Michael D. Murphy - Executive Chairperson

Mr. Murphy is the founder of Torex Gold a billion dollar plus gold producer. He recently stepped down from the board after 12 years. Mr. Murphy has participated in the raising of >US$1B of debt and equity. Prior to Torex, he spent 15 years in London in the financial services sector with Merrill Lynch, DLJ and Credit Suisse.

Taylor Melvin - President & CEO, Director

Mr. Melvin has over 20 years of experience in the natural resources sector as a senior corporate development professional and investment banker. He was the VP, Corporate Development for Freeport-McMoRan, an industry leading global copper producer with a ~US$70B market capitalization. Mr. Melvin has developed extensive relationships with global mining executives and financial advisors.

Prior to Freeport, Mr. Melvin was an Executive Director in JP Morgan’s Natural Resources investment banking group in New York.