Marc Blythe, P.Eng.

Advisor

Mr. Blythe has over 30 years of global mining industry experience. Mr. 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 is an independent mining consultant who provides diligence reviews and operational advice to mining companies and financiers.  His previous roles include Vice President of Corporate Development at Nevsun Resources Ltd. from 2017 until its acquisition by Zijin Mining Group Ltd. for $1.9 billion in 2018.  Mr. Blythe was President & CEO of Tarsis Resources Ltd. (now Silver North Minerals Ltd.) (TSXV: SNAG) from 2007 until 2015 and concurrently served as Vice President, Mining of Almaden Minerals Ltd. (TSX: AMM, NYSE MKT: AAU) from 2006 to 2011.

Mr. Blythe previously served as a Corporate Senior Mining Engineer for Placer Dome Inc. based in Vancouver, British Columbia from 2004 until 2006, where he completed internal and external mine evaluation, including advising on potential acquisitions and mining technology implementation. Mr. Blythe has also managed mines in Australia for Placer Dome Inc. and WMC Ltd. 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. Mr. Blythe is a registered professional engineer in British Columbia.

Julia Aspillaga

Advisor

Ms. Aspillaga has more than 30 years of minerals industry experience in Chile and other Latin American countries. In the 1990’s she was manager of Bema Gold in Chile and played a key role in the development of the 5.4 million-ounce Refugio Gold Deposit. Julia was also responsible for bringing the Cerro Casale project to the Bema Group, now in excess of 23 million ounces of gold. She also serves as an Advisor to the IMT Exploraciones Chile Fund.

Patrick Daniels, B.Sc. Mining Engineering

Advisor

Senior Mining Engineer, RM-SME/MMSA QP with 35+ years of global experience leading projects across the full mine lifecycle. He specializes in project management, technical reporting, production studies, and implementing innovative mining technologies to optimize operations and reduce risk. His expertise spans over 50 open pit and underground projects in 15 countries, encompassing gold, silver, copper, iron, base metals, coal, and industrial minerals.

He has served as an Independent Engineer for due diligence on large-scale projects in Canada, the US, and Peru, and successfully led diverse multicultural teams to complete feasibility, prefeasibility, and PEA-level studies from the Chilean Andes to the Mexican Sonoran Desert. His mine site assessments and production studies across North America, Latin America, and Africa have consistently delivered multimillion-dollar annual improvements in operations, maintenance, and safety.

Rob Pease

Advisor

Mr. Pease is a geologist with over 30 years experience in exploration, mine development and construction. He was the former CEO of Terrane Metals Corp.( Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine in central BC, acquired for $650 million in 2010 by Thompson Creek Metals). He was also the former President of Sabina Gold and Silver as well as a former Director of Richfield Ventures Corp.(Blackwater gold project in central BC, acquired by New Gold Inc. for $500 million). He was also previously employed by Placer Dome for twenty-five years. Mr. Pease is currently a director of Liberty Gold Corp.