About Us

Over 30 years of corporate and technical mineral exploration experience. Co-Founder, President and CEO of Kaminak Gold Corporation and led the company through the discovery of the 5 million-ounce Coffee Gold Project. Completed his Ph.D. at Western University, London, ON.

Mining engineer with over 30 years of operations, consulting and investment banking experience. CEO New Found Gold Corp.

Co-founder and former director of Torex Gold Resources Inc., President and CEO of Global Battery Metals Ltd.

Exploration geologist and project manager with 20+ years experience.

Over 25 years of experience working within the resource extraction industry.

Co-Founder and Principal of Discovery Group

John is a professional geologist, prospector and entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. In 2008 he was awarded the Spud Huestis award for his contributions to mineral exploration in British Columbia and Yukon.

He has been involved in several notable discoveries including the 5 million oz Coffee Gold deposit in Yukon, Three Bluffs gold deposit in the Committee Bay greenstone belt and the Aviat/Churchill diamond districts of Nunavut. He has been involved in over a billion dollars in M&A activity and has generated over $500 million in direct and indirect mineral expenditures throughout Canada, Latin America and Australia.

John was the founder and co-founder of several notable companies including Hunter Exploration, Kaminak Gold Corp., Stornoway Diamond Corp., Northern Empire Resources Corp., Bluestone Resources Inc. and Fireweed Zinc Corp.

John acts as Chairman to Fireweed Zinc Ltd., Gold Basin Resources, and K2 Gold Corp. and Strategic Advisor to Kodiak Copper Corp., ValOre Metals Corp., Elemental Royalties Corp., and Prospector Metals Corp.  John was also formerly and advisor to Great Bear Resources and Chairman of Great Bear Royalties.

Co-Founder and Principal of Discovery Group

Jim is a principal of Discovery Group and has been actively involved in marketing and corporate development activities for the group companies since 2002. Jim has 22 years of industry experience, including capital raises, acquisitions, joint-ventures, spin-outs, RTOs, and IPOs. He is the Chairman and CEO of Valore Metals Corp. and was a driving force behind more than $60 million in equity financings for ValOre that lead to multiple discoveries and a 200% increase in mineral resources at ValOre’s Angilak uranium project.

Jim was a long-standing and active director of Kaminak Gold Corp. (acquired by Goldcorp.) and founding director of Northern Empire Resources Corp. (acquired by Coeur Mining). In 2007, Jim founded Corsa Capital Ltd. Corsa’s 2008 IPO lead to a 2010 transaction which created a leading U.S. metallurgical coal producer with a C$250M market capitalization.

Jim is the Chairman and CEO of ValOre Metals Corp., Director of K2 Gold Corporation and Strategic Advisor to Genesis Metals Corp., Kodiak Copper Corp., Elemental Royalties Corp., and Prospector Metals Corp.  He was formerly strategic advisor to Great Bear Resources Ltd. And director of Great Bear Royalties

Jeff Sundar has over twenty years of experience in the capital markets and mineral exploration sector. Mr. Sundar is active the company’s corporate development, marketing, and financing.

Jeff was a Director of Northern Empire Resources which was acquired by Coeur Mining for $117 million for the Sterling Gold project in October 2018.

He was also a Director and VP of Underworld Resources which discovered the 1.6 million oz White Gold deposit and was subsequently acquired by Kinross Gold for $138 million in June 2010.

Over 15 years of corporate secretary experience with private and publicly traded Canadian companies.