Brandon Rook, B.SC, BA
PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR
Mr. Rook has over 25 years of diversified business experience working as a geologist, advisor to numerous publicly listed companies as well as a CEO, President, and Director of several TSX-V listed companies. Currently he is a director of two public companies. Mr. Rook has been responsible for raising over $100 million dollars to date. As a geologist and executive he has worked with and led teams that have had significant discoveries in gold, copper, oil, natural gas, and diamonds.
Dong H. Shim, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Mr. Shim has led a successful accounting and finance career in both the United States and Canada. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the team with his expertise in auditing publicly-traded junior mining companies and high-tech industries. He is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and a Certified Public Accountant registered in the State of Illinois, United States. He is also an audit partner on numerous audit engagements for various publicly traded companies. Mr. Shim has also assisted various start-up companies in achieving public listings on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canadian Securities Exchange and the OTC Market.
Gordon Fretwell, LLB, BComm
CORPORATE SECRETARY
Mr. Fretwell holds a B.Comm. degree and graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1979 with his Bachelor of Law degree. Formerly a partner in a large Vancouver law firm, Mr. Fretwell has, since 1991, been a self-employed solicitor (Gordon J. Fretwell Law Corporation) in Vancouver, practicing primarily in the areas of corporate and securities law. He currently serves on the board of several public companies engaged in mineral exploration including: Galiano Gold, Pucara Gold, Canada Rare Earth Corp and RE Royalties Inc.
Dale Moore, B.Sc, P.Geo
EXPLORATION DIRECTOR
Mr. Moore has been involved in multiple successful projects in the Silver Valley over the past 13 years. He assisted with the planning and execution of Americas Gold and Silver’s Galena GIP project (10 km’s from Ranger-Page), which added over 100 million silver equivalent ounces over a two-year period. Other recent successes, all located in the vicinity of the Ranger-Page project include developing an updated Leapfrog model for Idaho Strategics’ Golden Chest deposit. Dale and his team developed modern geologic models of the Gold Hunter Deposit, and the Galena Complex, all of which assisted with the addition of near mine resources and or extensions of known mineralization. Additional projects in the Silver Valley include the Star, Coeur, Caladay, and Sunshine mines. Mr. Moore has assisted Hecla’s corporate development team with technical due diligence related to M&A targets, and with negotiations related to the acquisition of Rock Creek and Montinor projects, a large silver-copper resource in northwest Montana.
Gilberto Zapata Castaneda, MBA (Mexico)
COUNTRY MANAGER
Mr. Castaneda is an entrepreneur and mining executive from Zacatecas, Mexico. His work history includes participation with numerous mining ventures throughout the district and ownership of small businesses. Mr. Castaneda’s responsibilities at Silver Valley Metals include business development for the company. Mr. Castaneda has provided invaluable assistance and continues to play a key role in the project development. Mr. Castaneda is a graduate of Tecnologico de Monterrey and the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Mr. Castaneda resides in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Jose de Jesus Parga (Mexico)
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Mr. Parga is a renowned Mexican geologist (National Award in Geology, 2005, by AIMMGM). For the past nine years, he has worked on potassium-lithium projects in central Mexico, including Silver Valley’s concessions. In addition to exploration geology duties, he managed relations with the government institutions and the rural communities. Mr. Parga has been very active with the project, helping enormously with the Company’s due diligence work and continued evaluation of the properties.