ALIANZA MINERALS - Key Persons
Mr. Lindsay has in excess of 25 years experience in corporate finance, investment banking and business development. His focus has been on mineral resources in the western United States. He was the Founder, President and CEO of Otis Gold Corp. until its sale to Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX) in 2020 and is currently the Managing Director of Arbutus Grove Capital Corp., a private company offering corporate finance and merchant banking services. Mr. Lindsay was a Founder and President of Magnum Uranium Corp. until its merger with Energy Fuels Inc.(TSX: EFR in June 2009). As well, Mr. Lindsay was a Vice President in the Corporate Finance and Investment Banking Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Lindsay was Founder of Malaspina Capital Ltd., a junior capital pool company, and was responsible for identifying its merger with Miranda Mining Corp (a Mexican-based gold producer that was subsequently acquired by Wheaton River Minerals).
Job Titles:
- Geo - President & Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Weber is a geologist with over 25 years of experience in the minerals exploration industry. Prior to Silver North, Jason held the position of President and CEO of Kiska Metals Corporation, a junior exploration company focused on the exploration and development of the Whistler gold-copper porphyry project in Alaska. Mr. Weber was President and CEO of Rimfire Minerals Corporation from 2007 to 2009 when Rimfire merged with Geoinformatics to create Kiska. He initially joined Rimfire in 1999 as Manager of Corporate Communications after working as a consulting project geologist with Equity Engineering in Canada, USA and Central America. Mr. Weber has served as a Director and advisor to numerous junior exploration companies.
Marc Blythe has a Master of Business Administration from La Trobe University in Melbourne and a Bachelor of Mining Engineering degree from the Western Australian School of Mines. Mr. Blythe was Vice President, Mining of Almaden Minerals Ltd from 2006 to 2011 and President & CEO of Tarsis Resources Ltd. He was also the Vice President of Corporate Development at Nevsun Resources Ltd.
Prior to that he was Corporate Senior Mining Engineer for Placer Dome Inc. based in Vancouver from 2004 until 2006, where he completed internal and external mine evaluation, including advising on potential acquisitions and mining technology implementation.
Prior to this, he managed mines in Kalgoorlie, Australia for Placer Dome. Mr. Blythe has a strong understanding of mine feasibility and led two feasibility studies which resulted in successful operating mines; Raleigh Mine and Bullant Mine, both located in Kalgoorlie, Australia and owned by Barrick Gold Corp. The Raleigh Mine exceeded its projected production rate, in part due to the development of a novel mining method by Mr. Blythe.
Mr. Blythe holds a Western Australian First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency and has managed mines for both Placer Dome and WMC Resources (formerly Western Mining Corporation).
Mr. Blythe is a third generation prospector.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Executive Chairman
Mark Brown obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1993 while working with PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Vancouver B.C., Canada. Mr. Brown has lead the financial aspects of Silver North Resources Ltd. (formerly Alianza Minerals) since 2007, including financing, regulatory and reporting issues. Before Silver North, Mr. Brown was the controller of two operating gold mining companies with operations in northern Canada and South America.
Mr. Brown leads a team of 8 people in the Vancouver office of Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd., a financial consulting and merchant banking firm active in venture capital markets in North America, and also sits on the Board of other public companies.
Murray joined Equity in 1997 and has over 35 years of experience in mineral exploration. Over this time, he has developed expertise in orogenic gold, volcanogenic massive sulphide and IOCG deposits. Murray continues to be driven by the diverse opportunities of the mineral exploration industry.
In addition to the variety of challenges that come with the Senior Project Geologist role, Murray's primary motivations are his involvement in advancing new projects and working in new geological environments. His depth of experience make him a valued resource for guiding and mentoring younger geologists.
Murray is currently working on Silver North's Haldane Silver Project in the Yukon.
Mr. Duncan has over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration with a wide range of companies, from major producers such as Rio Tinto and Inmet Mining to junior explorers. He has held senior management positions at several junior explorers exploring throughout the North American Cordillera, Canadian Shield and Eastern Europe on a wide variety of deposit types including orogenic gold, porphyry copper (gold), VMS, intrusion related gold, and epithermal gold-silver systems. He also has over ten years of management experience specifically with prospect generator companies, having held the position of Exploration Manager at Rimfire Minerals and VP Exploration and Project Development at Evrim Resources.
Mr. Gollan spent 16 years as an Investment/Private Banker in Germany and Austria and was active in the education and training of securities advisors and investment bankers. From 2011 to 2015 he was an external consultant for the Grabher Family, Austria. Mr. Gollan has been with FruchtExpress Grabher, Corporate Treasury Unit/Family Office, Austria since 2015. He is currently with FruchtExpress Norge, the Norwegian Branch of FruchtExpress and the CEO of Teako Minerals Corp. Mr. Gollan is a Director of Sego Resources, Silver North Resources and EGR Exploration.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President of Client Services at Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd
Ms. Wong is the Vice President of Client Services at Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd., a firm the Company has retained to provide financial management and accounting services. Following her graduation from Queen's University, Ms. Wong worked with Deloitte & Touche where she earned her Chartered Accountant designation. Ms. Wong currently acts as the CFO and Corporate Secretary on a number of TSX Venture Exchange companies and was CFO of Rare Element Resources ($500 million market cap), as well as Animas Resources and AQM Copper.