Directors

Mr. Conibear has over 35 years of experience in the mining industry in Africa, North and South America and Europe. His background includes 21 years of project and construction management across a diverse range of minerals projects encompassing base and precious metal, coal, uranium, and potash investments. For the last 20 years he has held public company executive management and director's positions, last serving as President and CEO of Lundin Mining Corp. from 2010 until his retirement in 2018. Mr. Conibear also served for several years as President & CEO of Tenke Mining Corp., where he was instrumental in progressing the world class Tenke Fungurume copper/cobalt project towards its current position as a major mining operation in central Africa.

Mr. Adam Lundin has many years of experience in capital markets and public company management across the natural resources sector. His background includes oil & gas and mining technology, investment advisory, international finance, and executive management. He began his career working for several Lundin Group mining companies in various countries before moving into finance where he specialized in institutional equity sales, ultimately becoming co-head of the London office for an international securities firm. Mr. Lundin formerly served as President, CEO and a Director of Josemaria Resources Inc., President and CEO of Filo Mining and a director of Lundin Energy AB (now, Orrön Energy AB).

Mr. Lundin currently sits on the Board of the Lundin Foundation, a Canadian registered non-profit organization.

Mr. Dicaire has over 40 years of experience in the mining, engineering, and construction industry on a variety of global projects leading both the Owners and EPCM teams. Mr. Dicaire was appointed Senior Vice President of the Josemaria Project in August 2022. His previous roles include Vice President, Projects at Lundin Gold where he oversaw the development and construction of the award winning Fruta Del Norte project in Ecuador and prior to that, Project Director at Freeport-McMoRan Inc. for the highly successful US$4.6 billion Cerro Verde Expansion Project in Peru. Prior to moving to Freeport, Mr. Dicaire was the General Manager, Project Development for South America for Xstrata Copper (now Glencore plc) based in Santiago, Chile. Mr. Dicaire's experience covers all facets of project management for all types of mining projects ranging from running EPC/EPCM projects down to pre-feasibility studies.

Ms. Inkster has 20 years of experience in public company management, corporate transactions, public and private debt and equity fundraising, and public company reporting and disclosure. She most recently served as President and CEO of Lundin Mining Corp from October 2018 to October 2021 after serving for nearly 10 years as Chief Financial Officer. She was also a Director and member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee of Lundin Mining during her tenure as CEO. Prior to joining Lundin Mining, Ms. Inkster held senior positions in several publicly traded companies, including five years with LionOre Mining International Ltd. where she served as Vice President, Controller at the time of its acquisition by Norilsk Nickel in July of 2007. Ms. Inkster served as Chairperson of the International Zinc Association from 2020 to 2021.1.  

Ms. McLeod-Seltzer has been directly involved in more than $6 billion in corporate transactions in the past 30 years and has been instrumental in helping build a number of successful mineral companies, including, Arequipa Resources, Francisco Gold, Miramar Mining, Bear Creek Mining, Stornoway Diamonds and Peru Copper Inc. Ms. McLeod-Seltzer was named Mining Man of the Year by The Northern Miner in 1999, and in 1997 she was given the "Award for Performance", and in 2021 the Award for "Significant Board Contribution" by the Association of Women in Finance. She has also held positions on the Financial Post's "Power 50". Ms. McLeod-Seltzer is currently Chair of Bear Creek Mining Corp and the Independent Chair of the Kinross Gold Board of Directors. She is a recognized leader in the minerals industry for her ability to create growth-focused companies that generate significant shareholder value.

Mr. O'Callaghan was most recently the Office Managing Partner of the Vancouver office of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, a leading Canadian law firm, until his retirement in December 2022. Mr. O'Callaghan's practice was focused on merger and acquisition transactions in the mining sector. He also has extensive experience in corporate finance transactions, including public and private equity financings, take-over, and issuer bids, and acting as independent counsel to investment dealers and boards of directors. He has acted in respect of many mining transactions in Canada, the U.S., South America, Africa, China, and Australia.

Ms. Thomas is a Canadian geologist with over 25 years of experience in the Canadian mining industry, including her previous roles as Vice President, Aber Resources, CEO of Stornoway Diamond Corp., and CEO of Kaminak Gold Corporation. In 2007, Ms. Thomas founded Lucara Diamond Corporation, with partners Lukas Lundin and Catherine McLeod-Seltzer; since February 2018, Ms. Thomas has served as President and CEO of Lucara. In 2008, Ms. Thomas was one of only four Canadians that year to be named to the "Young Global Leaders", by the World Economic Forum, and in 2007 she was selected as one of Canada's 'Top 100 Most Powerful Women'. Ms. Thomas is currently a director of Suncor Energy Inc.