COMPANY

Mr. Lostritto has an extensive background in mining capital markets and working with companies across the globe since 1997. Paolo has helped assess different companies/projects and helped finance them as they advanced through exploration, development, and production. Mr. Lostritto is currently serving as the Chairman of Signature Resources Ltd., which is focused on high grade gold exploration in Ontario. Over his career, Mr. Lostritto was a Director of the Mining Equity Research at National Bank Financial and worked in equity research at Wellington West, Scotia Capital and TD Securities. He served as an Independent Director at Savary Gold Corp. which was sold to SEMAFO in 2019. Mr. Lostritto holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geological and Mineral Engineering in Rock Mechanics from the University of Toronto and he is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.

Mr. Muñoz serves as Chief Operating Officers of Mako Mining Corp. and has over 30 years of experience working in the domestic and international mining sector. His successful career has included construction and start-up in both surface and underground mine facilities. He has a diverse background and has focused primarily on the processing side of operations. His bilingual capabilities have proven to be extremely valuable while working in various Latin American countries. He has experience in conventional milling, heap leaching, agglomeration, crushing, refining, and both carbon adsorption and Merrill-Crowe recovery systems. He also has experience in negotiating property acquisitions and developmental strategies in Latin American countries.

Mr. McKenzie is a mining industry professional with more than 15 years of experience. He brings a varied knowledge of finance, tax, accounting, auditing and public markets and has been directly involved in corporate transactions including mergers, acquisitions and financings in excess of $500 million. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Technology in Accounting from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is a Chartered Accountant.

Resource Geoscience have a team of experienced geologists and technicians with offices both in Arizona and Mexico. The Company will be primarily working with Dr. Matthew Gray who holds degrees from the Colorado School of Mines (B.Sc. – Geological Engineering; Ph.D. – Geology, with Minor in Mineral Economics) and the University of Arizona (M.Sc. – Geosciences). He is an A.I.P.G. Certified Professional Geologist (C.P.G. 10688) and a CSA NI43-101 Qualified Person and has over twenty-nine years of international exploration experience.

Mr. Leisman co-founded and serves as the Executive Chairman and a Director of Sailfish Royalty Corp. He also serves as the CEO and a Director of Mako, a Director at Bonterra Resources Inc. and as a consultant at Wexford Capital LP. Prior to Wexford, he was a Senior Analyst at Red Kite Capital Management for the Mine Finance funds where he was responsible for senior secured investments on metal mining assets. Previously, he was an Associate at Standard Bank working in the Structured Commodity Products and Mine Finance groups. Akiba has an MBA from New York University, and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering  from Carnegie Mellon University.

Ms. Decher has over twenty years experience in the resource sector, with strong financial reporting, tax, corporate governance, risk management and compliance expertise. She has a deep understanding of capital markets and financial structuring and is currently sitting on the Boards of Ascendant Resources Inc. and Rockcliff Metals Corp. She served as the Lead Independent Director of Integra Gold Corp. until its acquisition by Eldorado Gold Corporation and as Chairwoman of the Board at Red Pine Exploration Inc. Ms. Decher served as the Vice President, Finance and Assistant Secretary for Franco-Nevada Corporation from 2009 to 2016. Prior to Franco-Nevada, Ms. Decher was President and Chief Financial Officer for Geoinformatics Exploration Inc., an exploration company focused on projects in British Columbia, Nevada, Mexico and Australia. Ms. Decher is a Chartered Public Accountant and is Chair of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Patankar is a geologist and executive leader with a diverse set of technical and strategic leadership skills and extensive expertise in M&A, capital raising, mining project evaluation and optimization, contract negotiation, shareholder/stakeholder engagement, and corporate governance. He is currently Senior Vice President, Growth Strategy at Maple Gold Mines Ltd. and was previously President, CEO & Director of two TSX-V listed gold exploration and development companies, where he led growth initiatives and orchestrated successful company turnarounds. From 2007-2014, Mr. Patankar was an investment banker at Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. and Mackie Research Capital Corp., where he advised a range of public and private companies on strategic corporate matters, including internal and external growth projects as well as M&A and equity financing transactions totaling more than $3 billion. Mr. Patankar holds a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

Mr. Pluss is a senior finance professional with over 12 years of experience advising and investing in public and private natural resource, healthcare services, consumer product, and pet & animal health businesses globally. He has experience building and leading entrepreneurial organizations; advising institutional clients & companies; due diligence and transaction negotiation & execution; and overseeing business development, marketing, and capital raising as both a principal and an advisor. Max’s relevant experience and focus on hands-on execution, ownership, and accountability as an engaged and active Director qualify him to serve on Finance, Compensation, Corporate Governance/Accountability committees. Currently, Max is a Founder & Principal of Rhea Management, LLC, where he provides strategic advisory and consulting services to public and private company CEOs on a diverse range of projects, including corporate development, due diligence, market positioning, and capital formation. He currently advises the CEO and/or Boards of several publicly-traded natural resource companies from $15-500mm in Enterprise Value in the precious and base metals, uranium, and fertilizer sectors. He also sits on the Finance Committee of the Advisory Board of a public gold company listed in Canada. Previously, Max was an Analyst at Extract Capital L.P., a Forbes 400 family office-backed hedge fund focused on equity and credit investments in the natural resource space. Primary responsibilities included financial modeling, industry monitoring, investment due diligence, portfolio company support, capital raising, and construction of company infrastructure, including financial reporting, database management, and vendor identification. Max received a B.A. in International Political Economy from Colorado College and M.B.A. degrees from Columbia University and London Business School. He serves on the Conservation and Entertainment committees at the Angler’s Club of New York and has published articles in leading industry publications on conservation issues.