Management

Charles has over 45 years’ experience in the investment industry, including 25 years as an advisor, officer and director of various private and public junior exploration companies. In this capacity, Charles has demonstrated considerable expertise in identifying and negotiating the rights to exploration properties, (including the properties optioned by TRI); assembling management and operational teams, including geological and mining experts; and raising capital.

Charles started his career in the investment industry at Nesbitt Thompson Securities Ltd. Subsequently, he spent 12 years as a Director and Resident Sales Manager of Deacon Hodgson, a national brokerage firm, and four years with Burns Fry, Yorkton and St. Lawrence Securities.

In 1986, upon resigning from St. Lawrence Securities, Charles established his own financial planning firm, Tax Advantages Inc., a registered mutual fund dealer and financial planning firm. Tax Advantages built a client base of 18,000 investors and generated over $200 million in mutual fund sales from 1986 – 1995. In 1987, Charles established C. J. Elbourne Securities Inc., a registered Securities and Mutual Fund Dealer that also operated a junior-capital-pool company that traded on the ASE.

Charles holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, Diploma of Management Sciences and an MBA all from the University of Ottawa. In addition, Charles has completed many finance-related courses from various institutions in Canada and the US, including: the Canadian Securities Course, the NYSE Securities Examination, the New York Institute of Finance (Securities Analysis Course), Partner Director Officers Qualifying Examinations, Qualifying Examinations for Registered Options Principal (ROP), Canadian Options Course and Registered Insurance Agent.

Quinton is a world-renowned exploration geologist with 30+ years of precious metals mining experience.

Early in his career, he worked for major gold mining companies including Homestake Mining (now Barrick Gold Corp.), Newcrest Mining, and Newmont Corp. Later, he founded Novo Resources Corp (TSX-V: NVO), and now serves as Chairman. Quinton is also a Geologic & Technical Advisor to Crescat Capital (a significant investor in TRI).

Quinton has played a key role in major gold discoveries such as Novo’s Pilbara assets in Western Australia, First Mining Gold’s Springpole gold deposit in Ontario, Kirkland Lake Gold’s Fosterville gold mine in Australia, the Rattlesnake Hills gold deposit in Wyoming, and Lion One’s Tuvatu gold project in Fiji, among many others. Quinton advises TRI on its exploration strategy and property portfolio management issues.

Quinton obtained his PhD from the Colorado School of Mines.

Rodney is a senior geologist with extensive experience in exploration and production for many of the world’s largest
mining companies, including Kinross Gold Corporation, Noranda Exploration Company, BHP Minerals, Gold Fields Canadian Mining Ltd. and Royal Oak Mines, Inc.

He was most recently employed as the Geology Superintendent for Barrick’s Williams Mine at Hemlo, Ontario (2010-2018). He reached this position after joining the company in 2001 as a Mine Geologist and rising through the ranks from Senior Production Mine Geologist to Senior Resource Geologist to Chief Geologist.

In his most recent role at Barrick, Rodney was responsible for extending the life of the mine by at least 18 years through the discovery and delineation of over 4.5 million oz of gold in reserves and resources.

Rodney holds a B.Sc. (Honours) in Geology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario (1988) and many other diplomas and certificates relating to leadership and geology.

Victor is a senior financial analyst at Marrelli Support Services Inc., providing CFO, accounting, regulatory compliance, and management advisory services to numerous issuers on the TSX, TSX-Venture and other Canadian and US exchanges.

Previously, Victor was the head of the Finance departments at Barrick Gold’s Hemlo operation (2016- 2017) and Nystar’s Myra Falls mine (2013-2016). Victor is a CPA, CMA and holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours specializing in Accounting and Cost and Management Accounting from Potchefstroom University in South Africa.

Linda serves on the Elder’s Council for Lac des Milles Lacs First Nation and is the granddaughter of Chief Suzi, former chief of the Lac des Milles Lacs.

From 1985-1993, Linda was the owner/operator of Northwestern Timber Inc., a contract heavy equipment operator to Buchanan Forest Products and Weyerhaeuser. She then founded and managed the Wild Rose Art Gallery (1993-2002).

From 2003-2006, she was a program coordinator at the Atikokan Native Friendship Centre, Atikokan, ON. Linda then spent seven years as a program director with Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong, a Treaty 3 First Nation funding and training organization in Kenora, Ontario. During this period, Linda was also a member of the Resources Management Advisory Committee (2003 2009).

Linda and her husband, Michael Fogg, are now the owner/ operators of the Sapawe Corner Diner & Motel, a hospitality institution in Northern Ontario.

Linda is nearing the completion of a series of Aboriginal Financial Management courses. She also completed Year 1 of Waterloo University’s Community Economic Development Program and completed a Business Administration Training program offered by BDO Dunwoody

Jon Li brings more than 20 years of finance experience with speciality in mining, technology and financial service industry. As the Vice President of WD Numeric, a full service accounting firm that provides financial and support services for both public and private companies, Jon leads ongoing process improvement efforts, conducts quality control reviews of client files, and provides CFO services to a portfolio of clients.

Prior to WD Numeric, Jon was the Financial Controller at Strategic Pricing Management Group (SPMG) and was responsible for managing all financial activities of the company including set-up and maintenance of general ledger accounting system, budgeting, forecasting, cash management and financial reporting. Jon is a CPA (US & Canada) and holds a MBA with concentration in Accounting.

Paul is an active investor in mining projects, including Tashota Resources Inc., Trojan Gold Inc. (both related companies of SCC) and others.

Since 1991, Paul has been providing landscape & design, excavation and environmental remediation services and since 2007, he has been providing property management, condominium development services, insurance restoration and exterior building renovations all in Alberta.

Prior to his private sector activities, Paul was an Executive Assistant to the Minister of Health for Newfoundland and Labrador (1984-1989).