Board and Management

International capital markets experience with extensive Brazilian network of gov agencies, financiers and technical, legal and tax firms
Held various roles at Rand Merchant Bank, where he was mainly responsible for Latin American Investments
Directors of public / private mining companies
BSc (Mining Engineering) and MSc (Political Economy of Resources) Colorado School of Mines
Founder/CEO of Frontera Minerals a Brazilian focused exploration and project development company (several discoveries and mine developments over past decade)
*FORMER President of CBRR (Brazilian JORC)

Corporate, operations and consulting roles in five continents with companies such as Sandfire Resources and Yamana
Previously Group Head of Mining for Evolution Mining covering strategic planning, M&A and turnarounds on $100m-$2b assets
Non-Executive Director of ASX companies
Founder / MD of Harpia Group
BEng (Mining) Uni of Sao Paulo, WA First Class Mine Manager Cert and specializations in Leadership, Strategy and Finance (Oxford, Illinois, Harvard)

Seasoned geologist, with focus on project generation and project commissioning
Participated and in charge of important discoveries including El Morro La Fortuna (Au Cu porphyry 6.7Moz Au, 9Blbs Cu), El Quevar (Medium sulfidation 60Moz Ag), Morro Verde (12% P2O5 50 Mt, potential for 150 Mt)
Experience with Barrick, Codelco, Rio Tinto and Noranda. Previously Regional Manager with Apex Silver (Colombia, Brazil, Argentina), oversaw geology for Geomaque and Geology Director for Frontera Minerals Inc
BSc (Geology) University of San Luis

Experience building companies in capital markets and stakeholder relations
Senior executive in the mining industry for 15 years. Previously CEO of Equinox Gold where he led the company’s growth from a single-asset developer to a multi-asset producer
Prior to Equinox, he was CEO of True Gold Mining which was sold to Endeavour Mining
Before entering the mining industry, Christian worked in investment banking with BNP Paribas in London.
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), BCom University of British Columbia