John Robins is a geologist, prospector, and entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. In 2025, he was the recipient of PDAC’s Viola R. MacMillan Award for his leadership excellence in mineral exploration financing. He also received AME’s Murray Pezim Award in 2022 for his significant contribution to the financing of exploration and development projects over the last 20 years, as well as the Spud Huestis Award in 2008 for having made significant contributions to mineral exploration in British Columbia and Yukon.

Mr. Robins has been involved in several notable discoveries, including the 5M oz Coffee Gold deposit in Yukon, the Three Bluffs gold deposit in the Committee Bay greenstone belt, the Aviat / Churchill diamond districts of Nunavut, and the Great Bear project in north-western Ontario. Through his entrepreneurship, John has been instrumental in over CDN$3B in M&A activity and has generated over $1B in direct and indirect mineral expenditures throughout Canada, Latin America, and Australia. Notable recent successes include the sales of Great Bear Resources Ltd. to Kinross Gold Corp. for $1.8B, Great Bear Royalties Corp. to Royal Gold Inc. for $200M, and Kaminak Gold Corp. to Goldcorp for $510M.

John’s outstanding strategic guidance, technical expertise, strong industry relationships, and steadfast adherence to ethical practices, underpin his status as a leading steward of the junior mining industry. He currently acts as Chairman of K2 Gold Corp.  Mr. Robins is also, a Strategic Advisor to Defense Metals Corp., Kodiak Copper Corp., CopperEx Resources Corp., ValOre Metals Corp., and Prospector Metals Corp.

Anthony holds a BSc. Geology from Lakehead University and has over twenty-five years of management and exploration experience working with both major mining, and junior exploration companies. Over the course of his career, he has explored for a variety of commodities, and deposit types, on projects ranging from greenfields prospecting and project generation to managing multi-drill programs, and advanced development projects. This experience has given him exposure to a variety of exploration methods, as well as business management styles and techniques.

Ms. Van Den Akker, CPA, CA, brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience across the mining, energy, and emerging technology sectors. She has held senior executive roles with both private and public companies, including CFO and Corporate Secretary positions at Kore Mining, Hive Blockchain, GlobalBlock, and Fiore Management. Her expertise spans corporate finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, governance, and regulatory compliance. She has successfully executed complex financings, cross-border tax planning, corporate restructurings, and major transactions, including over C$200 million in financings and the spinout of Karus Gold.

Eric is a professional geologist with over 10 years of experience in mineral exploration and resource delineation. Eric began his career with Kaminak Gold Corporation in 2011 and was instrumental in the exploration and development success of the Coffee Gold Project. Following the acquisition of Kaminak in 2016, Eric joined Goldcorp where he oversaw field activities of the Coffee Gold Project. Eric holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geology and Master of Science in Geology, both from the University of Western Ontario.