Chris Beer

Chris Beer

Interim President & CEO

  • Over 30 years of experience in mining finance and exploration.
  • Spent 24 years at RBC Global Asset Management, most recently as Managing Director & Senior Portfolio Manager of North American & Global Natural Resources.
  • Also spent five years as an equity analyst covering the mining sector and worked as an exploration geologist with Noranda.
  • Holds the CFA designation, an MBA from the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in Geology.

Jacques Steele

Jacques Steele

Interim CFO

  • Over 10 years specializing in mining with operations in North America, South America and Africa.
  • Previous Director of Finance at ATEX and Chief Financial Officer of Electric Elements Mining, a private investee company of O3 Mining.
  • Joined O3 Mining Inc. in 2020 as Corporate Financial Controller and was subsequently promoted to Director of Finance in 2022.
  • Formerly held the role of Assistant Corporate Controller at Osisko Mining.
  • Chartered Accountant (CA) with extensive experience in financial accounting and reporting, financial planning, analysis and budgeting and external and internal auditing.

Felipe Machado Pinheiro

Felipe Machado P.

Country Manager and VP of Sustainability

  • Over 19 years of management experience with a focus on sustainability.
  • Expertise in integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into business strategy and practices.
  • Recently held an executive position at a Chilean midstream oil and gas company.
  • Consultant to over 40 companies across diverse industries.
  • PhD in Economics from Université de Rennes and Sociologist from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Holds ESG certifications from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
  • Brazilian, residing in Chile for over two decades, fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

Aman Atwal

Aman Atwal

VP of Business Development and Investor Relations

  • Over a decade of Corporate Development and Investor Relations experience with senior publicly traded mining companies.
  • Joined from Lundin Mining as Director, Corporate Development, having spent nine years contributing to the strategy, execution, and communication of three successful acquisitions, one strategic divestiture, and a high profile attempted takeover.
  • Prior to Lundin Mining, worked in Investor Relations at Barrick Gold and in Equity Research at Barclays Capital Canada covering the North American mining sector.
  • Holds an MBA from McMaster University, a LLM (Master of Laws) in Business Law, from York University Osgoode Hall Law School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Myrzah Bello

Myrzah Bello

VP, People, Health and Safety

Pablo Morelli

Pablo Morelli

Senior Director, Exploration

  • Geologist with 20 years of experience specializing in Cu–Mo, Cu–Au and Au-rich porphyry systems, geological modelling, resource estimation and metallurgy.
  • Held senior exploration geologist roles at major mining companies, including Titan Mining, the Newmont‑Barrick JV, Kinross Gold, Barrick Gold, and Rio Tinto.