Management & Directors

Mr. Saxton has been President, CEO of the Company since August 2009. He has been active in the mining industry since 1969, holding various positions including mining engineer, mine superintendent, and president and CEO of numerous Canadian mining companies. He also holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. For a full biography on Mr. Saxton, please go to Directors.

Mr. Koo brings significant experience in financial reporting roles covering many industries including junior mining, building materials and high-tech. He is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and started his career at a midsized accounting firm providing accounting, consulting, audit and tax services to publicly traded and private entities. Mr. Koo is a Partner at SHIM & Associates LLP.  Mr. Koo was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 2024, to replace Mr. Dong Shim who became a director. 

Mr. Sawyer has over 30 years of experience in mining management & Nevada Mining Regulation. He has extensive experience in mine permitting, compliance and engineering that includes the position of Bureau Chief with the Nevada Bureau of Mining Regulation & Reclamation managing mine water pollution control and reclamation permitting program for the State of Nevada. He also held senior mine management positions with SGV Resources, SRK Consulting, Arimetco Inc., Oracle Ridge Mining Partners and with the Lundin Group.

Paul Saxton is a mining engineer who also holds an MBA. He has been active in the mining industry since 1969, holding various positions including mining engineer, mine superintendent, President and CEO. Following 10 years with Cominco, Mr. Saxton became Vice President and then President of Mascot Gold Mines Ltd., initially working on the design and construction of the Nickel Plate mine in BC. and was instrumental in the re-opening of the mine. Subsequently he became a Vice-President of Corona Corporation, which took over Mascot. In 1989 Mr. Saxton was appointed Senior Vice President of Viceroy Resource Corporation where he was responsible for construction and operations of the Castle Mountain mine in California.  In 1994 he became President of Loki Gold Corporation and Baja Gold Inc, where he was responsible for bringing the Brewery Creek Gold mine into production. In 1995 he helped organize the merger of Viceroy, Baja and Loki into Viceroy Resource Corporation and became President of the new entity. Following his departure from Viceroy in 1998, Mr. Saxton became President of Standard Mining Corp., organizing the company and supervising its exploration activities until 2001, when Standard Mining Corp.  Since 2003 Mr. Saxton has been involved with Lincoln Gold Mining Inc. 

 

 

Mr. Wilkinson, BSc, MSc, MBA, is a seasoned Canadian mining executive who has focused his successful career on the mining sector, advancing through technical management to knowledge-based equity research, then on to senior executive and board level positions. With over four decades of experience in geology, precious metals investment analysis, resource project development, and corporate leadership roles, he has held senior management and director positions with several public companies and private companies.

Mr. Attaway, P.Eng., a Mining Engineer, brings with him over 40 years industry experience and holds a Master’s Business Administration degree. Mr. Attaway has a solid track record in mine development and construction start-ups and most recently served as project manager for Quadra Mining’s Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum project in northern Chile. He was also Vice President, Operations for Viceroy Resource Corp. and was responsible for the start-up and operations of the Castle Mountain open pit gold mine. Mr. Attaway was Chief Operations Officer of the Company from April 2010 until he retired in September 2024.

Mr. Ewanchuk completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of British Columbia with an Honors degree in Geology. Since 1980, he has held the position of Chief Executive Officer and President of several mining and mineral exploration companies including: Mascot Gold Mines Ltd., Bethlehem Resources Corp., and Cross Lake Minerals Ltd.