Management & Directors

Derek Iwanaka

CEO & Director
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Mr. Iwanaka brings over 23 years of experience in investor relations, corporate development, and capital markets within the mining sector. He has helped advance multiple public mining companies through growth, mergers, and project development, contributing to more than 20 corporate transactions and over US$100 million in equity financings, including one of Canada’s first ATM offerings.

Most recently, he served as VP of Investor Relations and Corporate Development at BeMetals Corp., supporting strategic acquisitions, project advancement, and investor engagement. Previously, as VP of Investor Relations at First Mining Gold Corp., he played a key role in the company’s transition from a mineral bank to a gold developer, during which it completed seven transactions and expanded its market cap from about CAD$45 million to over CAD$500 million.

Ralph Shearing

President & Director
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CEO of GGA: TSX-V, a heap leach gold miner in Mexico. Former CEO of LUCA: TSX-V, a $400M+ market cap Mexican producer.

Since 1987, Ralph has held senior executive positions with public junior mining and exploration companies, primarily with Luca Mining Corp., a company he founded in 1986 and successfully guided through the exploration, initial development & construction and pre-production phases of the Tahuehueto mine, located in Durango, México.

Rob Scott

CFO and Corporate Secretary
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Mr. Scott is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of experience in accounting, corporate compliance, corporate finance, and both merchant and commercial banking. He has played a key role in raising over $200 million in equity financing.

Mr. Scott has held senior executive and board positions with several TSX-V listed companies, including Great Bear Resources, ValOre Metals, Riverside Resources, Capitan Silver, and First Helium.

Patrick Toth

Exploration Manager
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Patrick Toth, B.Sc., P.Geo., is a seasoned exploration geologist with more than 30 years of experience across North and Latin America. He is a Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and a Registered Professional Geoscientist in Ontario, with extensive experience managing exploration programs, geological teams, and technical data across a variety of deposit types. Importantly, Patrick has direct experience with carbonate-hosted and replacement-style mineral systems, including work on carbonate-hosted and massive sulphide replacement deposits in Nevada and Utah, as well as earlier CRD exploration in Honduras. His expertise in drill program execution, geological modelling, QA/QC, and resource-stage project advancement makes him well suited to support the continued advancement of the Prince Silver Project.

Harrison E. Matson

Consultant Geologist
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Vice President of the company vending assets into Prince Silver. Notable exploration successes include the Zonia oxide copper deposit in Yavapai County, Arizona, and the Prince carbonate-hosted replacement deposit (Ag-Au-Zn-Pb-Mn) in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Darrell Rader

Independent Director
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Mr. Rader is the President and CEO of Minaurum Gold Inc., a silver explorer in Mexico. He has directly raised over $150 million for mineral exploration and development and has strong relationships with institutional investors and bankers. He founded Defiance Silver Corp., a silver developer, and previously was the head of Corporate Development at IMPACT Silver Corp., a silver miner. Mr. Rader holds a BBA in Finance from Simon Fraser University and a Prospecting Diploma from BCIT.

Dr. Robert Wrixon

Independent Director
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Managing director of Starboard Global Ltd, a Hong Kong based project incubator and VC firm with over 25 years of experience in the mining and exploration sector. Robert has a Ph.D in mineral engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Marco Montecinos

Independent Director
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With over 40 years of hands-on experience in mineral exploration and business development across the Americas, Mr. Montecinos brings invaluable expertise to the Prince Silver team. He was pivotal in the discovery of the three million-ounce Marlin Gold Deposit in Guatemala and has contributed to the discovery of multiple gold deposits in Nevada, Mexico, and Central America.  Marco has held senior roles, including Vice President of Exploration for Caza Gold Corp. and Montana Gold, and has provided consulting services to leading mining companies such as Francisco Gold, Phelps Dodge, Placer Dome, and Billiton.

Currently serving as Vice President of Exploration for Gunpoint Exploration Ltd. and US Critical Metals Corp., Marco also leads Tigren, Inc., a Nevada-based exploration services company with over 34 years of expertise in the industry.

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