LATAM Panel

25+ years experience in the mining and energy sector with specific focus in battery metals building and growing companies and implementing successful capital markets and growth strategies. Founder, CEO and Director of M2 Cobalt sold to Jervois Mining in June 2019. Founder/Director of Osum Oil Sands recently sold to Watreous Energy Fund for $400 million. Director of Doublestar Resources at the time of its sale to Selkirk Metals in 2007.

Brian brings more than 30 years of experience in mineral exploration throughout Canada, Europe and southeast Asia. Brian was previously CEO and Board Member of Pembrook Copper Corp., where he developed the copper resource at Pecoy in Peru. He also served as the CEO, President and Director of Lake Shore Gold Corp., where he completed an acquisition of the Bell Creek mine and mill and led the team that discovered the Timmins West, Thunder Creek and Bell Creek deep deposits. Brian began his career as a geologist on the Casa Berardi gold discoveries in Quebec. He opened Incos exploration office in Val dOr, Quebec and is credited with the discovery of the Douay West gold deposit in 1990 and was subsequently appointed to the board of Societe DExploration Miniere Vior Inc. In 1994, as Incos Manager Exploration, Eastern North America, he conducted the preliminary assessment of the Voiseys Bay Ni-Cu-Co discovery. Brian later managed Incos exploration office in Jakarta and was involved, through a JV with Highlands Gold, in the discovery of the Beutong copper porphyry in Sumatra. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from McGill University and is also a member of the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario. Brian is also a director of SSR Mining Inc. and GFG Resources Inc.