Mr. Steve Letwin

Steve Letwin brings over 30 years of experience from the resource sector, where he specializes in corporate finance, operational management, and merger and acquisitions, including 10 years as President and CEO of IAMGOLD.

Prior to joining IAMGOLD, Mr. Letwin was based in Houston, Texas, where he was the Executive Vice President, Gas Transportation & International, with Enbridge Inc. Before joining Enbridge, he served as President & Chief Operating Officer of TransCanada Energy. Mr. Letwin holds an MBA from the University of Windsor, is a Certified General Accountant, a graduate of McMaster University (B.Sc., Honors), and a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program.

Andrew Lee Smith

Andrew is a Professional Geologist who has over 30 years of experience successfully exploring, developing, and operating African and North American base and precious metals mining projects.

He holds an Honours BSc in Earth Sciences from the University of Waterloo and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Andrew received the Mining Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1994 from the Quebec Prospectors Association for his role in the development of the Beaufor and Sleeoing Giant mines and was named Outstanding Alumnus of 2009 by the Science Faculty of the University of Waterloo for his contributions to mineral exploration.

Andrew is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and achieved the ICD.D accreditation – the only professional designation for Canadian directors recognized both nationally and internationally.

Wilson (Wenhong) Jin

Mr. Jin has 30 years of field exploration, acquisition, financing, and investment experience for precious and non-ferrous metals in Asia, Africa, and North America. He has served as Chief Geologist, VP of Acquisition, President, and CEO of Huakan International Mining Inc. based in Vancouver since 2010. During his time, he led a successful exploration on the J&L Gold Polymetallic Deposit in BC, discovered a medium-sized gold deposit, and made significant achievements in the exploration of adjacent claims of Jinduicheng Molybdenum Porphyry Deposit in China. He currently works for Transcontinental Gold Corp. as CEO and President and as Independent Director for one other public-listed company.

Zhen Liao

Mr. Liao is a senior geologist with over 19 years of experience in geological exploration of mineral resources, mining operations and project management. Since 2022, he has been the General Manager of Sinotech Minerals. Previously from 2020 to 2022 he was Chief Geologist of Sino-Zijin Resources and from 2015 to 2020 he was Chief Geologist of Sinotech Minerals.

He is an expert with the Mineral Resources Reserve Evaluation Center for the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People’s Republic of China and an expert in investing and environmental research for the International Mining Research Center, China Geological Survey. He has led professional teams to discover a number of mineral deposits in China and has been presented with multiple awards for eminent prospecting achievements and scientific and technological innovations.

Mr. Liao holds a B.Sc. (Geochemistry) from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) and a M.Sc. (Ore Deposit Geochemistry) from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Science.