Kelly Bateman

Her experience includes five years working in the Yukon on the Wellgreen Deposit, as Chief Geologist managing the field operations and drill programs as the project advanced through Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) to Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS). She then transitioned to providing consultancy services, working for JDS Energy & Mining as a Financial Analyst for six years, developing economic cash flow models, from scoping level/due diligence efforts through to Feasibility Study-level to support NI 43-101 reports. This experience as Financial Analyst provides a unique understanding of the factors that are integral to development at any project stage. Kelly played an integral role as Project Controls Manager working on Goldcorp’s Coffee Project as it advanced through the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board process and detailed engineering prior to the acquisition by Newmont. She is currently a director on the board of Commander Resources Inc. Kelly holds a B.Sc. (Hons) from Queen’s University in Geological Sciences and is a Professional Geologist registered with Engineering and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).