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Abcourt Mines Inc.
Abcourt Mines Inc.
Arras Minerals Corp.
Arras Minerals Corp.
ATHA Energy Corp.
ATHA Energy Corp.
Atlas Lithium Corp.
Atlas Lithium Corp.
Aurion Resources Ltd.
Aurion Resources Ltd.
Aztec Minerals Corp.
Aztec Minerals Corp.
Baselode Energy Corp.
Baselode Energy Corp.
Blackrock Silver Corp.
Blackrock Silver Corp.
Borealis Mining Company Ltd.
Borealis Mining Company Ltd.
Canada Nickel Company Inc.
Canada Nickel Company Inc.
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd.
CanAlaska Uranium Ltd.
Canterra Minerals Corp.
Canterra Minerals Corp.
Chesapeake Gold Corp.
Chesapeake Gold Corp.
Churchill Resources Inc.
Churchill Resources Inc.
Clean Air Metals Inc.
Clean Air Metals Inc.
Delta Resources Ltd.
Delta Resources Ltd.
Denarius Metals Corp.
Denarius Metals Corp.
Denison Mines Corp.
Denison Mines Corp.
Dundee Precious Metals Inc.
Dundee Precious Metals Inc.
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Electra Battery Materials Corp.
Electric Royalties Ltd.
Electric Royalties Ltd.
Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.
Elemental Altus Royalties Corp.
Equity Metals Corp.
Equity Metals Corp.
Evolve Royalties
Evolve Royalties
F3 Uranium Corp.
F3 Uranium Corp.
Falco Resources Ltd.
Falco Resources Ltd.
Fathom Nickel Inc.
Fathom Nickel Inc.
First Nordic Metals Corp.
First Nordic Metals Corp.
Foran Mining Corp.
Foran Mining Corp.
Forsys Metals Corp.
Forsys Metals Corp.
Forum Energy Metals Corp.
Forum Energy Metals Corp.
Founders Metals Inc.
Founders Metals Inc.
Galleon Gold Corp.
Galleon Gold Corp.
Gladiator Metals Corp.
Gladiator Metals Corp.
Global Atomic Corp.
Global Atomic Corp.
Gold Candle Ltd.
Gold Candle Ltd.
Great Pacific Gold Corp.
Great Pacific Gold Corp.
Greenridge Exploration Inc.
Greenridge Exploration Inc.
Grid Metals Corp.
Grid Metals Corp.
Highland Copper Company Inc.
Highland Copper Company Inc.
Honey Badger Silver Inc.
Honey Badger Silver Inc.
Intrepid Metals Corp.
Intrepid Metals Corp.
IsoEnergy Ltd.
IsoEnergy Ltd.
Jaguar Mining Inc.
Jaguar Mining Inc.
Japan Gold Corp.
Japan Gold Corp.
Kesselrun Resources Ltd.
Kesselrun Resources Ltd.
Kodiak Copper Corp.
Kodiak Copper Corp.
Kootenay Silver Inc.
Kootenay Silver Inc.
Koryx Copper Inc.
Koryx Copper Inc.
Lifezone Metals Ltd.
Lifezone Metals Ltd.
Lithium Ionic Inc.
Lithium Ionic Inc.
Lithium Royalty Corp.
Lithium Royalty Corp.
Lumina Gold Corp.
Lumina Gold Corp.
Major Drilling Group International Inc.
Major Drilling Group International Inc.
Mandalay Resources Corp.
Mandalay Resources Corp.
Mawson Finland Ltd.
Mawson Finland Ltd.
McFarlane Lake Mining Inc.
McFarlane Lake Mining Inc.
Metallic Minerals Corp.
Metallic Minerals Corp.
Midnight Sun Mining Corp.
Midnight Sun Mining Corp.
Nations Royalty Corp.
Nations Royalty Corp.
NexGold Mining Corp.
NexGold Mining Corp.
Nicola Mining Inc.
Nicola Mining Inc.
North Shore Uranium Ltd.
North Shore Uranium Ltd.
Northern Superior Resources Inc.
Northern Superior Resources Inc.
NorthIsle Copper and Gold Inc.
NorthIsle Copper and Gold Inc.
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.
Nuclear Fuels Inc.
Nuclear Fuels Inc.
Orla Mining Ltd.
Orla Mining Ltd.
Peninsula Energy Ltd.
Peninsula Energy Ltd.
Power Nickel Inc.
Power Nickel Inc.
Premier American Uranium Inc.
Premier American Uranium Inc.
QC Copper and Gold Inc.
QC Copper and Gold Inc.
Rackla Metals Inc.
Rackla Metals Inc.
Radisson Mining Resources Inc.
Radisson Mining Resources Inc.
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd.
Scottie Resources Corp.
Scottie Resources Corp.
Silver North Resources Ltd.
Silver North Resources Ltd.
Sitka Gold Corp.
Sitka Gold Corp.
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
Skyharbour Resources Ltd.
SolGold Plc
SolGold Plc
Solis Minerals Ltd.
Solis Minerals Ltd.
Sonoro Gold Corp.
Sonoro Gold Corp.
