About Us

Nicholas Konkin has extensive business experience with over a decade of developing successful private and public resource and technology start-up’s combined with a strong background in wealth management and investor relations spanning resources, technology and medical services. Mr. Konkin is currently Director of Capital Markets for Grove Corporate Services and serves as a director of Graycliff Exploration Ltd. (CSE: GRAY).

Mr. Mattinen has over thirty-seven years of base and precious metals exploration experience in the U.S. and Canada. His technical expertise covers epigenetic gold, volcanogenic massive sulfide, copper and tungsten skarns, porphyry gold and copper, placer gold, and magmatic nickel and copper sulfide and deposit models. He worked 19 years in junior and senior positions with Falconbridge including being heavily involved in the exploration and development of the Winston Lake Property in Ontario. Mr. Mattinen was also responsible for exploration and resource development of the Bucko Lake nickel deposit and has been involved in deals such as Royal Nickel, and Asher Resources Corp.

Alex Pekurar is currently Chief Financial Officer of EV Minerals Corp, a public mining company. Mr. Pekurar has over 20 years of accounting and management experience including CFO of UpSnap Inc, a public adtech company, CFO of Antares Gaming Corp, a private esports company, CFO of Opera Event Corp, a private media company, and VP Finance of Jasper CommerceInc, a public SaaS company. Mr. Pekurar attained his CPA designation at RSM Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Management and Professional Accounting from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. His focus is on leading organizations through time-sensitive and stressful initiatives such as acquisitions, divestitures, financings and public listings.

Experienced public resource company CEO with 30+ years in mining and public market finance. Previous senior executive roles in South American publicly listed companies in Argentina, Peru, Brazil and French Guiana leveraging engineering, finance, brokerage and marketing leadership roles. Involved in corporate financings in excess of $200M.

Dr. Hunter is a published and experienced metallurgical engineer with over 35 years managing mill and flotation operations around the world including large nickel operations. Currently, Dr. Hunter is the Executive Director of Pacific Ore Limited. Which develops bacterial leaching technology called BioHeaptm. Dr. Hunter will consult for EV Minerals on upcoming Bio Leach test work.

Scott is an experienced mining executive with 47+ years in the mining industry including former Chairman and CEO of INCO Ltd before its acquisition by Vale for US$19B in 2007. Scott has held directorships with several resource companies including as Lead Director of Karora Resources (formerly Royal Nickel Corporation and now in gold mining in Western Australia), and formerly Fronteer Gold (sold to Newmont in 2011 for US$2.3B) and China state-owned Chinalco Mining Corp. International (Toromocho Copper Mine in Peru)

Tom Griffis is the founder of Griffis Capital, that has focused the majority of its activities on natural resource, technology and healthcare companies requiring early to mid stage financing. The focus of past activities has been in resource based assets located in Ghana, Argentina, Kazakhstan, USA and Canada and technology and healthcare companies with a primarily North America focus. Mr. Griffis has founded and served on the Board of Directors of several private and publicly traded companies in the resource, technology and healthcare sectors. Previously, Mr. Griffis was a pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces. During his 20 years of service he held several positions of command including as pilot and commander of the Canadian national aerobatic team the Snowbirds.

Richard Buzbuzian is a capital markets executive with over 20 years of investment experience in Canada and Europe. Currently, Mr. Buzbuzian operates Buzbuzian Capital Corporation, a family office with an investment portfolio of public and pre-IPO companies in the technology sector as well as a variety of special situations. Additionally, Mr. Buzbuzian currently serves on several boards of public, private and non-profit organizations. Mr. Buzbuzian holds a degree from the University of Toronto.

Dino has over 30 years of international experience having been involved in project management, feasibility studies, reserve estimation, due diligence studies, valuation studies, social and environmental permitting processes for mine construction and development and related risk management. He was the founder of Carpathian Gold Inc and is a registered Geologist in Ontario. Currently, Dino is serving on the board of directors of Yamana Gold.

Dr. Jobin-Bevans has over 30 years' experience in the geosciences, including mineral exploration, management and administration, lecturing, research, administrative reporting, technical report writing (proposals, research articles), presentations (wide range of audiences), project finance, and more recently mineral processing. With more than 25 years of direct experience with public and private companies as an officer, director and technical advisor, he has been involved with taking numerous private companies public. Dr. Jobin-Bevans has a Ph.D. (Geology) from the University of Western Ontario and is a registered geoscientist with the Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (PGO) and with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS), , an External Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geology (Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada), and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Dr. Jobin-Bevans is a past president (2010-2012) and a past director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).

Chris practices securities and corporate/commercial law and is the President of Irwin Professional Corporation He advises a number of public companies on a variety of issues including continuous disclosure and regulatory issues, reverse-takeover transactions, initial public offerings and takeover bids. Mr. Irwin is a director and/or officer of several public companies in the medical, tech, and mining sectors. Mr. Irwin is a former director of Trelawny Mining and Exploration Inc., a company acquired by IAMGOLD Corporation in a $608 million transaction, and a former director of Southern Star Resources Inc., which was formerly listed on the TSX prior to becoming Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. and being taken over by Goldcorp Inc. in a $1.5 billion transaction.

Mr. Charette is a corporate finance lawyer with over thirty years of experience in the areas of securities, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions in Toronto and Montreal. Although primarily involved in the resource sector, he has also been involved in other areas such as medical technologies, industrial companies, as well as having acted for many underwriters on various types of securities offerings. His corporate finance activities have included projects in many parts of the world, including Africa, Europe, and South America. Mr. Charette has a particular expertise in developing innovative financial structures designed to match the needs of both issuers and investors. In addition, he has also served on many boards of directors over the years, as well as  presented lectures on corporate and project finance to law students. Mr. Charette completed his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa in 1981 and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1982.

Nicholas Konkin has extensive business experience with over a decade of developing successful private and public resource and technology start-up’s combined with a strong background in wealth management and investor relations spanning resources, technology and medical services. Mr. Konkin is currently Director of Capital Markets for Grove Corporate Services and serves as a director of Graycliff Exploration Ltd. (CSE: GRAY).