Mr. Jarvis has more than 30 years experience in exploration and development of mineral resources, both in oil and gas and metals.
After a career in financing exploration projects as a stockbroker, Mr. Jarvis moved to the corporate side of the business in 1996. He joined the Board of Ultra Petroleum, which at the time was a small oil and gas exploration and development company with a large, unconventional gas deposit. As Director responsible for Corporate Finance, he raised the equity capital necessary to prove the concept and to establish enough production to finance further growth with debt.
Mr. Jarvis became CEO of Giga Metals Corporations predecessor company in January 2004. During his tenure, the company has drilled off a giant nickel/cobalt deposit, worked out a reliable metallurgical circuit, and published a Preliminary Economic Assessment.
Formerly General Manager at Rio Tinto working with Rio Tinto’s copper and diamond operations. Also held the position of Executive Vice Presiden Business Development for the streaming company Sandstorm Gold. Director of Silver One Resources and former director of Kennady Diamonds, leading the $176m sale of the company to Mountain Province as chair of the special committee of the board.
Mr. Espig assumed the role of President and CEO on November 7, 2013 and guided the Company through its restructuring, which included entering the company into CCAA and successfully exiting on November 21, 2014. He is experienced in the analysis of investment opportunities, raising capital, deal sourcing, financial structuring, and corporate turnaround. Mr. Espig has structured over US$2.0 billion in private equity and pre-IPO investment transactions from the principal side and is a pioneer of SPACs, having completed over $1.0 BN in transactions.
Mr. Espig served as Vice-President of the Principal Finance and Securitization Group and Asia Special Situations Group for Goldman Sachs Japan. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Espig was Vice-President of Olympus Capital, a New York private equity firm, where he participated in corporate restructurings, investment analysis and financing negotiations for both domestic and international investments.
In 1989, Mr. Espig received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia and later received his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was a Chazen International Scholar.
Mr. Espig has been active in the turnaround of mining projects and has functioned in management and director roles for numerous mining companies.
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Speaker 1: All right. Well hello everyone and welcome to the BC mining panel hosted by 6. We are joined today by the leaders of 4 companies operating out of British Columbia. I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Fletcher Morgan the CEO and director of TDG Gold. Speaker 1: Peter Espig CEO president and director of Nikola Mining. Speaker 1: Mark Jarvis CEO and director of Github Metals and shortly will be joined by Claudia Turnquist, President and CEO Speaker 1: and Director of Kodiak Copper. Speaker 1: So in this discussion, we're going to explore what Mining and British Columbia has to offer each of these panelists Speaker 1: respective companies and then we will open the floor to attend the Q&A. So as a reminder you can submit your questions at any time on the Q&A panel on the right hand side of the screen and we'll be sure to get to them after the discussion. Speaker 1: And of course the summit is being recorded and will be available to watch Speaker 1: afterwards on SIX.com. Speaker 1: But to kick things off, Speaker 1: Dr. Thatcher Morgan, can you please introduce yourself and your company and describe some of the goals that you're excited to share. Speaker 2: DR. THATCHER MORGAN Okay, thanks, Tasha. Well, good morning, everyone. Speaker 2: I'm a white settler of English ancestry living as a guest on unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh. Speaker 2: I'm director and CEO of TDG Gold. Speaker 2: We are a major holder of mineral claims and mining leases in the historical Tudorgon production corridor of North Central BC. Speaker 2: We hold over 23, 000 hectares of brownfield and greenfield exploration opportunities, Speaker 2: either under direct ownership or earning. And our flagship projects are the former producing h...
