On the Move | June/July 2023

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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector

TOP MOVES

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MANAGEMENT CHANGES

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TOP MOVES IN THIS ISSUE

CEO Don Bubar of Avalon Advanced Materials retired but will continue to sit on the board. He has led Avalon for more than 25 years, steering the company towards its focus on critical minerals and pioneering ESG and sustainability reporting within the junior mining sector. Bubar grew the company’s flagship Separation Rapids lithium project from exploration to development stage, positioning the project for the upcoming demand in lithium, driven by the shift to electrification.

Erik Buckland is now a partner in charge of global mining recruitment at Lincoln Strategic, where he will further develop the company’s suite of executive search, technical recruitment, and management consulting services. He is a seasoned professional who, in his 20 years of experience, has earned a strong reputation for his specialized knowledge and broad international network of world-class talent. Buckland’s focus will be on strategic leadership searches, private equity, and board searches for mining clients.

Workplace Safety

North director of health and safety, Cindy Schiewek, has been named one of Canada’s top women in safety by Canadian Occupational Safety. She helped develop a new tool that measures workplace safety culture called the Internal Responsibility System Climate Assessment and Audit Tool, which is a roadmap to reduce workplace injuries. She is a Canadian registered safety professional, a certified psychological health and safety advisor, and is completing her master’s in business administration.

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

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MANAGEMENT CHANGES

» A.I.S. Resources named Andrew Neale as president and CEO.

» Advance United Holdings’ CFO, David Beck, has resigned.

» Ameriwest Lithium appointed new CFO Robert Hill

» Archer Exploration welcomed John Townend as senior manager technical services and exploration.

» Avalon Advanced Materials named Zeeshan Syed as president and Rickardo

AWARDS

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Welyhorsky as COO. Scott Monteith is now interim CEO.

» Avanti Gold named Colin Porter as CEO.

» The new CEO at Awalé Resources is former COO Andrew Chubb

» Bear Creek Mining selected president and COO Eric Caba, as new CEO, following Anthony Hawkshaw’s retirement.

» Benjamin Hill Mining named Lorne Warner president, replacing Greg Bronson who is now senior project geologist. »

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MANAGEMENT CHANGES, continued

» Dr. Ray Shaw gave up his role as CEO to become COO at Besra Gold

» Defiance Silver announced Oleg Shcherbyna as CFO and Lisa Thompson as corporate secretary.

» Fireweed Metals appointed Andrew Crook as VP of operations.

» First Phosphate appointed Garry Siskos as COO and CFO.

» GFG Resources appointed Anders Carlson its new VP exploration.

» Samantha Shorter joined GR Silver Mining as CFO following the retirement of Blaine Bailey

» Heliostar Metals named Samuel Anderson VP projects.

» Christopher Longton is now VP exploration at Hercules Silver

» Li-FT Power named April Hayward as chief sustainability officer.

» Lion Rock Resources said R. Dale Ginn has been named president, CEO and a director.

» Lithium One Metals appointed Nav Dhaliwal as president, CEO and director.

» Magna Mining named Ann-Marie Finney as CFO.

» Marimaca Copper named Jose Antonio Merino managing director Chile and interim CFO. Former CFO Petra Decher has stepped down.

» Mink Ventures named Joel Ahrens CFO following the retirement of Paul Rokeby

» Newmont Corp. named Karyn Ovelmen VP and CFO.

» Changes at Nova Royalty include Hashim Ahmed as interim CEO and Bill Tsang as interim CFO following the resignation of former CEO Alex Tsukernik

» Gerry Brockelsby is now chief investment officer of Orecap

BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS

» Alaska Energy Metals added Corri Feige to the board.

» Dale Andres joined to board of Artemis Gold to replace retiring Bill Armstrong

» Awalé Resources welcomed Stephen Stewart to the board.

» The new executive chair of Besra Gold is Jocelyn M. Bennett

» The new chair of Caledonia Mining is John Kelly.

» Capstone Copper appointed Peter Meredith a director following the resignation of former chair George Brack

» Fokus Mining added JeanDavid More to its board.

» Foran Mining named Jessica McDonald and Nancy Guay to the board.

» Fremont Gold added Jason Libenson to the board.

» The new chair at Fury Gold is Brian Christie, and Jeffrey Mason will be an independent director.

» Indigo Exploration appointed D.T. Brian Doherty to the board.

» Jeane Hull has been elected to the Wheaton Precious Metals board.

» Largo Physical Vanadium named Erik Bethel to the board.

» Lithium Energi Exploration added Rebecca Paisley to its board.

» McFarlane Lake Mining said Dario Zulich has accepted a seat on its board.

» Metalla Royalty and Streaming said Douglas B. Silver has stepped away from the board.

» NioCorp said it has accepted

Invest (formerly Orefinders Resources).

» John LeClair is now senior director of health, safety and emergency preparedness at Pan American Silver.

» Prime Mining named Indi Gopinathan as VP capital markets and business development.

» Québec Innovative Materials announced Ming Jang as CFO.

» Silver Mountain Resources announced Jean Pierre Fort’s resignation as CFO.

AWARDS

» Pablo McDonald is now CEO and a director of Solstice Gold

» Spanish Mountain Gold named Peter Mah as president and CEO.

» James Hatley appointed VP production at Uranium Energy

» Voltage Metals announced former president and director Clayton Fisher has resigned.

» Wealth Minerals named Francisco Lepeley as CEO of Wealth Minerals Chile

ArcelorMittal Mining Canada has won the Mercure award in the Ordre des CPA du Québec –Business Strategy category at the Mercuriades competition organized by the Fédération des Chambres de commerce du Québec.

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» David Moore joined the board of NorthWest Copper

» Pan American Energy appointed Nicky Grant to the board.

» The newest director at Pan Global Resources is Corinne Smit

» Premium Nickel Resources named Jason LeBlanc to the board.

» Director Brent Bergeron named chair of Spanish Mountain Gold.

» Sparton Resources welcomed new board member Denise Cummings-Luckie

» Brian Lock was appointed executive chair of Sun Summit Minerals

» The Artisanal Gold Council announced Roger Tissot as

the new executive director, replacing founder Kevin Telmer, now director of innovation and business development.

» Treasury Metals nominated Michele Ashby and James (Jim) Gowan to the board.

» Western Atlas Resources named Stephen Wilkinson as director.

» Wheaton Precious Metals confirmed the retirements of Eduardo Luna and John Brough from the board.

» Wheaton Precious Metals noted the passing of former director John Brough

» Wolverine Resources named Don Bowins to the board.

» Zinc8 Energy Solutions announced the resignation of Storm Boswick from the board.