Board of Directors and Management

Cor has over 35 years’ experience in the mining industry working primarily in Arizona, Nevada and the Yukon and has put two mines into production in the past. He is also credited with the discovery of a 2.0 million ounce gold deposit. Cor is a Professional Geologist, Mining Engineering Technologist and Gemologist, holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Sciences from Simon Fraser University and a Diploma in Mining Engineering Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC) and, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (NAPEG). Cor has been a Director and/or Officer of several successful public mining companies and previously was a fully licensed Investment Advisor and branch manager of a national brokerage firm.

Most recently, Cor was the founding CEO and a Director of Tundra Copper Corp., where he led the company from its inception through property acquisition, exploration and the successful sale of the company over an 18 month period.

​Cor is currently focused on building shareholder value in Sitka Gold Corp.

Mr Penner brings over 40 years of technical and managerial experience in mineral industry. Mr Penner graduated in 1976 from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology. Throughout his career, he gained extensive experience at all levels of mineral property evaluation from grassroots to feasibility-stage on projects in Canada, United States, Africa, South America and Europe. During the late 1970’s, Mr. Penner was a key participant in the discovery of several silver/lead deposits in the central Yukon. His success continued as a member of the exploration team that discovered the Eskay Creek deposit for Prime Resources Ltd in the late 1980’s. Other world class deposits he worked on include Donlin Creek in Alaska and Galore Creek in northwestern British Columbia for NovaGold Resources Ltd. Mr. Penner founded his own successful geological consulting practice in 1990 which he operated for 30 years.

Mike has over 35 years experience in the mining industry primarily in the Yukon. Mike’s career has covered a wide range of experience including 20 years with the Yukon Geological Survey where he was the Head of Mineral Services. Mike was responsible for liaising with prospectors, mining and exploration companies, visiting active exploration sites, authoring the annual Yukon Mining, Development and Exploration Overview and presenting information on Yukon to investment bankers, financial institutions and mining analysts in meetings and conferences around the world. Mike also has experience as an exploration and mine Geologist earlier in his career and was fortunate to be part of the exploration team that discovered the Sa Dena Hes lead-zinc mine and the Ketza River Gold mine in the Yukon. Most recently, Mike was the Chief Geologist for Golden Predator in Yukon and Senior Operations Manager for Ensero Solutions, an environmental and engineering consulting firm. Mr. Burke holds a BSc in Geology from the University of British Columbia, is a Professional Geologist with the Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia and a member of the Society of Economic Geologists. Additionally, Mike is a Director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines (YCM). He has served on the Board of the YCM continuously since 2013 including holding the role of President from 2015-2019.

Mr. Dawson has over 30 years of experience in mineral exploration. He holds a B.Sc. in geology from the University of British Columbia, a M.Sc. from Queens University and is a registered Professional Geoscientist with EGBC. His work experience includes acting as Director of Exploration for GroundTruth Exploration, Vice President Exploration for Colorado Resources, President and Vice President, Exploration of Copper Ridge Exploration as well serving as District Manager and General Manager with Teck Exploration Ltd. in Central Asia and South America. He also spent several years earlier in his career working for the Hunter Dickinson Group and its associated companies.

Mr. Dessureau is a Professional Geologist with over 20 years of experience in the mineral exploration and development industry in Canada, focused on the Western Cordillera, including Yukon and British Columbia, as well as other locations throughout North America such as Nevada, Ontario, and Quebec. Mr. Dessureau has been instrumental in advancing several major exploration and development projects throughout the Yukon Territory including Fireweed Zinc’s Macmillan Pass Project, Golden Predator’s Brewery Creek and 3 Aces deposits, and Yukon Zinc’s Wolverine polymetallic VMS deposit advancing it through pre-feasibility and into commercial production. He is the Owner/Principal Geologist of Solidus Geological Services (since 2007) and has been providing geological and managerial services to a wide variety of companies in the mineral exploration industry. Mr. Dessureau graduated with a Master’s degree from Laurentian University in Sudbury following a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from St. Mary’s University in Halifax. He is a Professional Geologist registered with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) and the Association of Professional Geologists of Ontario (APGO).

Mr. Gibson is a professional geologist with over 15 years mineral exploration experience throughout the North American Cordillera from Alaska to Mexico; including syngenetic and epigenetic precious and base metal systems. He was the Project Manager of the Underworld Resources Inc. exploration team that discovered and defined the Golden Saddle and Arc deposits. These assets were subsequently sold to Kinross in 2010 for $139 million., Mr. Gibson also served as Vice President Exploration for White Gold Corp where he oversaw over $30 million in exploration activities with highlights including expansion of the Golden Saddle and Arc deposits and five new discoveries across the White Gold district; including the high-grade Vertigo discovery on the JP Ross property. In 2020, Mr. Gibson  was recognized as the 2020 Yukon Prospector of the Year.

Stephen Pearce has a law degree from the University of British Columbia and an honours degree in economics from York University with an emphasis on corporate finance. He focuses in corporate and securities work. Mr. Pearce serves as a director and officer of several resource related public companies and has been involved with several small underground mining operations including brief periods acting as Mine Manager. Mr. Pearce is active in his community and serves as President of Western Regional Advocacy Group Society, a non-profit organization which works in partnership with Sleep Country Canada to provide free mattresses to those in our community most in need.