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Jon North has 35 years experience in mineral exploration worldwide. In the early part of his career he completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in geology leading to a Ph.D. awarded in 1993 at the University of Western Ontario. He then worked with major mining companies including Western Mining and BHP until 1997. Since 1997, he has been the founding director of numerous junior mining companies including North Atlantic Resources that discovered the FT gold deposit in Mali, and most recently, Northquest Ltd., that was taken over by Nordgold N.V. in 2016 subsequent to the discovery of the Pistol Bay gold deposit in Nunavut, Canada.
Daryl Hodges has been involved in the mining industry for 40 years, starting in 1977 as a geophysical operator north of Kidd Creek in Timmins, Ontario. Daryl has explored for gold across Canada and completed his M.Sc. thesis on the geology and geochemistry of a gold deposit in Val d’Or, Quebec. He has been involved in discoveries of gold (Hoyle Pond, Hammond Reef), Tin-Tungsten (Sisson Brook, New Brunswick), copper-zinc (Snow Lake, Manitoba), nickel-copper (Manitoba), and worked internationally in Russia (Noril’sk), Finland (Keivitsa), Philippines, and China in project generation and development. After leaving Falconbridge in 1996, he worked as a mining analyst and investment banker at HSBC and Jennings Capital. As a co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of Jennings Capital, Daryl was instrumental in its growth into a substantial boutique investment dealer. He is currently President of Ladykirk Capital Advisors Inc., and a Director of HPQ Silicon Resources. and CEO of a private company Ancient Strains Limited.
Eric Klein is currently President of Klein Advisory Services Inc., a firm that focuses on business strategy, complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financings for mid-sized Canadian corporations. With more than 35 years of experience, he focuses on providing results-driven corporate finance advisory services for mid-market Canadian companies. Recently, Mr. Klein was a senior executive with Dundee Corporation. Prior to that Mr. Klein was the founder and Managing Director of the Corporate Finance, Valuations & Transaction practice of Farber Financial Group. Mr. Klein holds designations as a Chartered Public Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Klein has a B. Comm and a graduate diploma in Accounting from McGill University. Currently Mr. Klein is a director and Chair of the audit committee for Ramm Pharma Corp. (CSE) and EquityLine Mortgage Investment Corporation (Jamaica Stock Exchange).
Oscar Louzada has over 20 years experience in the financial services sector working for Beeson Gregory (Investec) and Canaccord Genuity, the leading Canadian independent natural resources Investment Bank. As part of the equity sales team he has helped finance numerous exploration and development companies in the natural resources space with a particular focus on South America. After leaving investment banking Mr. Louzada has been involved with the setup of three natural resources companies ranging from pure gold exploration (Sumin Resources Limited in Suriname) to production of fertilizer (Uzbekistan) and an 8,000 t/pa Copper cathode production company in the US (Phoenix Copper, PXL.LN). He was part of the Executive Team and Board at Phoenix Copper, responsible for Business Development and Investor Relations.
Carmelo Marrelli is the principal of Marrelli Support Services Inc., a firm that has delivered accounting and regulatory compliance services to listed companies on various exchanges for over twenty years. In addition, Mr. Marrelli also controls DSA Corporate Services Inc., a firm providing corporate secretarial and regulatory filing services. Mr. Marrelli is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA, CGA), and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a professional body that certifies corporate secretaries. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
Alka Singh has more than 15 years of business analyst experience in capital markets and the mining industry, providing project valuation and investment analysis with a focus on mining assets. She has held senior positions as a mining equity research analyst with leading brokerage firms in both Toronto and New York City. Alka is a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. She holds an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business at York University and earned a B.Sc. from Benaras Hindu University in India.
Alka Singh has more than 15 years of business analyst experience in capital markets and the mining industry, providing project valuation and investment analysis with a focus on mining assets. She has held senior positions as a mining equity research analyst with leading brokerage firms in both Toronto and New York City. Alka is a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. She holds an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business at York University and earned a B.Sc. from Benaras Hindu University in India.
