- Mr. Bragagnolo was a director of Continuum Resources Ltd. when it acquired the San Jose Mine in Oaxaca, Mexico. Continuum Resources Ltd. merged with Fortuna Silver in 2004 and the San Jose Mine is now its flagship asset with 2022 production of 5.76 million ounces of silver and 34,000 ounces of gold. (Source: Fortuna Silver website).
Management has Proven Track Record In Mexico
Management has extensive knowledge of Mexico through their business dealings in the country spanning 18 years.
Management has a proven track record of providing shareholder value in Mexico.
- Bruce Bragagnolo is the co-founder and past Chief Executive Officer of both Timmins Gold Corp. and Silvermex Resources Ltd. He took Timmins Gold from an IPO market cap of $7 million to a market cap of $475 million in 2012 and a listing on the NYSE-Amex.
- Mr. Bragagnolo took Silvermex Resources through its 2006 IPO and an IPO market cap of $5 million to its sale to First Majestic for $175 million in 2012.
- Mr. Bragagnolo was a director of Continuum Resources Ltd. when it acquired the San Jose Mine in Oaxaca, Mexico. Continuum Resources Ltd. merged with Fortuna Silver in 2004 and the San Jose Mine is now its flagship asset with 2020 production of 6.17 million ounces of silver and 37,805 ounces of gold. (Source: Fortuna Silver website).
- Director Michael Thomson was a founding director of the company that eventually became Palmarejo Silver and Gold and is also a director of GR Silver Mining Ltd., a Mexico focused silver company.
- Director Patrick Elliott has over 20 years’ experience in mineral exploration, project evaluation, resource sector finance and managing public and private exploration companies as well as over 10 years of professional experience in mineral exploration working throughout North and South America on world class porphyry copper and gold projects including Teck’s Zafranal Porphyry Cu-Au and Perpetua’s Stibnite Au-Sb Project in Idaho, both of which have recently received government approval for environmental mine permitting. He is also involved with the team at Element 29 that discovered the Elida Porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag Project in Peru which is proving to be a new pipeline porphyry copper project.
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Bruce Bragagnolo
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR -
Gijsbert Groenewegen
President and CEO- Managing Director at Silver Arrow Partners a NYC/Amsterdam based advisory firm.
- Co-founder of The Gold Arrow fund, investing in alternative investments since 2006.
- Co-founder of The Europe Company, a London based agency broker, in 1991.
- Served as director of several international mining companies
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Michael Thomson
Independent Director- Serial CPC Founder & Financier. Mining Sector Qualifying Transactions have included companies that became PBS Coals, GR Silver Mining Ltd. (TSXV:GRSL) and Palmarejo Silver & Gold (acquired by Coeur Mining).
- Past Member of the TSXV’s Listings Advisory Committee (Alberta).
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Patrick Elliott
Independent Director- Currently President & CEO of Forte Minerals Corp (CSE:CUAU)
- Founder and director of Element 29 Resources (TSX-V: ECU)
Both companies focused on copper and gold exploration in Peru. - President and CEO of Lexore Capital Corp., a private resource investment company and VP Strategy at Globetrotters Resources Group, a private Peruvian copper and gold project generator.
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Michael Tucker, P. Geo.
Director- VP Exploration for Karus Gold Corp.
- Former Exploration Manager for Balmoral Resources Ltd.