John M. Mirko

Mr. Mirko has 48 years’ experience in the mining industry and is currently the founder and President of Canam Mining Corporation, and the President and CEO of Rokmaster Resources Corp. He was the founder and recent President of Canam Alpine Resources Ltd. before selling it to Vizsla Silver Corp. in September 2019. Since 1972, Mr. Mirko has consulted and prospected internationally with successful experience in discovery, permitting, mine construction and operation. He was a founder of several companies including Pacific Rim Mining Corp., Frontier Pacific Mining Corp., Roca Mines Inc., and Stikine Gold Corp.

In 2008, Mr. Mirko received the “E. A. Scholtz Medal for Excellence in Mine Development” from the Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia and in 2009, the Mining Association of British Columbia’s “Mining and Sustainability Award” for the MAX Mine. He is a member in good standing of the Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. (“SEG”), the Canadian Institute Of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”), and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.