Mr. Kelsch is a registered professional geologist and Qualified Person under NI-43-101 regulations with over 30 years in the mineral exploration industry. David joined Rio Tinto in 1992 managing Rio’s multi-million dollar exploration efforts at Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, from initiation through to advanced discovery on what was later to be commissioned the world class Diavik Diamond Mine. Since leaving his tenure at Rio Tinto in the late 1990s, he has held senior management, directorships, officer and advisory positions with a number of publicly listed companies exploring for precious, base, industrial and critical metals and gemstones on five continents. In the 2000’s David cofounded Bluestone Resources Inc. holding both officer and director positions. Bluestone, a member of the Discovery Group of Companies, acquired the Cerro Blanco gold deposit in Guatemala from Goldcorp in 2017. David has been fortunate to have had exploration experience ranging from concept and initial discoveries through to resource delineation.