Our Team

CEO & President

Darren began his career as a geologist working for Placer Dome from 1989 until 2004 and has since been involved building companies serving as Founder, CEO, President, and Chairman.

Darren is an entrepreneur, explorer, and passionate about building companies and teams creating exceptional results and value growth for all involved including shareholders, stakeholders and local communities. He has been involved in numerous major discoveries throughout his career and has played a lead role transitioning from exploration discovery into resource definition, feasibility and mining stages.

Director

Ryan has 25 years in the mining industry starting out as a geologist on projects in the far North and internationally. He also has experience in capital markets, global supply chains and manufacturing. He now serves as the Managing Director of the Mining Suppliers Trade Association Canada. Ryan brings expertise in government relations, advanced clean technologies, innovation, and advocacy. He is actively engaged in the Critical Minerals ecosystem and net zero economy.

Independent Director

Ms. Caldwell St-Onge, a recipient of the Head of the Public Service Award for Excellence in Policy and the Queen’s Gold Jubilee medal, began her career in the Public Service in 1989. She worked in several government departments where she gained expertise in communications, environmental sustainability and political risk. She has been a Director General of Canada’s Environmental Federal national programs on Enforcement, Environmental assessments and Emergency and Preparedness as well as Director General of the Pan African bureau at Global affairs Canada. She has served as Senior Trade Commissioner, Minister Counsellor of Trade, Consul General and Ambassador in Brazil, Mexico, Texas (and 5 surrounding States), and Haiti respectively. She is also a Patron of the Canadian Museum of Nature.

Director

Mr. Fonseca brings significant experience and expertise to the Company having successfully achieved a +30-years professional career working in multicommodity and multi-jurisdictions with large mining corporations and investment banks worldwide.