Board of Directors


  • Chairman

    Mr. Lawrick is a seasoned Canadian mining executive with more than 30 years of experience in mineral exploration, corporate finance, capital markets, and corporate leadership. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Magna Terra Minerals Inc. and is Managing Director of Thorsen-Fordyce Merchant Capital Inc., a Toronto-based private investment and merchant banking firm that provides advisory services and financing to emerging mineral exploration ventures.

    Mr. Lawrick previously founded Signal Gold Inc. (formerly Anaconda Mining Inc.), where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer and played a key role in building and advancing the company. Throughout his career, he has served as an officer and director of numerous public mining companies, including Volta Resources Inc., Franconia Minerals Corporation, NorthWest Copper Corp., and Normabec Mining Resources Inc., bringing extensive experience in corporate strategy, project development, financings, and public company governance.

    Mr. Lawrick holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.

Chairman


  • Director

    Mr. Engquist brings over 30 years of leadership and development experience overseeing the de-risking and advancement of numerous mining projects from early-stage exploration through start-up and operations. He has led operations, technical studies, work programs, permitting, and stakeholder relations as well as participated in the structuring of several financing and M&A deals in the junior mining sector.


    Mr. Engquist was most recently the COO of Western Copper and Gold, where he was responsible for development and exploration and lead corporate development, M&A, and due diligence for the Company. Prior to this, he was COO of First Mining Gold where he was responsible for advancing the development of their Springpole Project. Some other recent development projects of his include Nevsun’s Timok Copper Project, South32’s Hermosa Zinc Project, and Tinka Resources’ Ayawilca Zinc Project. He’s also led various other projects within Oxygen Capital’s managed group of companies where he was responsible for advancing a portfolio of assets at various stages of development through the start of production. A large portion of his career was spent in key management roles on large capital projects and operations within Rio Tinto and AngloGold Ashanti. Mr. Engquist serves as a Director and Board Advisor on other public and private organizations. He holds a B.Sc. in Engineering from Michigan Technological University.

Director

  • Director

    Lisa Dea, CPA, CA, is an accomplished financial leader with more than 30 years of experience across finance, capital markets, and accounting. She currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Luca Mining Corp., a TSX-V listed silver producer, where she plays a key role in advancing base metals, silver and gold operations in Mexico.


    Ms. Dea’s expertise covers corporate finance, M&A, debt and equity markets, operations, financial reporting, and human resources. Throughout her career, Ms. Dea has successfully structured and executed a wide range of financing transactions, built and sustained strong relationships with global financial institutions, and guided teams with a collaborative and mentorship-focused approach.


    Ms. Dea earned her Chartered Accountant designation in 1997 and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia. She has overseen all facets of financial and legal functions, introducing governance frameworks, internal controls, and fiscal policies that support sustainable growth.


    Her professional foundation was established during an eleven-year career with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Since then, she has held CFO positions at several publicly listed companies on the TSX, TSX-V, CSX, and ASX, consistently demonstrating strong strategic financial management and leadership in the resource sector.

Director

  • Director

    Mr. Shin specializes in providing financial reporting, corporate finance, auditing, corporate strategy, risk management and other accounting and consulting services to both public and private companies in various industries.

    Mr. Shin holds the professional designation of chartered professional accountant (CPA) in British Columbia. Mr. Shin worked as a consultant, focusing on developing corporate strategy for mid to large-sized companies, as well as risk management for first-tier financial companies in South Korea.

    Additionally, he served as an auditor, conducting audits for internationally funded companies in Hong Kong.

    Currently, Mr. Shin holds the position of CFO for several public and private companies in Canada. Mr. Shin boasts extensive experience spanning approximately 15 years, serving in roles ranging from consultant to auditor, controller, and CFO. His expertise encompasses diverse industries across multiple countries, including Canada, Hong Kong, and South Korea, working with both publicly traded and private corporations.

Director

  • Director

    Mr. Charanjit Hayre is an experienced entrepreneur and has worked with start-ups in every stage of their development process. He has over two decades of diverse professional experience in building companies. Mr. Hayre has helped to divest companies in the technology and CPG market sectors, and he has experience restructuring the businesses at a corporate and operational level for optimal valuation.

    Mr. Hayre has leveraged his senior management experience at Deloitte to complement the many C suite roles for start-up, small/medium, and global, companies across Europe and North America. Mr. Hayre was previously an Independent Director of Iron Tank Resources Corp., Executive Vice President of Great Bear Resources Ltd., Chief Operating Officer of Asentus Consulting Group Ltd., and Senior Manager-Enterprise Risk Services Group of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Director