands and Portugal, and provided corporate services to a private bank. He is an Associate (ACG) of the Chartered Governance Institute. Mr. Drake also acts as Corporate Secretary to various companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Venture Exchange.