Chris’ field experience began at 16 years old with Hecla Mining and Esso Minerals Canada. He continued his field work while earning his B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia (class of 1982).Chris has over 40 years of field experience where he specialised in remote and difficult access projects for mineral exploration. Chris started CAH Consulting Ltd. In 1989. His contracts ranged from Head of Exploration and Field Activities for GGL Resources Corp (1991-2012). to Project Manager for projects in various stages of exploration and development in NU, NT, BC, YT, AB, OR, CA, AZ, NM, NV, CO and Ghana. Chris started working with Aurora Geosciences Ltd. in 2012 as Project Manager for the Kennady North Project (Kennady Diamonds).Chris has been a resident of Yellowknife, NT since 1992 – working continually in the field of diamond, gold and base metal exploration.
Manuel Estrada
Mr. Estrada has wide experience with a variety of mining operation through-out the Americas, including 14 years with Capstone Mining Corp. at its Cozamin and Pinto Valley Mines. He is the founder and owner of Eleven Mercantile and Technical Solutions LLC. Mr. Estrada holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Durango and is certified in Risk, Safety, Leadership, Maintenance and Process Management, and Cut-Off Grade and Mine Strategy Optimization.
Dick Reid
Mr. Reid, B.Sc., is a geologist with over 40 years in the mining business working for major mining companies with a career focused on Nevada. Early in his career, he was a Nevada project geologist for Pegasus Mining, later transitioning to roles with Newmont Goldcorp Corp., the largest producer of gold in the world. He continued his career as Newmont’s Nevada District Exploration Manager and later Exploration Business Development Manager, and finally Chief Geologist for North America.
Ron Berdahl
Mr. Berdahl, B.Sc., has a storied career spanning over 40 years primarily focused on grassroots prospecting and project generation in Yukon, Canada and the Western United States. Along with his two sons, their private family company, 18526 Yukon Inc., built a portfolio of mineral projects that now include the world-class Valley gold deposit being developed by Snowline Gold.