Strategic Consultants
Wayne Reid
Mr. Reid has over 40 years of experience in exploration and mining geology, spanning a variety of geological terrains, from Newfoundland to Northern B.C. and Alaska. He has held senior positions with various public companies and projects in the business of mining and exploration, including Noranda Inc., Hemlo Gold Mines, Echo Bay Mines Ltd. and St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. Mr. Reid was part of the team involved in the discovery of the Brewery Creek Gold Deposit in Yukon Territory and the Boundary Massive Sulphide Deposit / Duck Pond Mine in Central Newfoundland. His experience includes gold, base metal and uranium/REE exploration in most geological environments in North America. He has over 20 years with the Noranda / Hemlo group in the capacity of District and Regional manager across Canada.
Mr. Reid holds a BSc. in Geology from Memorial University in Newfoundland and has a Professional Geologist designation from Professional Engineers and Geoscientists – Newfoundland and Labrador. He has been a director and senior officer with several junior exploration companies and is currently serving as a director of Manning Ventures Inc. and Metals Creek Resources Corp. and as Vice President of Exploration of Quadro Resources Ltd.
Kevin Keats
Kevin is a successful business entrepreneur who comes from a family with many generations of prospectors. He has in excess of over 30 years experience in mineral exploration, spanning many geological terrains across Canada, Nevada, Mexico, Peru and Indonesia.
Kevin has worked with many major and junior exploration companies throughout his 30 years and is the co-discoverer of the most recent gold discovery, the famous Keats Zones at the Queensway Project, that he recently sold to New Found Gold Corp.. He currently is the Field/Logistics Manager at this project overseeing 14 diamond drills.
Kevin was a co-founder of Golden Dory Resources now Sokoman Minerals Corporation where he held the President/CEO position for 13 years. Kevin was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his dedication to his peers, community, province, country and the prospecting community. He was also one of the recipients of the PDAC (Prospector & Developers Association of Canada) "Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year" award in March 2007, which was awarded to the members of the Keats/Stares family.
Jeff Stevens
Mr. Stevens has 20+ years of capital markets experience and has been an officer and director with several public companies. He has taken three companies public via reverse takeover, built teams and structured multiple M&A transactions while building successful businesses.