Merlin is a graduate in geology from Manchester University and holds a Master’s degree in Mineral Deposit Evaluation from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College. He has 30 years’ experience in the minerals sector, including work as an exploration geologist for Rio Tinto, an analyst for HSBC and a portfolio manager for Blakeney Management. He has worked on projects in South America, Africa, Central Asia and Europe, and as CEO has brought two companies to AIM, London. He speaks several languages, including Spanish, and is also a non-executive director of Salazar Resources (TSXV).

Gilberto holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in geology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and a Masters in Economic Geology from Curtin University, W.A. He is a QP in Geology and Mineral Resources with over 30 years of industry experience across all stages of the mining chain — exploration, development, evaluation, construction and operations. He spent 22 years with Vale in progressively senior roles, ultimately as Country Manager and CEO of Chile’s mining subsidiary. Gilberto has lived in Chile for 21 years and speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English.

Queenie is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from Simon Fraser University. She has over 17 years of experience in investment banking, listings, M&A and financial advisory services, including financial statement preparation, public-company reporting and corporate governance support. Queenie has served as CFO and director for several publicly listed companies.

Craig is a geologist with over 25 years of experience in exploration and development. He is co-founder and Chairman of Inventa Capital, a private natural-resources investment company, and Chairman of Skeena Resources, Vizsla Silver and Vizsla Copper. He is the former CEO and founder of IsoEnergy and a founding director of NexGen Energy. He was a founding shareholder and Senior Advisor to EMR Capital, and spent ten years at Rio Tinto.