Officers & Directors

Mr. McDonald has more than 30 years of combined technical and financial experience in mining sector. He co-founded and successfully developed National Gold (which merged with Alamos Minerals) to form Alamos Gold for which he was a Director and served on numerous committees until June 2012. Mr. McDonald also served as President of Genco Resources which operated the La Guitarra Silver Mine located in Mexico. Mr. McDonald is a founder of Kootenay Silver Inc. and a co-founder and director of Northern Vertex Mining Corp.

Mr. Kang has over 25 years of financial experience and has held various senior financial positions within public and private companies including, Salares Lithium, Gryphon Gold, Star Shipping and Steppe Gold. He brings a extensive knowledge of finance, regulatory, accounting and public markets. Mr. Kang holds a CPA, CMA designation obtained in Canada and an HND in Business and Finance, obtained in the UK. Mr. Kang is the current CFO of Kootenay Silver Inc. 

Mr Brittliffe is a professional geologist with 25 years of mineral exploration experience, working on projects in Australia, Canada, Mexico, USA and Brazil. Mr. Brittliffe has particular expertise in identifying and upgrading early stage projects and boasts a solid track record of successful stakeholder negotiations resulting in amicable and productive land access agreements. Based in Vancouver,B.C., Mr. Brittliffe has 10 years of experience managing exploration projects in northern Mexico for junior exploration companies Kootenay Silver, Astral Mining and Orex Minerals Inc. and Silver Viper Minerals Corp.  He holds a Bachelor of Applied Geology degree from Curtin University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Science (Environmental) degree from the University of Western Australia and is a member in good standing of Engineers & Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).

Mr. Berry has over 30 years of experience in finance and venture capital markets. He began his career in the Canadian brokerage industry as an investment advisor before moving on to found various publicly traded companies. His roles have included senior management positions and directorships responsible in areas of finance, business development, strategic planning and corporate restructuring. Mr. Berry is a founder of Kootenay Silver and was the co-founder, CEO and Director/Chairman of Northern Vertex Mining Corp. Prior to his career in the capital markets, Mr. Berry enjoyed a professional hockey career and was a participant in the 1980 and 1988 Winter Olympics.

Mr. Curran has over 20 years of experience in business development, communications and capital markets that includes working with several publicly listed companies within the mining and exploration sector. He is currently VP Investor Relations and Corporate Development for Tudor Gold Corp. and Goldstorm Metals Corp.  He was formerly Manager of Corporate Communications for Northern Vertex Mining Corp., which acquired and advanced the Moss gold project from exploration to commercial production. Preceding Northern Vertex, Mr. Curran was responsible for the development of corporate communications programs for the Northair Group of Companies. Mr. Curran holds a BA in Economics and Geography from the University of Regina.