Murray Nye
Mr. Nye brings +20 years of experience as a director and officer of various public companies, with junior mining sector, mergers & acquisitions, and capital markets expertise. He most recently served as CEO of American Tungsten (CSE:TUNG), a tungsten-focused explorer and developer focused on onshoring domestic supply into the United States.
Prior, Mr. Nye was CEO of a publicly-listed junior mining company from 2016 until 2022, where he was led efforts in securing seed capital financing and listing on the CSE.
Mr. Nye was also instrumental in helping the company secure a lease to purchase option and acquiring key patented mining claims,
Kelvin Lee
Mr. Kelvin Lee offers over 15 years of extensive financial management experience with publicly traded companies. Most recently, he worked in progressively senior roles from Corporate Controller, VP Finance, and Administration to CFO for Monument Mining Limited, a TSX-V listed gold producer with $400 million in revenue. Mr. Lee’s responsibilities included development and execution of financial strategy and operations, including regulatory reporting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax and audit.
Previously, he held Controller positions in the mining industry with various publicly traded companies including Prodigy Gold Inc. between 2011 – 2013 that was acquired in 2012 for $340 million.
Clyde McMillan
Professional geologist with +10 years of mineral exploration experience, with expertise across Quebec’s most prolific mining districts. Mr. McMillan has gained industry experience with Azimut Exploration and Osisko Mining, and spent three years in a key technical role at Benz Mining. Mr. McMillan’s track record spans gold-copper systems, lithium pegmatites, and niobium-rare earth deposits, highlighted by his contribution to the team that helped triple the gold resources at the Eastmain Mine.
As President of McMillan Geosciences Inc., Clyde combines technical leadership with innovation, leveraging AI-driven workflows and a strong network of mining professionals to advance projects from grassroots through to resource development with efficiency, rigor, and disciplined execution that maximizes discovery success.
Neal Backmore
Experienced project generator and mineral exploration professional with +15 years of experience. As Principal of Grassroots Prospecting & Prospect Generation Inc., he has built a proven track record in advancing exploration concepts from desktop evaluation through to drill testing. Mr. Blackmore has supported +40 junior exploration companies across Canada in planning, management, and execution of exploration programs, contributing to gold, lithium, and base metal discoveries.
Mr. Blackmore has extensive experience in geotechnical engineering and large-scale civil infrastructure projects. He has served the Newfoundland and Labrador Prospectors Association in multiple roles and participated as an industry representative on several government committees. He has also acted as a technical advisor to both private and public companies throughout his career.