Dr. Curtis is a mining geologist and executive with more than 50 years of global exploration, development, and corporate leadership experience. He founded the company that discovered and advanced the world-class Tujuh Bukit gold-copper district in Indonesia — a porphyry system with notable geological similarities to Brewer.

He has served as an independent director and senior executive of multiple publicly listed exploration and mining companies and currently serves as non-executive Chairman of Excellon Resources.

Dr. Curtis holds a BSc from the Australian National University and a PhD from the University of Toronto.

Executive and entrepreneur with 30 years of global experience, including 20 years in mining and energy. Holds and held executive and senior advisory roles with Ivanhoe Mines, Rio Tinto, Peabody Energy and Duke Energy. Carolina Rush President, CEO and Director since 2017. Erdene Resource Development independent Director since 2015 and Chair of the Board since 2019. BA from UNC-Chapel Hill; MA from School for International Training; MA from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Mr. Petroff brings extensive executive leadership experience in the mining sector. He served as President, CEO and Director of Jaguar Mining (2012–2014) and Breakwater Resources (2009–2011), and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Centerra Gold (2004–2008), following its spin-off from Cameco.

Earlier, he was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration at Cameco (1997–2004), where he played a key role in financial and corporate strategy.

Mr. Babcock is a mining executive and Professional Engineer with over 40 years of experience in underground and open-pit operations, project development, engineering, and due diligence across the Americas. He currently works as an independent consultant advising mining companies on asset optimization and operational strategy.

He is a graduate of Queen’s University and a member of Professional Engineers Ontario.

Mining geologist with 45+ years of global experience who discovered the world’s largest undeveloped uranium deposit. Former CEO of High River Gold; led multiple gold projects and mines in Canada, West Africa and Russia. Has served as independent director of multiple exploration and mining companies. Co-founder and director of Pancon. BSc from Acadia University. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

Philip began investing in historic gold properties in North Carolina after a career in the international crude oil trading business as VP of Risk Management for a privately owned trading firm. Born and raised in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, and having graduated from North Carolina State University as a Park Scholar and Centennial Scholar, Philip moved with his family back home after living and working in New York City for more than a decade. In 2015, Philip founded Carolina Mining Company in order to consolidate the most prospective historic gold, silver and base metals mines of North Carolina. Carolina Mining Company now controls more than 5,000 acres of surface and mineral rights in the Piedmont, about 100 kilometers north of the Brewer Gold Project on the same prolific and underexplored Carolina Slate Belt.