Board of Directors

Eugene McBurney brings over 25+ years of experience in international investment banking, and has established himself as a trusted advisor for companies active in the global mining sector. He has wealth of experience leading landmark transactions in the natural resources sector, specifically in the Caribbean and Latin America, with a focus on Colombia.

Previously , Mr. McBurney was Head of Investment Banking – Latin America & Caribbean at Canaccord Genuity, Capital Markets and we has co-founder one of Canada’s most entrepreneurial independent investment dealers.

Ross McElroy is a professional geologist bringing over 35+ years’ of experience in the mining industry with comprehensive experience working and managing many mineral projects spanning from grass roots exploration to feasibility to production.
Mr. McElroy has held technical and executive positions within junior and major mining companies, including BHP Billiton, Cogema Canada, and Cameco, where he was a member of the early-stage discovery team of Cameco’s McArthur River deposit.
Mr. McElroy is currently the CEO of Fission Uranium. He previously served as President, COO, and Chief Geologist before assuming his current role of CEO.
Mr. McElroy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, with a Specialization in Geology from the University of Alberta and is a registered professional geologist in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories.

Mark Christensen brings over 30+ years’ experience as a specialist advisor and banker in both public and private capital markets that include mergers, acquisitions, and debt and equity financings.

Mr. Christensen is the founder and CEO of KES 7 Capital Inc, a Toronto-based merchant bank and single-family office.  Previously, Mr. Christensen was Vice Chairman and Head of Global Sales and Trading at GMP Securities, and held equity research roles at Midland Walwyn Capital, and corporate finance at Goepel McDermid.

Mr. Christensen’s has a background in geology and geophysics.  He holds a Master of Science from the University of Windsor and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Hull.

Dr. Tunks is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientist holding a B.Sc. (Hons.) from Monash and a Ph.D from the University of Tasmania. Dr Tunks has held numerous senior executive positions in a range of small to large resource companies including Auroch Minerals, A-Cap Resources, IMAGOLD Corporation and Abosso Goldfields and was the M.D> at Meteoric for 6 years before becoming Chairman.

In his role as M.D  A-Cap Energy Dr. Tunks led the discovery of the 10th largest uranium resource in the world and managed the merger between Lotus and A-Cap.

At Meteoric Dr. Tunks secured the Tier 1 Caldeira Project in Poços de Caldas -Minas Gerais Brazil. growing the Company from a market cap of less than $A20M to in excess of $A 500M. Through his 30-year career within the resource and academic sectors Dr. Tunks has developed a unique skill set including technical, promotional and corporate.

Mr. Shewchuk began his career as a licensed Equities Trader and Stock Broker with Yorkton Securities in Calgary, Alberta in 1996. He joined Standard Securities Capital Corporation in 2004 and became Chairman in 2007. He merged Standard with Wolverton Securities Ltd. in 2009 where he was a Managing Director until it was sold to PI Financial Corp for $6 Billion in AUM in 2016.

Mr. Shewchuk is currently CEO & Director of LithiumBank Resources Corp (LBNK-TSXV), Chief Architect and Director of Caerus Capital Partners Inc, and a licensed Dealer Representative at EMD TriView Capital Ltd.