Advisors

Mr. Gower has been involved in the mineral industry for over 30 years, including positions with Falconbridge Ltd. and Noranda Inc. (now Glencore Canada Corp.). He was manager of Atlantic Canada exploration for Noranda, including major programs in Newfoundland that resulted in the initial gold discoveries there in the 1980s.

David Groves was educated at Hobart High School and University of Tasmania, completing a PhD on the giant Mt Bischoff tin deposit under the mentorship of Mike Solomon. After a period with the Geological Survey of Tasmania, David was appointed Lecturer in Economic Geology at the University of Western Australia (UWA) in 1972.

Gary has over 35 years of experience in exploration and project development in Newfoundland and is a driving force of exploration in the Exploits subzone in 2000, he introduced Rubicon Minerals to the mineral potential of the area resulting in Numerous Gold discoveries.

For more than 35 years, Mr. Patterson has been involved in the administration and finance of exploration companies based in North America. As chairman of Donner Metals, Mr. Patterson was integral in the financing and exploration of Newfoundland and Labrador’s South Voisey’s Bay nickel exploration project as well as managing partner relationships with Teck and Falconbridge.

Mr. Rodway is a registered Professional Geologist, and has spent more then a decade working with Canadian exploration and mining companies. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Science (Geology) and completed a Masters Degree in Business Resource Leadership at Queens University.

Dr. Shaw’s working career, both as a geologist and an analyst, includes extensive involvement in both the corporate resource and investment banking sectors, focused on metals and hydrocarbons. He is a current director of Cerro de Pasco Resources and Medallion Resources Ltd. and is a former director of First Majestic Silver Corp. Read More

Mr. Smith is a professional geologist who has over 30 years of experience successfully exploring, developing and operating African and North American base metal and precious metal mining projects. Mr. Smith holds an honours BSc in Earth sciences from the University of Waterloo and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia.