Leadership Team
Chairman
P.Geol
- 30 years of combined experience in capital markets, mining, and mineral exploration / development.
- Previously served as Director, Research Analyst, Metals and Mining (Canaccord Genuity Corp.), Vice President of Research and Institutional Sales, and President and CEO of a wholly owned US subsidiary (PI Financial).
- Most recently, was President and CEO of Exeter Resource Corp. which controlled the Caspiche Au – Cu deposit in Chile. Exeter was successfully purchased by Goldcorp in June 2017.
Alistair Waddell
President, CEO & Director
BSc (Hons), MAusIMM
- Geologist with over 25 years of diverse mineral exploration, development and capital market experience.
- A founder, and former CEO of GoldQuest Mining Corp., focused on exploration in the Dominican Republic.
- Previously VP – Greenfields Exploration for Kinross Gold with global mandate to develop new exploration ideas.
- Founder & Chairman of Headwater Gold focused on exploration in Nevada, Idaho & Oregon.
- Lived and worked in Australia, Canada, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and the Dominican Republic.
Doug Menzies
VP Exploration
BSc, MAIG, RPGeo
- Exploration geologist with >20 years’ experience in the mineral exploration and GIS industries including staff positions with CRA, a Newcrest JV and as a consultant.
- Experience exploring for porphyry gold‐copper and epithermal gold mineralisation in Australia, PNG, Indonesia, Fiji, Laos, Chile, Argentina and Mexico, and IOCG in Chile.
Dr. Stuart Smith
Non-Exec. Director
BSc, PhD
- Geologist with 30 years global experience from project generation through to mine geology.
- Former Technical Director – Strategy & New Projects as well as Specialist – Global Copper for Teck Resources Ltd.
- Previously Chief Geologist for the Oxiana-OZ Minerals-MMG group of companies.
- From 1995-2001 worked in the heart of the Macquarie Arc including time spent working at Northparkes Mines.
- Has a detailed understanding of the geology and exploration of Macquarie Arc porphyry systems.
Fraser MacCorquodale
Non-Exec. Director
BSc. MAIG
- Exploration geologist with over 35 years experience in exploring for gold and copper deposits globally, encompassing expertise in near mine, brownfield and greenfield exploration.
- Led Newcrest’s global exploration team from 2008 to 2023, during which he was directly involved in a number of discoveries within Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, West Africa and Western Canada.
Tero Kosonen
Non-Exec. Director
MSc (Econ.)
- Co-Founder of a private equity/venture capital group.
- Chairman for FinEx Metals & Director for Headwater Gold (CSE: HWG).
- 25 years of experience in management roles, entrepreneurial ventures & investments in natural resources.
Cecil R. Bond
Non-Exec. Director
CPA, CA
- Chartered Professional Account (CA) with over 20 years of global experience in the junior resource and mining industry serving as a director or senior executive of companies listed on the TSX, TSX-V, ASX, AIM and NYSE markets.
- Former CFO of Exeter Resource Corp, until it was acquired by Goldcorp in June 2017 and VP Finance of Extorre Gold Mines Ltd until it was acquired by Yamana Gold.
Philip Yee
Chief Financial Officer
CPA, MBA
- Chartered Professional Accountant with graduate degrees in business and engineering
- Over 20 years’ experience in corporate management, regulatory and compliance, accounting and audit, and taxation for both private and public companies.
- Previously held executive management roles at Canagold Resources, Endeavour Silver and the Augusta Group