Mr. Cuadra brings over 40 years of experience both as a geologist and an executive within the mining industry. He has led multi-disciplinary teams in exploration, development, construction and production in Chile, Argentina and Peru. Mr. Cuadra has held senior management roles for Shell-Billiton, Noranda-Falconbridge, Placer Dome, Newgold and Goldcorp, focusing on projects from grassroots to feasibility stage. He also played a key role in the acquisition and discovery of the La Fortuna (El Morro) copper-gold deposit, which is now part of the Teck-Newmont joint venture, Nueva Union.
Mr. Rojas brings over 27 years of experience in copper, gold and silver exploration, project development and mining in Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Mexico. Recently, Mr. Rojas led the exploration and development teams in the discovery of the Totora copper-gold porphyry in Chile. Additionally, he has advanced the resource expansion of the Delirio and Puquios copper mining projects for Santiago Metals Limited. He holds an MBA from the Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile