Leadership

Mr. McParland is the founder and Managing Director of Quarry and Mining Equipment (QME) with over 40 years experience in the Mining and Tunnelling industries.  QME is an International Mining Contractor, and is also a long-established Global Equipment Supplier of both new, and reconditioned, Mining and Tunneling Equipment. QME headquarters are in Navan, Ireland and also operate from offices in Toronto, Canada and Perth, Australia. Peter is also a Director on the Boards of several other private companies, both in the base metals and also medical fields, with proven entrepreneurial and management experience.

Mr. Varma, Chief Financial Officer. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 31 years of experience in the mining finance industry, having been a director of American Resource Company, Northgate Exploration Ltd. and Westfield Minerals Ltd. Mr. Varma holds directorships with Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. and Anglesey Mining Plc.

Mr. Clifford is a mining professional with over 50 years of experience in over 40 countries around the world. From 2008 to 2018 he managed copper exploration projects in the northern hemisphere for Antofagasta Minerals
SA., a major Chilean mining company. Previously, he was technical advisor for Andean Resources in Argentina and Exploration Manager for Equatorial Mining Ltd. in South America. Earlier in his career he was Exploration Manager – Europe for Ennex International and was a contributor to the discoveries for the Curraghinalt gold deposit in Northern Ireland and the Cononish gold deposit in Scotland. He holds a M. Sc. in mineral exploration from London University, a diploma in mineral exploration from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London and a B. Sc in Geology from University College Cork. He is a member of the Irish Association for Economic Geology, a Senior Fellow of the Society of Economic Geology, a Fellow of the AusIMM, and holds his P.Geo from the Institute of Geologists of Ireland and EurGeol from the European Federation of Geologists. Mr. Clifford is Chairman of the Technical Committee.

Mr. Downey is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant and an Institute of Corporate Directors Certified Director with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. He has been a director, CEO and CFO of Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange listed companies, including Northgate Minerals Corp., The companies he has been associated with have been involved in numerous mining operations primarily involving gold and copper mines in Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and the USA. Mr. Downey is Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Earls is a Consulting Economic Geologist and Professor in the Department of Geology, University College Cork. He is currently a Director of Conroy Gold and Natural Resources and was previously a Director of Dalradian Gold. He is a former Director of the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland and former Chairman of the Geosciences Committee of the Royal Irish Academy and is currently Vice Chair of National Museums Northern Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geology, and holds his P.Geo from the Institute of Geologists of Ireland and EurGeol from the European Federation of Geologists. In the 1980s he was part of the Ennex team that discovered the Curraghinalt gold deposit in Northern Ireland. He is a member of the Technical Committee.

Mr. McKillen is a retired professional geologist with 47 years of experience in the mining industry. He was Chief Executive of Xtierra and Minco from 2007 until April 2013. He holds degrees in geology from the University of Dublin (Trinity College) and the University of Leicester. He is a lifetime honorary member of the Association of Professional Geoscientist of Ontario. Mr. McKillen is a director of Xtierra Inc. and Conquest Resources Limited. He has extensive experience in exploration and development projects in Ireland, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, as well as North, Central and South America.

Mr. Power is a director of Greencastle Resources Ltd., Moydow Resources Limited, Conroy Gold and Natural Resources Plc, and Minerex Drilling Contractors Limited. He is a Professional Engineer registered in Ontario and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst with 50 years of experience in the mining industry in Canada and worldwide.   Based in Toronto, Mr. Power was formerly Vice-President and Secretary of Moydow Mines International Inc., Vice-President of Corporate Development at Hemlo Gold Mines Ltd. and previously Noranda Mines. 

Mr. Varma, Chief Financial Officer. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 31 years of experience in the mining finance industry, having been a director of American Resource Company, Northgate Exploration Ltd. and Westfield Minerals Ltd. Mr. Varma holds directorships with Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. and Anglesey Mining Plc.