Management & Directors

Mr. Westcott has been involved in capital markets for over 10 years, serving in various capacities for both private and publicly listed companies. Shawn has developed relationships with high net worth and institutional investors around the globe. Prior to working in capital markets, Mr. Westcott was a licensed investment adviser at one of the major brokerage houses in Canada.

Mr. Bey is the current CEO and Chair of Standard Uranium Ltd., the President, CEO and Chair of Minas Metals Ltd., and the Chairman of Steel Rose Capital Ltd. He has two decades of capital markets experience and has served on several boards and management teams in multiple sectors globally, including: mining, oil and gas, and technology.

Mr. Smith, M.Sc., P.Geo., is a Professional Geologist with 17 years’ experience in  mineral exploration. Mr. Smith specializes in high-level project management including program design and implementation, technical reporting, community engagement, and technical disclosure. He has provided technical oversight for PEA, PFS, and FS level projects as well as complex metallurgical programs. In 2009, Darren & his team discovered one of the world’s largest REE deposits (Ashram), and in 2017 discovered Patriot Battery Metal’s Corvette lithium pegmatite district, highlighted by a +2 km long spodumene pegmatite (CV5).

Mr. Robertson is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western University. He has over 20 years of accounting, auditing, and tax experience including working with Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2005. Paul also serves as CFO of GoldQuest Mining Corp. and as CEO of Eco Oro Minerals Corp. Paul has helped lead several gold companies that were eventually acquired, including Grayd Resource Corp., Extorre Gold Mines Ltd., and Sunward Resources Ltd. In addition, Paul was CFO of Orla Mining during its formative years that saw the acquisition of Pershimco Resources, purchase of the Camino Rojo gold project from GoldCorp, and numerous bought-deal financings.

Mr. Clark is a geologist (P. Geo.) with over 30 years of mineral exploration experience and has held various geological positions with a number of public mining companies. Mr. Clark has extensive experience in managing large scale exploration and development programs internationally, including Asia and North America. He has worked extensively in the Hemlo and Wawa districts. He is the Executive Director of the Ontario Prospectors Association (OPA) and currently serves on the Minister of Mines Mining Act Advisory Committee. Most recently, Mr.Clark was integral to the successful sale of US Cobalt to First Cobalt Corporation, creating a post-transaction cobalt company valued at almost $400 million.