Management
James Rogers
President & CEO
Mr. Rogers is a registered Professional Geoscientist (Ontario) with over 30 years’ experience in the Canadian mining industry. Jim was most recently the Regional Exploration Manager of Goldcorp Inc. in the Red Lake Camp. Jim was awarded the CIM Professional Proficiency metal in 1988 when he was Chief Mine Geologist at Dickenson Mine, predecessor to the current Red Lake Gold Mines. The first exploration drill holes into what ultimately became Goldcorp’s High Grade Gold Zone were drilled on Jim’s watch. While at Eskay Creek Mine as Chief Geologist, Jim was part of the team that received the E.A. Schultz Award for Mine Development.
Gord Yule
Vice-President, Exploration
Mr. Yule is a registered Professional Geoscientist (Ontario) with over thirty years' experience in the Canadian Mining Industry having taken numerous projects from "grass roots" to advanced exploration and development both as a regulator and as an explorer. He has an Honours Bachelor of Science in Geology from Lakehead University and is a semi-finalist in the Goldcorp "Gold Challenge", in the Red Lake Gold Camp.
Steve Filipovic
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Filipovic holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree and is a Chartered Accountant in good standing with both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and Ontario. He has fourteen years of finance experience, the last eleven with publicly traded resource companies. Mr. Filipovic is Vice President, Finance of Premier Gold Mines Limited, and has been with the company since its inception in 2006. He was Vice President, Finance with Wolfden Resources Inc. until its acquisition in 2007 and became a Director and Chief Financial Officer of Zinifex Canada Inc. until his departure in 2008. Prior to joining Wolfden in 2004 Mr. Filipovic practiced as an Audit Manager with Ernst & Young LLP in their Oil & Gas group in Alberta and Mining & Metals group in Ontario. He held positions with Noranda Minerals and CIL Explosives prior to entering the finance profession.