Jon North has 35 years experience in mineral exploration worldwide. In the early part of his career he completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in geology leading to a Ph.D. awarded in 1993 at the University of Western Ontario. He then worked with major mining companies including Western Mining and BHP until 1997. Since 1997, he has been the founding director of numerous junior mining companies including North Atlantic Resources that discovered the FT gold deposit in Mali, and most recently, Northquest Ltd., that was taken over by Nordgold N.V. in 2016 subsequent to the discovery of the Pistol Bay gold deposit in Nunavut, Canada.
Daryl Hodges has been involved in the mining industry for 40 years, starting in 1977 as a geophysical operator north of Kidd Creek in Timmins, Ontario. Daryl has explored for gold across Canada and completed his M.Sc. thesis on the geology and geochemistry of a gold deposit in Val d’Or, Quebec. He has been involved in discoveries of gold (Hoyle Pond, Hammond Reef), Tin-Tungsten (Sisson Brook, New Brunswick), copper-zinc (Snow Lake, Manitoba), nickel-copper (Manitoba), and worked internationally in Russia (Noril’sk), Finland (Keivitsa), Philippines, and China in project generation and development. After leaving Falconbridge in 1996, he worked as a mining analyst and investment banker at HSBC and Jennings Capital. As a co-founder, CEO, and Chairman of Jennings Capital, Daryl was instrumental in its growth into a substantial boutique investment dealer. He is currently President of Ladykirk Capital Advisors Inc., and a Director of HPQ Silicon Resources. and CEO of a private company Ancient Strains Limited.
Eric Klein is currently President of Klein Advisory Services Inc., a firm that focuses on business strategy, complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and financings for mid-sized Canadian corporations. With more than 35 years of experience, he focuses on providing results-driven corporate finance advisory services for mid-market Canadian companies. Recently, Mr. Klein was a senior executive with Dundee Corporation. Prior to that Mr. Klein was the founder and Managing Director of the Corporate Finance, Valuations & Transaction practice of Farber Financial Group. Mr. Klein holds designations as a Chartered Public Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Klein has a B. Comm and a graduate diploma in Accounting from McGill University. Currently Mr. Klein is a director and Chair of the audit committee for Ramm Pharma Corp. (CSE) and EquityLine Mortgage Investment Corporation (Jamaica Stock Exchange).
Oscar Louzada has over 20 years experience in the financial services sector working for Beeson Gregory (Investec) and Canaccord Genuity, the leading Canadian independent natural resources Investment Bank. As part of the equity sales team he has helped finance numerous exploration and development companies in the natural resources space with a particular focus on South America. After leaving investment banking Mr. Louzada has been involved with the setup of three natural resources companies ranging from pure gold exploration (Sumin Resources Limited in Suriname) to production of fertilizer (Uzbekistan) and an 8,000 t/pa Copper cathode production company in the US (Phoenix Copper, PXL.LN). He was part of the Executive Team and Board at Phoenix Copper, responsible for Business Development and Investor Relations.
Carmelo Marrelli is the principal of Marrelli Support Services Inc., a firm that has delivered accounting and regulatory compliance services to listed companies on various exchanges for over twenty years. In addition, Mr. Marrelli also controls DSA Corporate Services Inc., a firm providing corporate secretarial and regulatory filing services. Mr. Marrelli is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA, CGA), and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a professional body that certifies corporate secretaries. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.
Alka Singh has more than 15 years of business analyst experience in capital markets and the mining industry, providing project valuation and investment analysis with a focus on mining assets. She has held senior positions as a mining equity research analyst with leading brokerage firms in both Toronto and New York City. Alka is a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. She holds an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business at York University and earned a B.Sc. from Benaras Hindu University in India.
Alka Singh has more than 15 years of business analyst experience in capital markets and the mining industry, providing project valuation and investment analysis with a focus on mining assets. She has held senior positions as a mining equity research analyst with leading brokerage firms in both Toronto and New York City. Alka is a member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada. She holds an M.B.A. from the Schulich School of Business at York University and earned a B.Sc. from Benaras Hindu University in India.