Team
Walter Coles Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Andrew MacRitchie, CPA, CA
Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary
Paul Geddes, P. Geo.
Vice President, Exploration & Resource Development
Mr. Geddes has more than 20 years of exploration and resource development experience in precious and base metals with a focus on economic geology. His career ranges from greenfield to brownfield exploration, holding progressively senior roles with major and junior mining companies including Noranda Mining and Exploration, Teck Exploration, INCO Technical Services, North American Palladium, Rainy River Resources and Barkerville Gold Mines. During his tenure at Rainy River Resources, he was an instrumental member of the team responsible for a ten-fold increase in global gold resources prior to the Company’s takeover by New Gold in 2013. Mr. Geddes is a registered professional geoscientist and member in good standing of APEGBC.
Kelly Earle, B. Sc. Geol., CPIR
Vice President, Communications
Ms. Earle is an Investor Relations professional and a geologist. Ms. Earle spent several years in the field prior to making the transition into the corporate side of the industry. She received her Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of British Columbia and her Certified Professional Investor Relations designation from the Ivey School of Business at Western University. She is a founding member of the British Columbia Regional Mining Alliance (BC RMA), a regional partnership between Aboriginal groups, industry and provincial government representatives to promote mining investment in the Golden Triangle of northwest BC and the Founding Industry Advisory Board Chair for CASERM (Center for Advanced Subsurface Earth Resource Models), a new I/UCRC (Industry-University Cooperative Research Center) between the Colorado School of Mines and Virginia Tech, backed by the National Science Foundation.
Justin Himmelright, B. Sc., M. Eng.
Vice President, Sustainability
Mr. Himmelright has over 25 years of experience in environmental management and developing social licence for natural resource projects. He’s a graduate of Simon Fraser University (B.Sc.) and the University of British Columbia (M. Eng.) and is a Registered Professional Biologist in BC. Mr. Himmelright previously served as Vice President responsible for sustainability matters for several publicly listed companies and has also worked as a consultant to Indigenous communities on mining proposals within their Territories and with non-profit organizations. He’s a former Board member of the Yukon Mine Training Association and the Autism Society of BC and is currently an associate instructor at the Norman Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering (UBC) on the topic of Indigenous peoples and mining in Canada.
Colin Russell, P. Geo.
Exploration Manager
Adrian Newton, P. Geo.
Exploration Manager
Eric Casey, CPA
Controller
Mr. Casey is a Chartered Professional Accountant who has provided financial and controller services to several TSX Venture-listed mining companies. His experience includes assisting in several capital raises, IPO consultation, and the preparation and filing of financial statement and disclosure requirements. He began his career with Davidson & Company LLP Chartered Professional Accountants where he provided audit and assurance services to a variety of TSX Venture-listed companies, primarily in the resource exploration market.