Southern Silver Exploration Corp.
Southern Silver Exploration Corp.
Stallion Uranium Corp.
Stallion Uranium Corp.
Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp.
Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp.
Strategic Resources Inc.
Strategic Resources Inc.
Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp.
Strathmore Plus Uranium Corp.
Strickland Metals Ltd.
Strickland Metals Ltd.
Thesis Gold Inc.
Thesis Gold Inc.
Torex Gold Resources Inc.
Torex Gold Resources Inc.
Torr Metals Inc.
Torr Metals Inc.
Troilus Gold Corp.
Troilus Gold Corp.
Vior Inc.
Vior Inc.
Vizsla Copper Corp.
Vizsla Copper Corp.
West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc.
West Red Lake Gold Mines Inc.
President and CEO,
Fiore Group
Frank Giustra is a Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist who has made significant contributions in various industries. As President and CEO of the Fiore Group, he manages a diverse portfolio of assets and investments in natural resources, entertainment, and lifestyle companies. Giustra is known for his ability to build natural resource companies by accessing capital and engaging in creative deal-making.
One of his more recent projects is West Red Lake Gold (TSX.V: WRLG), a company focused on gold exploration and development in the Red Lake Gold District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. He also served as the Chairman of Leagold Mining from 2016 to 2019, which was successfully merged to Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX), forming a significant gold-producing company operating in the Americas. Additionally, Giustra was the Chairman of Endeavour Financial from 2001 to 2007, where he acquired, grew, and divested numerous resource companies. Notably, he was founder Endeavour Mining, Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. (which later became Goldcorp), and Wheaton Precious Metals.
Earlier in his career, Giustra held executive positions at Yorkton Securities from 1980-1996. As CEO and Chairman, he played a key role in growing Yorkton Securities into a leading natural resource investment bank. He started his career Merrill Lynch.
Giustra’s entrepreneurial success extends beyond the natural resource sector. In 1997, he founded Lionsgate Entertainment, which has become one of the world’s largest independent film companies.
Beyond his business endeavors, Giustra is recognized for his philanthropic activities. He established The Giustra Foundation, a Canadian charity that supports initiatives focused on women and children, education, refugee resettlement. The foundation is a founding partner in the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative. Outside of Canada, his Giustra International Foundation seeds and supports organizations leading the way in conflict resolution and foreign policy.
In 2007, Giustra launched Acceso, a social business builder that addresses global poverty through entrepreneurial solutions, particularly in agribusinesses in Colombia, El Salvador, and Haiti.
In 2020, Giustra was appointed Co-Chair of the International Crisis Group, an independent, non-partisan organization that provides analysis and advice to policymakers on preventing and resolving deadly conflicts.
Due to his contributions and achievements, Frank Giustra has received several honors and awards, including the Order of Canada, the Order of British Columbia, and other distinguished accolades.
Rob is the Chairman and Chief Owner of McEwen Mining, which has three producing mines in Nevada, Ontario, and Argentina and holds 52% interest in the large Los Azules copper project in Argentina. Rob has been associated with the gold industry all his career, his first 18 years in the investment industry and since 1990 as CEO of several gold mining companies.
Rob is the founder of Goldcorp, where he took the company from a market capitalization of $50 million to over $8 billion. With a cost of investment in McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) and McEwen Copper of US$220 million, he owns 17.3% of MUX, 13.8% of McEwen Copper and takes a salary of $1/ year.
Rob and his wife, Cheryl, have donated over $60 million to encourage excellence and innovation in healthcare and education.
Rob was awarded the Order of Canada in 2007, the Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Award in 2013, was inducted into the Mining Hall of Fame in 2017 and has Honorary Doctor of Law Degrees from York University and Western University.
He is also a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board, Schulich School of Business; X Prize Foundation: Vision Circle and Board of Trustees; a member of CEO (Chief Executive Organization) and of WPO (World Presidents’ Organization) and serves on the Advisory Board of the McEwen School of Architecture.
Co-Founder of Bastion Asset Management
Strategic Investor in the Metals and Mining Sector
Mr. Gentile, CFA is considered one of the leading strategic investors in the junior mining sector, owning significant top five ownership stakes in over 20 small-cap mining companies. Mr. Gentile is currently a strategic advisor to Arianne Phosphate (DAN-V) and Geomeaga Resources (GMA-V) and director of Northern Superior Resources (SUP-V), Roscan Gold (ROS-V), Radisson Mining Resources (RDS-V) and Solstice Gold (SGC-V). Michael recently co-founded Bastion Asset Management in January 2022 a rapidly growing money management firm in Montreal with over $250MM in AUM and was previously a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with Formula Growth Limited.
Andrew Miller holds the position of COO at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Ltd (Benchmark), a London based research and consultancy firm focusing on critical raw materials and energy storage supply chains. Andrew oversees Benchmark’s supply chain research and analysis, which stretches from downstream assessments of anode, cathode and battery production through to price assessments and forecasting for the key lithium ion battery raw materials – lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite.
