About Us

Nicholas Konkin has extensive business experience with over a decade of developing successful private and public resource and technology start-up’s combined with a strong background in wealth management and investor relations spanning resources, technology and medical services. Mr. Konkin is currently Director of Capital Markets for Grove Corporate Services and serves as a director of Graycliff Exploration Ltd. (CSE: GRAY).

Mr. Mattinen has over thirty-seven years of base and precious metals exploration experience in the U.S. and Canada. His technical expertise covers epigenetic gold, volcanogenic massive sulfide, copper and tungsten skarns, porphyry gold and copper, placer gold, and magmatic nickel and copper sulfide and deposit models. He worked 19 years in junior and senior positions with Falconbridge including being heavily involved in the exploration and development of the Winston Lake Property in Ontario. Mr. Mattinen was also responsible for exploration and resource development of the Bucko Lake nickel deposit and has been involved in deals such as Royal Nickel, and Asher Resources Corp.

Ms. Hudson has 23 years’ experience as a Chartered Professional Accountant having worked as a senior auditor with firms Grant Thornton LLP in Toronto, Canada, and PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Dominican Republic. She is currently the CFO of Nova Mentis Life Science Corp., and a private drilling company Andean Drilling Services Inc. Ms. Hudson also works as a consultant with Grove Corporate Services where she acts as Controller for several clients.  She has held managerial positions at mining companies Xstrata, and Falconbridge, completed project-based work for IAMGOLD at its offices in Quito, Ecuador, and was the Controller of Royal Nickel Corporation and Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.  Ms. Hudson formerly served as the CFO of TerrAscend Corp., Hornby Bay Mineral Exploration Ltd., Wabi Exploration Inc., Lithium One Inc., and Claim Post Resources Inc. Ms. Hudson has both her Bachelor of Arts and Master’s Degrees from the School of Accountancy at the University of Waterloo. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Experienced public resource company CEO with 30+ years in mining and public market finance. Previous senior executive roles in South American publicly listed companies in Argentina, Peru, Brazil and French Guiana leveraging engineering, finance, brokerage and marketing leadership roles. Involved in corporate financings in excess of $200M.

Dr. Hunter is a published and experienced metallurgical engineer with over 35 years managing mill and flotation operations around the world including large nickel operations. Currently, Dr. Hunter is the Executive Director of Pacific Ore Limited. Which develops bacterial leaching technology called BioHeaptm. Dr. Hunter will consult for EV Minerals on upcoming Bio Leach test work.

Scott is an experienced mining executive with 47+ years in the mining industry including former Chairman and CEO of INCO Ltd before its acquisition by Vale for US$19B in 2007. Scott has held directorships with several resource companies including as Lead Director of Karora Resources (formerly Royal Nickel Corporation and now in gold mining in Western Australia), and formerly Fronteer Gold (sold to Newmont in 2011 for US$2.3B) and China state-owned Chinalco Mining Corp. International (Toromocho Copper Mine in Peru)

Tom Griffis is the founder of Griffis Capital, that has focused the majority of its activities on natural resource, technology and healthcare companies requiring early to mid stage financing. The focus of past activities has been in resource based assets located in Ghana, Argentina, Kazakhstan, USA and Canada and technology and healthcare companies with a primarily North America focus. Mr. Griffis has founded and served on the Board of Directors of several private and publicly traded companies in the resource, technology and healthcare sectors. Previously, Mr. Griffis was a pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces. During his 20 years of service he held several positions of command including as pilot and commander of the Canadian national aerobatic team the Snowbirds.

Richard Buzbuzian is a capital markets executive with over 20 years of investment experience in Canada and Europe. Currently, Mr. Buzbuzian operates Buzbuzian Capital Corporation, a family office with an investment portfolio of public and pre-IPO companies in the technology sector as well as a variety of special situations. Additionally, Mr. Buzbuzian currently serves on several boards of public, private and non-profit organizations. Mr. Buzbuzian holds a degree from the University of Toronto.

Dino has over 30 years of international experience having been involved in project management, feasibility studies, reserve estimation, due diligence studies, valuation studies, social and environmental permitting processes for mine construction and development and related risk management. He was the founder of Carpathian Gold Inc and is a registered Geologist in Ontario. Currently, Dino is serving on the board of directors of Yamana Gold.

Rob has been involved in corporate and project financing activities in real estate, mineral exploration, hospitality and a variety of other industries. He is a director of Drone Delivery Canada and Armada Data Corporation. He was also a director of Ontex Resources from 1995 to 2010, which changed its name to Goldstone Resources and was bought by TSX listed company, Premier Gold in June 2011 for $90 million. He has also been a director of several other publicly traded companies in the past 15 years.

Chris practices securities and corporate/commercial law and is the President of Irwin Professional Corporation He advises a number of public companies on a variety of issues including continuous disclosure and regulatory issues, reverse-takeover transactions, initial public offerings and takeover bids. Mr. Irwin is a director and/or officer of several public companies in the medical, tech, and mining sectors. Mr. Irwin is a former director of Trelawny Mining and Exploration Inc., a company acquired by IAMGOLD Corporation in a $608 million transaction, and a former director of Southern Star Resources Inc., which was formerly listed on the TSX prior to becoming Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. and being taken over by Goldcorp Inc. in a $1.5 billion transaction.

Mr. Charette is a corporate finance lawyer with over thirty years of experience in the areas of securities, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions in Toronto and Montreal. Although primarily involved in the resource sector, he has also been involved in other areas such as medical technologies, industrial companies, as well as having acted for many underwriters on various types of securities offerings. His corporate finance activities have included projects in many parts of the world, including Africa, Europe, and South America. Mr. Charette has a particular expertise in developing innovative financial structures designed to match the needs of both issuers and investors. In addition, he has also served on many boards of directors over the years, as well as  presented lectures on corporate and project finance to law students. Mr. Charette completed his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa in 1981 and was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1982.

Nicholas Konkin has extensive business experience with over a decade of developing successful private and public resource and technology start-up’s combined with a strong background in wealth management and investor relations spanning resources, technology and medical services. Mr. Konkin is currently Director of Capital Markets for Grove Corporate Services and serves as a director of Graycliff Exploration Ltd. (CSE: GRAY).