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John Robins
John Robins is a geologist, prospector, and mining entrepreneur with more than 35 years of industry experience. He received PDAC’s Viola R. MacMillan Award in 2025, AME’s Murray Pezim Award in 2022, and the Spud Huestis Award in 2008 for his contributions to mineral exploration and financing. He has been involved in several major discoveries, including the Coffee Gold deposit (Yukon), Three Bluffs (Committee Bay), the Aviat/Churchill diamond districts (Nunavut), and the Great Bear project (Ontario). Mr. Robins has been instrumental in more than $3 billion in M&A activity and over $1 billion in mineral exploration and development expenditures across Canada, Latin America, and Australia, including the sales of Great Bear Resources to Kinross Gold ($1.8B), Great Bear Royalties to Royal Gold ($200M), and Kaminak Gold to Goldcorp ($510M). He is currently Chairman of K2 Gold Corp. and serves as a strategic advisor to several junior mining companies.
About John Robins
John Robins is a geologist, prospector, and mining entrepreneur with more than 35 years of industry experience. He received PDAC’s Viola R. MacMillan Award in 2025, AME’s Murray Pezim Award in 2022, and the Spud Huestis Award in 2008 for his contributions to mineral exploration and financing. He has been involved in several major discoveries, including the Coffee Gold deposit (Yukon), Three Bluffs (Committee Bay), the Aviat/Churchill diamond districts (Nunavut), and the Great Bear project (Ontario). Mr. Robins has been instrumental in more than $3 billion in M&A activity and over $1 billion in mineral exploration and development expenditures across Canada, Latin America, and Australia, including the sales of Great Bear Resources to Kinross Gold ($1.8B), Great Bear Royalties to Royal Gold ($200M), and Kaminak Gold to Goldcorp ($510M). He is currently Chairman of K2 Gold Corp. and serves as a strategic advisor to several junior mining companies.