Led by an entrepreneurial team with decades of expertise in mining, critical minerals, and capital markets

Chief Executive Officer

John is a seasoned entrepreneur with deep experience in mining, energy, and industrial ventures. From 2013 to 2021, he helped build a vertically integrated silicon metal operation in North America, gaining extensive expertise in quartz and advanced materials markets.

Before that, John co-founded VERDEX Energy Solutions and Regent Power & Compression, serving energy and infrastructure sectors. He began his career in finance with National Bank and Canaccord.

President

Joseph brings over 25 years of experience in law, asset management, and entrepreneurship. He co-founded and led Qtrade, Canada’s top-ranked online brokerage, guiding its successful sale to Desjardins in 2013.

He also served as a Special Situations investment partner at Centricus, focusing on complex, cross-border deals. Earlier in his career, Joseph practiced structured finance law with Clifford Chance.

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Kerry has over 25 years of experience as an investment banker and CFO, specialising in energy, natural resources, and critical minerals. He is the founder of RSA, a boutique advisory firm, and previously served as CFO at Puraglobe, a recycler and refiner of automotive and industrial lubricants, where he played a key role in the company’s growth and financing.

He also led the Metals & Materials team at Stifel for 12 years, financing and advising global mining and materials companies. Earlier in his career, Kerry advised energy and natural resources clients at FBR Capital Markets, Rothschild, Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers.

VP Project Development​

Mike Allen is a mining engineer with over 25 years of experience in Western Canadian mining. A BC-registered engineer, he has deep expertise in mine start-up, permitting, consulting, and operations.

He is a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and currently serves on the board of the Western Canadian Coal Society. Mike has played key roles in advancing multiple projects from early-stage studies through to production, bringing both technical and operational leadership.

VP Finance & Strategy

Before serving in the US Navy, Andrew worked as an investment banker at William Blair, focusing on M&A and capital raising in the industrial and technology sectors.

He is also a successful entrepreneur, having founded and sold a healthy fast-casual restaurant concept. Andrew began his career with IBM Global Business Services.

Director

Jonathan is a co-founder of Stope Capital Advisors, a merchant bank focused on the resource and agriculture sectors. In addition to over 35 years of investment banking experience, he is President of Samepage Digital, a healthcare-technology business.

Jonathan served as non-executive Chairman of Anaconda Mining from 2017 to 2023, following Anaconda’s acquisition of Orex Exploration, where he was Chairman and CEO.

Director

Robert is the co-founder and former President of Rail-Term Inc., a rail services company acquired by Siemens Mobility in 2021.

He has been an entrepreneur in Canada for over 30 years and co-founded an investment group focused on the transportation industry, developing businesses across airport real estate, trucking terminals, and rail operations. He remains active in Canadian community and disability-related causes.

Strategic Advisor

Bob serves as Co-Chairman of Dakota Gold and was most recently Executive Chairman of Pretium Resources, which he founded in 2010. Prior to Pretium, he spent 25 years as President and CEO of Silver Standard Resources (now SSR Mining), guiding its growth from a junior exploration company to a major global producer.

Earlier in his career, Bob conducted fieldwork on one of First Quartz’s properties in the mid-1980s. Giving him intimate knowledge of deposit's exceptional grade and the quartz markets in which the Company now operates.

In 2022, he was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.