Peter Mah
President, CEO & Director
Mr. Mah is a professional engineer with over 30 years of Canadian and global mining experience in gold, silver, diamonds and base metal projects. He has held several senior management roles including the President of Avanti Kitsault Mine Ltd, British Columbia, COO of Alloycorp Mining Inc., and Group Executive of prefeasibility and feasibility projects at Newmont Mining Corp. Most recently he was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at McEwen Mining Inc. where he was responsible for all open pit and underground operations and projects in Canada, Mexico, Argentina and the USA. His expertise includes new mine construction and has a proven track record of building, transitioning and operating mines. Most notable was the Debeer’s Victor open pit diamond mine where he was the Mine General Manager. In 2009, Peter’s Victor Mine Team was awarded the Mining Magazine’s international ‘Mine of the Year’ award. He’s a former Director at Mining Association British Columbia, Mining Association Ontario, Noront Resources and Argo Gold Inc. He is currently a Director at Golden Lake Exploration Inc. Mr. Mah holds a Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering and a Master’s of Applied Science majoring in Rock Mechanics from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada.
Mark Ruus
CFO
Mr. Ruus brings nearly three decades in the mining sector. He began his career at PwC and has since progressed to Vice President and Senior Vice President Tax positions at leading gold mining firms like Kinross Gold Corporation, Goldcorp Inc., and Placer Dome Inc. His experience and CPA - CA qualification underpin his extensive knowledge in financing, cost control, business efficiency, compliance, tax issues, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting for domestic and global mining companies.
Suzette N. Ramcharan
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development
Ms. Ramcharan brings over 21 years of experience as a seasoned capital markets professional, specializing in the mining and metals sector, working with companies ranging from small to large capitalization. Ms. Ramcharan’s expertise includes investor relations and brand management, business development and M&A transactional experience. Suzette brings a wealth of knowledge from her tenure in mining, having worked for exploration, development and producing gold companies, including Nighthawk Gold Corp., Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd., St Andrew Goldfields Ltd., Gold Eagle Mines Ltd., and Gabriel Resources Ltd. Ms. Ramcharan also launched her own consulting firm, co-founded and served as a director for a tech start-up, and founded and operated an alcohol-free beverage company.
Mathew Lee
Vice President, Finance
Mr. Lee CPA, CA will oversee the financial affairs of the Company. Over his nearly 15-year career he has progressively advanced to senior financial management roles. Mr. Lee was most recently President of Manning Lee Management Ltd where he provided CFO services to various publicly listed companies in a variety of industries including the metals and mining sector.
Julian Manco
Director Exploration, M.Sc.
Julian Manco is a professional geologist (P. Geo) with over 15 years of experience in precious and base metal exploration across Canada, the USA, Mexico, and Colombia. He holds an M.Sc. in Economic Geology from the Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia. Julian’s career has advanced through roles with junior and mid-tier mining companies such as Cordoba Minerals (HPX), Barksdale Resources, and most recently, Riverside Resources, where he served as Chief Geoscientist. At Riverside, he managed alliances with BHP for Tier-1 polymetallic deposits in Mexico, Hochschild, and Fortuna Mines for high-grade gold and silver projects, and led epithermal gold exploration in British Columbia. He was also involved in geological modeling and drill targeting for orogenic gold projects in Ontario. Julian has contributed to key discoveries, modeling, and resource estimations, including the Cu-Au-Ag El Alacrán deposit in Colombia and the Cu-Au San Javier Project in Mexico. He is passionate about ore body knowledge (OBK) practices, integrating geochemistry with resource modeling to support sustainable and socially responsible mining. Julian is a Qualified Person (QP) under the NI 43-101 Standards, ensuring compliance and technical rigor in mineral project disclosure.
