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Dr. John Hansuld has served Canada’s mining and minerals sector with distinction.
As a scientist, John advanced the application of geochemical techniques to mineral exploration and enhanced the profile and prestige of its practitioners.
As a corporate leader, he built Amax Exploration (Canada) into a premier exploration and mine development group later taken public as Canamax Resources Inc.
He was also instrumental in transforming the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) from a largely Canadian organization to one of global influence. As PDAC president from 1993 to 1996, John helped revitalize the association by adopting a new logo, establishing a strategic plan and expanding the international focus of its annual convention. He was named PDAC’s Developer of the Year Award in 1989, in addition to other awards and honors bestowed over the years.
John is also recognized for his leadership role in using the "flow-through share" tax-incentive program to fund Canadian mineral exploration at a time when many juniors were finding it difficult to access traditional capital markets. Flowthrough shares became a popular financing option, envied worldwide and used with great success to discover and develop mineral deposits in Canada.
John holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Honours Geology) at McMaster University (1954), a Ph.D. in geological sciences from McGill University (1961), and a PMD from Harvard Business Schoold (1968).
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David is currently the CEO of Karmin Resources Inc., a TSX‐V listed gold exploration firm with extensive land holdings in Brazil and other precious and base metals opportunities in the Americas. He is also the President and a Director of Lambton Capital Inc., a private investment firm focused on evaluating mining and exploration investments for the benefit of Lambton and other related investors. In addition, to his Viking Gold directorship, David has been an Advisory Committee member of Canadian Copper Core Inc. since 2009.
From 2008 to 2010, David was the President and a Director of Globestar Mining Corporation, a TSX‐V listed company. He was the driving force behind Globestar's growing market capitalization and oversaw the construction and subsequent startup of the $70 million Cerro de Maimon copper‐gold mine, located in the Dominican Republic. In 2010, Chinese interests acquired Globestar for $185 million providing a 330% return to shareholders from 2008 to 2010.
From 1995 to 2007, David worked at Aur Resources Inc. He was Executive V.P. Business Development from 2005 to 2007, responsible for corporate acquisition and exploration activities throughout the Americas, Africa and also Eastern Europe. From 2000 to 2004, David was President of Aur's South America Division, based in Santiago, Chile. That Division produced 100,000 tonnes of LME Grade A cathode copper annually, employed 2,000 staff and had an annual operating budget of $125 million. From 1995 to 1999, David was the G.M. of Carmen de Andacollo Mining Co. where he helped Aur establish its initial presence in Chile, including the construction and operation of the USD $80 million CDA copper mine.
From 1987 to 1994, David was the Manager Business Development for Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation, a company acquired by Aur in 1994. From 1980 to 1987, he held Financial Analyst positions with Freeport McMoRan Gold Company and Cominco. From 1976 to 1980, David was the Chief Mine Geologist for a gold and a silver mine, responsible for all geological control.
David holds an MBA from the University of British Columbia (1985) and a B.Sc. Geology from the University of Toronto (1975).
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In addition to his roles at Viking Gold, Mr. Mark Edwards is the Managing Partner, Finance & Analysis, of 4Growth Management Consultants based in Markham, Ontario.
Mark understands several different financial accounting systems, financial reporting systems and corporate governance for all levels of business.
As a partner in Gilmore & Company, Chartered Accountants, for over 20 years, Mark has extensive experience with companies of all sizes - from the small startup to international, mid-size companies. The accounting firm not only provided accounting, audit and tax services, but assisted with arranging financing through various sources, both public and private.
Mark has been involved at the senior management level in smaller public companies including the CEO and CFO roles as well as being a Director. Through these experiences, he is well aware of the issues and constraints facing public companies today.
Mark is an Ontario C.A. (1979) and also holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo (1978).
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Larry Smith is a mining engineer with over 35 years experience in project engineering and economic evaluations for mining, metallurgical, and industrial projects. Larry is Senior Manager Project Evaluations at Barrick Gold. He has worked as an independent consultant, and as Manager of Project Evaluations for BHP-Billiton Base Metals, Rio Algom, SNC-Lavalin, Kilborn Inc. and Inco Ltd.
His evaluation experience includes targeting studies, ranking studies, scoping studies, optimization studies, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, risk assessment, and due diligence work for banks and mining companies.
Larry has published a number of papers on mineral project evaluation, discount rates, and risk assessment, and is considered an expert in these fields. Larry also teaches mineral economics as an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, as well as in-house courses and seminars, including workshops for explorationists and for First Nations organizations. Larry is on the executive of the CIM Toronto Branch, on the executive of the CIM Mineral Economics Society (MES), and is chair of the MES publications committee. In 2003, he was the recipient of the CIM Robert Elver award for Mineral Economics.
Larry holds a B.A.Sc. in civil engineering from the University of Toronto (1972) and an M.Eng. in mining from McGill University (1974).
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Mr. Garfield Mitchell practiced corporate law with DelZotto, Zorzi LLP for five years, and then spent thirteen years with the Weston/Loblaw group of companies, ultimately serving as Vice President, Community Affairs at George Weston Limited and Executive Director of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. After three years as a Partner in Bergerac Homes, he is currently a private investor based in Toronto.
Garfield holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto (1979) and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law (1982).
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Mr. John McCleery is a private businessman who has been actively involved in raising in excess of $50 million dollars in capital for public companies in various stages of development, exploration and commercialization. For the last 25 years John has been the catalyst for various start-up companies and has been involved in many private and public businesses to full implementation and commercialization. He brings an extensive history of finance and financial markets having been the catalyst for launching numerous ventures and creating sustainable shareholder value.
John is the President and CEO, and a Director of Pedro Resources Ltd., and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
As a founding director of Creston Moly Corp in 2000, John grew the business to develop the largest molybdenum deposit in all of Mexico, and facilitated $40 million+ financing to drive the business forward.
More recently John participated in a multi-million dollar merger with Tenajon Resources, by headhunting and securing senior mining management who are capable of taking the Creston Moly project to the next level.
John has served on many boards of both public and private companies in a number of capacities. He is involved in a number of other ventures, that are at varying stages of development and commercialization, as either a founder, principal or advisor.
