Chesapeake Gold Update Call

Jean-Paul Tsotsos has over 15 years of experience in mining corporate development, strategy, capital markets, project evaluations, and project development. Mr. Tsotsos was previously a member of the Corporate Development team at Hudbay Minerals, where he played an integral role in the development of the Snow Lake base metal to gold transition strategy in Manitoba, the 100% ownership consolidation of Copper World in Arizona, and the acquisition of Mason Resources in Nevada. Before Hudbay, Mr. Tsotsos worked at BMO Capital Markets in the Metals and Mining Equity Research group and held successively higher roles as a Professional Geologist within exploration and consulting. Mr. Tsotsos holds an MBA specializing in Natural Resources, Energy, and Environment from the University of Alberta, a Masters of Science, and an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto. He is a Professional Geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.

Justin Black is a metallurgist with 15 years of experience in project development and operations in the mining industry. Mr. Black has served as a project manager, lead engineer, QP and author for 43-101 reports and commissioning efforts throughout North and South America. Mr. Black has been intimately involved with the development and application of Chesapeake’s Heap Oxidation technology since 2017. Mr. Black graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Arizona.