GOLD EXPLORATION

A professional geologist with over 12 years managing grass roots exploration through to advanced exploration projects; former exploration manager of Northern Gold Mining, senior project manager for Oban Mining and Osisko Mining. Responsible for the discovery and delineation of the >2.0M oz. Garrison Gold project in NE Ontario managing exploration from early stage through trial production mining.

Brings over 36 years’ experience in base and precious metal mineral exploration in various management roles; former chief geologist for Kirkland Lake Gold’s Macassa Mine with extensive experience developing, supervising and implementing exploration campaigns for several corporations, including Lac Minerals, Kirkland Lake Gold, Kinross Gold and Barrick Gold.

A Chartered Professional Accountant with nine years of post- designation professional experience working with public and private companies. Expertise in corporate reporting, financial processes and risk management. Began his professional career in the audit and assurance practice at Deloitte.

Geologist with more than 14 years of surface and underground exploration experience with senior mining companies. Moved to the financial sector in 1990, and spent 12 years with BMO Nesbitt Burns focused on resource equities, and seven years with PI Financial Corp. in senior resource institutional sales and capital markets. From 2008 to 2015, was President and Chief Executive Officer of Axemen Resource Capital. Everett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economic Geology from the University New Brunswick.

Economic geologist with 25 years of exploration experience, mainly gold related. Early in his career, he explored for major mining firms including Homestake Mining Company, Newcrest Mining Ltd and Newmont Mining Corporation. Led exploration for Gold Canyon Resources at the Springpole alkaline gold project near Red Lake Ontario, a 5 million ounce gold asset that was recently sold.

Serial entrepreneur, geochemist and geologist with over 40 years of experience in the mining industry. Since 2004 as CEO or Chairman, Matysek has primarily focused on the exploration, development and sale of five publicly listed companies, in aggregate worth over $2 billion. Most recently, he was Executive Chairman of Lithium X Energy Corp. which was sold to Nextview New Energy Lion Hong Kong Limited (“Nextview”) for $265 million in cash. Awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Mining & Resources in September 2018.