Fitzroy Minerals
Primary Ticker: TSX-V:FTZ, OTC:FTZFF
Stage of Development: Exploration
Primary Minerals: Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
Country / Region: Argentina, British Columbia, Canada, Chile
Market Cap 140M
Website: Fitzroy Minerals
Focused on exploring and advancing commercial copper and gold discoveries in Chile.
The world needs more copper mines. Fitzroy is focused on shallow exploration projects with good grade, simple metallurgy and infrastructure advantages. Gold and silver are important economic by-products.
Fitzroy’s property portfolio includes the Buen Retiro Copper project, the Caballos Copper-Molybdenum-Gold-Rhenium project, and the Polimet Gold-Copper-Silver project, which are all in Chile. In addition Fitzroy has the non-core Taquetren Gold project in Argentina, and the non-core Cariboo project in British Columbia, Canada.
Management Profile:
Campbell Smyth - Chairman, Director
Mr Smyth has over 30 years of experience in the fund management, capital markets and corporate finance of the venture capital and resource sectors. Mr Smyth holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and a Postgraduate from Pembroke College, Oxford. Mr Smyth is also currently non-executive director of Carlton Precious Inc (CPI: TSXV), and non-executive chairman of Orange Minerals (OMX:ASX).
Merlin Marr-Johnson - President and CEO, Director
Mr. Marr-Johnson has over 25 years of experience in the resources sector in technical, corporate, and capital markets roles. Mr. Marr-Johnson holds an honors degree in geology from Manchester University and a Master’s Degree in Mineral Deposit Evaluation from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College. He speaks several languages, including Spanish. Mr Marr-Johnson is currently non-executive director of Salazar Resources Ltd (SRL: TSXV)
Gilberto Schubert - COO and Country Manager
Gilberto Schubert is a professional geologist with over 30 years of experience in industry including early- to late-stage exploration, economic and financial evaluation of projects, planning, development, and mining operations in Brazil, Peru and Chile. From 1992 to 2013 he worked for Vale, culminating in eight years as Country Manager, Chile. Gilberto holds a BSc and an MSc in Geology from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; an MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral, Belo Horizonte; a Diploma in Mineral Economics from Universidad de Chile, Santiago; and an MSc in Mining Economics from Curtin University of Technology, Perth.
Craig Parry - Technical Advisor
Craig is a geologist with over 25 years of experience in exploration and development. He is co-founder and Chairman of Inventa Capital – a private natural resources investment company. In addition he is Chairman of Skeena Resources, Vizsla Silver, and Vizsla Copper. Craig is the former CEO and founder of IsoEnergy, a successful uranium exploration company focused on Canadian Assets, and a founding director of NexGen Energy. He was founding shareholder and Senior Advisor to EMR Capital, and spent ten years at Rio Tinto.
Ken McNaughton - Technical Advisor
Ken McNaughton is a professional geological engineer with over 30 years of experience. Ken was previously Chief Exploration Officer at Pretium Resources Inc., and Vice President, Exploration at Silver Standard Resources Inc. for 20 years. He was instrumental in the discovery of Brucejack. Ken holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and a Master of Applied Science degree in geological engineering from the University of Windsor. Ken is currently the Chief Exploration Officer of P2 Gold (PGLD TSXV)
Queenie Kuang - CFO
Queenie is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Finance from Simon Fraser University. She has over 17 years of experience in investment banking, listings, M&A, and financial advisory services including: financial statement preparation, public company reporting, and corporate governance support. Queenie has served as CFO and director for several publicly listed companies.
John Seaman, ICD.D - Director
John Seaman is currently a Director of I-80 Gold Corp. John was the Chief Financial Officer of Premier Gold Mines from August 2006 to June 2012 and Chief Financial Officer of Wolfden Resources Inc. from October 2002 to May 2007. He also sat on the board for Premier as Lead Director. John has been a director and/or officer of various other public companies.
Mary Gilzean - Director
Mary has over 25 years of experience in international mineral exploration and human resources management. She has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, and North and South America with Teck Resources and BHP Billiton. Mary is a graduate in geology from Stanford University and holds a Master’s Degree in geology from the University of California, Berkeley. She has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations in the Vancouver area. Mary is also non-executive director for Salazar Resources (TSXV).
Victor Flores - Director
Victor has a Bachelor’s degree in Geological Sciences, a Master’s degree in Energy and Mineral Resources from the University of Texas at Austin, and a CFA charter. He worked as a resources analyst then Portfolio Manager and Chief Investment Officer for United Services Advisors, before spending 11 years at HSBC. From 2009 he spent nine years as a portfolio manager for Paulson & Co and since 2018 he has been a mining sector consultant, including six years as Director of Strategic Projects for Orion Resource Partners.
