A proven team with a track record of discovering significant silver deposits in Latin America and selling them to major companies.
Mr. Thomson is an entrepreneur and mining executive with over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration in Latin America. He is the former CEO & President of Soltoro Ltd., where he and Steve Priesmeyer (Colt advisory board) defined a significant silver resource at the El Rayo Silver Project in southwestern Mexico before being acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines in 2015. Mr. Thomson has extensive experience in leading TSX Venture-listed companies, capital raising and advancing exploration projects, and is proficient in Spanish and fluent in French. He also serves on the Board of Palamina Corp. and New Break Resources Ltd.
Mr. Farrant has 26 years’ experience in the exploration space. Mr. Farrant was a co-founder, President and CEO of Commonwealth Silver and Gold Mining Inc., which was acquired by Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. in 2015. Previously, Michael Farrant and Hall Stewart (Advisor to Colt) were co-founders of Puno Gold Corp., active in the Santa Lucia District in Peru where Colt holds 4 Silver Copper projects. Mr. Farrant received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University in 1992 and earned his CA in 1995 with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC). Mr. Farrant is a director of Palamina Corp. and New Break Resources Ltd.
Michael Kosowan is a mining engineer and capital markets professional with more than 30 years of experience across the junior mining sector. His background includes project engineering roles with major mining companies, including Falconbridge, Placer Dome and Inco, as well as capital markets experience with Sprott Private Wealth and Sprott Global Resources Inc., where he was involved in financings in the U.S. and Canada. Since 2017, Michael has worked with junior mining issuers as a principal, director and officer, providing strategic and capital markets guidance. He currently serves as Chair of TDG Gold Corp. and as a director of Eminent Gold Corp. and Almaden Minerals Ltd.
Ms. Doddridge is an accomplished and seasoned investor relations executive with more than 20 years of capital markets experience driving the investor relations and corporate communications strategy for several well-known mid-tier and large cap mining companies. During her career Ms. Doddridge has formulated and executed the investor relations and communications strategy for numerous high-profile transactions totalling over $5 billion and debt and equity raises of close to $4 billion. Ms. Doddridge has been widely recognized for her work and performance having received several awards in acknowledgement. Ms. Doddridge holds a Hons. B. Comm. from the University of Guelph.
Mr. Priesmeyer is an exploration geologist with over forty years’ experience managing and developing exploration projects throughout the Americas. He was most recently responsible for advancing the Beartrack-Arnett gold deposit in Idaho for Revival Gold Corp. Steve also worked with Andrew Thomson at Soltoro Ltd.’s El Rayo silver project in Mexico. Soltoro was acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited in 2015. Previously, Steve managed exploration on the advanced-stage Magistral gold deposit and the Tameapa copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit, both in Mexico, and was involved in exploration programs at the Jerritt Canyon mine property in Nevada. Steve holds a B.Sc. in Geology and a M.Sc. in Geology at the University of Idaho. He is a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101.
Mr. Moody is an accomplished geologist with extensive executive experience in South American mineral exploration. During his tenure as Exploration Manager for Rio Tinto in Peru (2000–2005), he successfully led teams in the identification and discovery of world-class mineral assets. His Peruvian portfolio features critical major deposit discoveries now in production or advanced feasibility, including Mina Justa, La Granja, Constancia, Corani, and Ollachea. He continues to leverage his deep corporate strategy and regional expertise as a director for South American-focused resource firms. Mr Moody is the CEO & President of Pan Global Resources and a director of Mirasol Resources, Prism Resources, and Indico Resources.
Mr. Stewart, CPG, RG (Arizona) is a graduate of the University of Arizona with 30 years of experience in Latin America. Most recently Hall was Chief Geologist with Mithril Resources at the Copalquin Project in Mexico. Previously Mr. Stewart and Michael Farrant (Colt’s CFO) were co-founders of Puno Gold Corp., active primarily in the Santa Lucia District in Peru where Colt has 4 Silver Copper projects. Hall was also co-founder of Commonwealth Silver and Gold Corp. where he managed exploration of the historic Commonwealth mine in Arizona. Mr. Stewart also acted as Project Geologist at the Ocampo and Palmarejo Projects in Mexico. Coeur reports that in 2023 the Palmarejo complex represented 64% of its silver production and 32% of Coeur’s gold production.