Nominees

Sandra Bates most recently was Executive Director of Predictive Discovery until its merger with Robex Resources closed in April 2026. In addition, Sandra previously was General Counsel of Elemental Altus Royalties and Non-Executive Director of Adriatic Metals until its takeover by DPM Metals. Sandra is an experienced corporate and M&A lawyer who brings immense legal and business experience both in the royalties space and across multiple global mining jurisdictions.

Dušan Petković was a Principal, Private Debt at Sprott Resources Lending before co-founding G Mining Ventures Corp. While at G Mining, Dušan led the financing process for the construction of the Tocantinzinho Project in Brazil and the acquisition of Reunion Gold, who owned the Oko West Project in Guyana.

Michael Horner mostly recently was the Chief Financial Officer of Adriatic Metals Plc until its sale to DPM Metals Inc. in 2025. He joined Adriatic Metals as Head of Business Development before being promoted to CFO. Prior to his role at Adriatic Metals he was the VP Corporate Development at Silvercorp, a TSX listed silver miner.

JC Evensen is currently the President of Eucalyptus Resources LLC, an investing and advisory firm he founded in 2022 after several years working in capital markets in New York focused on metals & mining. He served on the board of PMET Resources Inc. (then named Patriot Battery Metals Inc.) from April 2022 until January 2023 during which time the share price appreciated by over 700%. He is currently a Director of both Pallas Resources Limited (a private mineral explorer focused on Kazakhstan) and REEcycle Holdings, Inc., a private rare earth magnet recycling company that has agreed to go public on the Nasdaq in New York via merger with a special purpose acquisition company.