Management

Mr. Cegielski has over 20 years of experience in the venture capital industry ranging from mineral exploration, technology, health care and education. He started his career developing an industrial mineral project in Uganda that he later sold to Rio Tinto. Mr. Cegielski was the founding director of Cayden Resources, which was sold to Agnico Eagle Mines for $205-million.

He is the founder, CEO & director of Binovi Technology Corp, a neurotechnology company driving higher levels of human performance through the use of Binovi technology.

Mr. Eren is a corporate development advisor with 20 years of professional experience financing premier resource companies and has been instrumental in the raising of considerable risk capital for Canadian & US publicly listed companies.

From 2004 to 2024, Mr. Eren was as a senior member of companies such as Gold Line Resources Ltd., which was acquired by First Nordic Metals Corp., Crystal Exploration Inc., the shell company that subsequently became Thesis Gold Inc. , Auryn Resources (now Fury Gold Mines Ltd.); Akkese Madencilik Ltd. (Turkish-based subsidiary mining company of Auryn); Keegan Resources Inc./Asanko Gold Inc. (now Galiano Gold Inc.); Cayden Resources (acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. for $205-million); and Stratton Resources Inc. (now Torq Resources Inc.). Mr. Eren holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Laurentian University.

Mr. Malhotra is a United States Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Canadian Public Accountant (CPA, CA). Mr. Malhotra has over 30 years of experience in accounting, finance and internal controls, including senior management positions in publicly traded and private companies and serves as the Chief Financial Officer and as a consultant to various public companies listed in both Canada and the USA. Mr. Malhotra graduated with a bachelor of commerce (honours) degree from the University of Delhi and obtained his CA designation in India.

Steve Cope has 15+ years experience in the mining sector. He has worked in corporate development for Orko Silver Corp, First Nordic Metals Corp., Orex Minerals Inc and Timmins Gold Corp. His responsibilities with these companies have covered a wide range of areas including financing companies, project evaluation, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions.

Chris Beltgens has over 15 years of investment, business development and corporate finance experience and he currently serves as President and Director of Somerset Energy Partners, a private Texas- focused oil production company.

Ben Whiting is a professional geoscientist with more than 40 years' experience in the international mining industry. He has worked for both major & junior companies, managing a wide range of operations from exploration through to production. He has also acted as a special advisor on mining industry matters to government agencies, the World Bank, and is a past Adjunct Professor of Queen's University in the Geological Sciences & Mining Engineering departments.

Mr. Whiting is an "Economic Geology" medal award recipient and also won the 2008 IAC "Explorer of the Year" for his role in the discovery of La Preciosa Silver-Gold Deposit in Mexico. He is a member of Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC), Professional Geoscientists Ontario (PGO), La Asociación de Ingenieros de Minas Metalurgistas y Geólogos de México (AIMMGM), the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and a Fellow and past-editor of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). For his military service and work in aid of veteran’s, Mr. Whiting was awarded the title of Knight-Chevalier of the Order of St. George.

In conjunction with his current position with Orex, Mr. Whiting serves as a technical advisor to First Nordic Metals Corp. and is an independent director for MTB Metals Corp.

Art Freeze has an impressive 45 years of experience in Mineral Exploration & Project Management. Until 2007, he served as the Primary Consulting Geologist for Goldcorp Inc., and has held Consulting, Management & Supervisory positions with international mining companies such as Cominco Ltd., Pasminco Exploration, Echo Bay Mines and Pan American Silver Corp. Art is a member of Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC). Mr. Freeze was a Consulting Geologist & Advisory Board Member for Orko Silver Corp.

Alicia Ford has a background in marketing, media, corporate development, and investor relations in the mining and financial industries. Prior to her current role, she worked with more than 100 junior mining companies at Red Cloud Securities. In conjunction with her role at Orex, she also serves as Manager, Business Development for both Silver Viper Minerals Corp. and First Nordic Metals Corp.