We are mining industry experts with deep technical backgrounds.
CEO
Adam Simon, PhD
Adam has 25 years of experience in the mining sector. He has raised $5M in public and private funding to lead research on all seven continents. He has served on the global governing Board of the Society of Economic Geologists. He holds a PhD in geology.
CTO
Ryan Mathur, PhD
Ryan has 25 years of experience in the mining sector. He has raised $7M in public and private funding to lead research around the world. He is the Chair of Geology at Juniata College. He holds a PhD in geochemistry.
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COO/CFO
Karr McCurdy, MBA
Karr has 45 years of experience in mining as a geologist, banker, and advisor. He is a Partner at Rock Elm Capital. Formerly he was CEO of Behre Dolbear and Global Head of Mining and Metals for major capital providers. He has $100B in finance experience in the mining industry.
Advisors/Investors
Batchimeg Ganbaatar
Batchimeg is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Nomadic Venture Partners, where she focuses on deal flow sourcing, portfolio management, investor relations, and partnership development. Prior to co-founding NVP, Batchimeg led a successful career in marketing by managing global advertising campaigns and sponsorships on behalf of top brands including Airbnb, Allstate, Boeing, KraftHeinz, and Twitter.
Tem Tumurbat
Tem is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Nomadic Venture Partners, where he focuses on fund strategy, fundraising, portfolio construction, valuation, and financial analysis. Prior to co-founding NVP, Tem was an investment professional at Resource Capital Funds (RCF), a mining focused private equity investment firm, managing early to late stage investments.
Advisory Board
Jasper Bertisen
Director of Advisor Board; Advisor, Nomadic Venture Partners; Investment Committee Member, Resource Capital Funds (RCF); Director, New Moly LLC; Chairman, First Bauxite LLC; former Director, AQM Copper Inc.; Director, EMED Mining Public Ltd.
Lawrence Davis
Senior Advisor and Chief Scientist at MAP Royalty, Inc.; former President and MD, Map Royalty Inc.; President, Enernet Inc.; petroleum geologist, Terra Resources, DAB Limited, and Getty Oil Company
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Hanh Disch-Le
Founding Partner and General Counsel, Strategic International Management LLC; former GM of Corporate Development N.A. and Growth & Development, Rio Tinto; Deputy General Counsel, Vale; Director, Noregon Systems; Director, Manabi S.A.
Steve Enders
Director, Metallic Minerals Corp.; former President, Phelps Dodge Exploration; Founder, Cupric Canyon Capital; SVP Exploration, Newmont; Chairman, EMX Royalty; Head of Mining Engineering, Geology, and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
LeeAnn Munk
Director, Alaska Critical Minerals Collaborative; Professor of Geochemistry, University of Alaska; Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame; Fellow of Society of Economic Geologists Fellow and Geological Society of America and Science Fellow of the International Lithium Association
