First andes silver
Our Management Team
Colin Smith
CEO and Director
Colin Smith is a geologist and mining executive with 20+ years of experience in exploration, M&A, and project development across North and South America. He has held key roles at SSR Mining, ValOre Metals, and Gold Basin Resource, with expertise in gold, copper, PGMs, uranium, and diamonds. Notably, he led exploration at Seabee Gold (>1.7 Moz Au), acquired by SSR Mining for C$337M.
Ian Stalker
Executive Chairman and Director
Ian Stalker is a senior mining executive with 50+ years in resource development, raising over $1 billion in capital. He has led 12+ major projects across gold, base metals, uranium, and lithium, including roles as CEO of K92 Mining, LSC Lithium (sold for C$111M), and UraMin (acquired for US$2.5B). He currently advises Tolu Minerals.
Charles Hethey
Director
Charles Hethey is a securities lawyer in British Columbia and New York with over 10 years’ experience. Mr. Hethey represents a number of U.S. and Canadian listed entities on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canadian Securities Exchange and U.S. OTC markets.
Patrick Hickey
Director
Mr. Hickey has over 40 years of experience as an engineer and executive in the design and construction of world class mining, petroleum, and power generating operations throughout the world. He has worked for some of the world’s leading operators.
Dr. Chris Wilson
Chief Geologist
PhD (1991); Chartered Professional and Fellow Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (FAusIMM CP) and Fellow of the Society fo Economic Geologists (FSEG).
James Hutton
Corporate Advisor
Mr. Hutton has 37+ years of experience in resource companies and capital markets, including leadership roles at Canada Dominion Resources and CMP Resources, facilitating over C$1.4 billion in flow-through financings. He has served on multiple public boards and held various C-level positions.