At Benchmark, Andrew regularly delivers industry presentations and travels to active mines and processing plants across the world. He has also advised some of the world’s leading institutional investors, auto OEMs, battery producers and mining companies, and manages a portfolio of subscription services which provide in-depth market data and reference pricing for the lithium ion battery supply chain. Andrew’s previous role was as an Analyst with Industrial Minerals / Metal Bulletin. Prior to this position, Andrew started his career analysing financial markets for UK-based Invesco Perpetual and graduated with a first-class honours degree in Economics from the University of East Anglia, UK.
Nicolas (Nick) Carter has 31 years of nuclear industry experience and currently holds the position of Executive Vice President, Uranium at UxC, LLC (UxC). He is responsible for managing and coordinating uranium consulting projects and products, including the Ux Weekly, Uranium Market Outlook, Uranium Suppliers Annual, and Uranium Production Cost Study. Mr. Carter has extensive and varied expertise, providing strategic consulting to major commercial companies in the nuclear fuel industry, and advising government and international organizations on uranium market and policy issues. He specializes in economic analysis and forecasting of the uranium market, specifically in the areas of worldwide U3O8 production capability, production costs, and price projections.
Executive Chairman & CEO,
McEwen Mining Inc.
Rob is the Chairman and Chief Owner of McEwen Mining, which has three producing mines in Nevada, Ontario, and Argentina and holds 48% interest in the large Los Azules copper project in Argentina. Rob has been associated with the gold industry all his career, his first 18 years in the investment industry and since 1990 as CEO of several gold mining companies.
Rob is the founder of Goldcorp, where he took the company from a market capitalization of $50 million to over $8 billion. With a cost of investment in McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) and McEwen Copper of US$225 million, he owns 16% of MUX, 13% of McEwen Copper and takes a salary of $1 per year.
Rob and his wife, Cheryl, have donated over $60 million to encourage excellence and innovation in healthcare and education.
Rob was awarded the Order of Canada in 2007, the Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee Award in 2013, was inducted into the Mining Hall of Fame in 2017 and has Honorary Doctor of Law Degrees from York University and Western University.
He is also a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board, Schulich School of Business; X Prize Foundation: Vision Circle and Board of Trustees; a member of CEO (Chief Executive Organization) and of WPO (World Presidents’ Organization) and serves on the Advisory Board of the McEwen School of Architecture.
Editor / Analyst and Publisher,
Exploration Insights
Mr. Mazumdar joined Brent Cook as co-editor and analyst of Exploration Insights in December 2015 and transitioned into the sole editor soon after.
His previous experience includes six years as Senior Mining Analyst at Haywood Securities and Canaccord Genuity in Vancouver, five years as Director of Strategic Planning, Corporate Development at Newmont Mining (Denver), and over three years as Senior Market Analyst/CommodityTrader at Phelps Dodge (now Freeport McMoRan, Phoenix). Before becoming a mining analyst, he spent over a decade as an exploration geologist in different capacities for IAMGOLD, North Minerals, and RTZ in South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Ecuador), MIM Exploration in Queensland, Australia, and Noranda and others in Western Canada (British Columbia, Yukon) and the Northwest Territories. He holds a BSc in Geology (1988) from the University of Alberta, an MSc in Geology and Mining (1997) from James Cook University (Queensland), and an MSc in Mineral Economics (2003) from the Colorado School of Mines.
Executive Director,
SAFE Centre for Critical Minerals Strategy
Abigail Hunter is the Executive Director of SAFE’s Ambassador Alfred Hoffman Jr. Center for Critical Minerals Strategy (Minerals Center). Previously, Abigail served as Director of International Affairs and Partnerships within the Minerals Center.
Before joining SAFE full time, Hunter headed federal government affairs for Quebec for nearly three years as the senior attachée in Washington, D.C. Her mandate focused on the energy, environment, and trade relationship between the province and United States. Hunter started her career at the National Governors Association, where she led the association’s international work.
Hunter completed her Masters in Sustainable Energy at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her four-part capstone on aluminum’s clean energy paradox was published by the SAFE Center for Strategic Industrial Metals. She received her Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University with a double major inInternational Management and Managing for Sustainability.
Born in Toronto and growing up in New Jersey, Hunter is a proud dual citizen and conflicted hockey fan.
Founder & CEO,
PearTree Securities Canada
With an extensive background in law, tax and finance, Ron has blended his proven talent for recognizing, structuring and implementing innovative, yet conservative, financing structures with a sincere, lifelong dedication to supporting philanthropic causes.
Amongst his accomplishments, Ron has structured and created an investment fund listed with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, a REIT listed on the American Stock Exchange, and a family of tax-efficient mutual funds for investment dealers. As early as 2004, Ron presented the use of flow through shares to philanthropists and charities as a way to reduce the after-tax cost of giving. Ron has the ability to productize tax-efficient financial products that meet both the policy and technical requirements of the tax legislation and he was the driving force in the first flow through donation transactions, the first CRA ruling and the first Revenu Quebec ruling.
In 2021 Ron was the recipient of the AME 2021 Special Tribute Award for service to the minerals industry in BC. AME acknowledged Ron for his role in creating the Charitable Flow-Through financing mechanism.