About Us

Mr. Hemstead has over 25 years of management and finance experience in the mining industry. He was appointed as President, CEO and Chair of the Board of Bluestone Resources Inc. after serving as the CFO of Bluestone since 2016. He is also currently the interim President and CEO of Fireweed Metals. Prior to that, Mr. Hemstead spent 10 years in a senior financial executive role at Capstone Mining Corp. (now Capstone Copper Corp.), leading the finance team through the successful expansion from an exploration and development stage mining company to an intermediate copper producer with multiple operations. Mr. Hemstead is a Chartered Professional Accountant with an Honours Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.

Mr. Beck has more than 15 years of international project management and corporate development experience in the mining industry. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Filo Corp. Prior to that, Mr. Beck served as Vice President, Corporate Development and Projects of Filo Corp. and Josemaría Resources Inc. (formerly NGEx Resources Inc.). Before joining Filo Corp., Mr. Beck worked in corporate development with Lundin Mining Corp., and has been with the Lundin Group of Companies since 2009. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario, holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen's University and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Beck also serves as a director of Filo Corp. and Fireweed Metals Corp.

Mr. De Ciccio has over 15 years’ experience in strategy, capital markets, and corporate finance, with a strong track record of value creation. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Montage Gold Corp. Prior to joining Montage, Mr. De Ciccio served as Deputy CFO and Head of Investor Relations at Endeavour, a position he assumed in January 2023. He joined Endeavour Mining in 2015 as Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations and played a pivotal role in Endeavour’s transformation from a $250 million market cap company to a FTSE100 listed company and one of the largest gold producers in the world. During this time, he garnered more than 25 investor relations achievement nominations, including numerous awards for best-in-class investor relations in the gold industry and across all sectors. Prior to joining Endeavour, Mr. De Ciccio played a key role in growing La Mancha Resources from a $20 million market cap which culminated into a $500 million take-private offer. As Strategy and Business Development Manager, he then helped lead the private company’s transformation from an emerging gold producer into one of the largest gold investment funds with cornerstone holdings in Evolution Mining and Endeavour, which was recognized with an Emerging Leader Award. Mr. De Ciccio also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Northisle Copper and Gold. Mr. De Ciccio earned a B.Com in Finance from McGill University and is a CFA charter holder.

Mr. Dicaire has over 40 years of experience in the mining, engineering, and construction industry on a variety of global projects leading both the Owners and EPCM teams and is currently the Senior Vice President, Josemaria Project at Lundin Mining Corp. His previous roles include Vice President, Projects at Lundin Gold where he oversaw the development and construction of the award winning Fruta Del Norte project in Ecuador and prior to that, Project Director at Freeport-McMoRan for the highly successful multi-billion-dollar Cerro Verde Expansion Project in Peru. Before moving to Freeport McMoRan, he was the General Manager, Project Development for South America for Xstrata Copper based in Santiago, Chile. Mr. Dicaire also serves as a director of Lucara Diamond Corp.

Ms. Donaldson is a director of Fireweed Metals Corp. and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and Chair of the Health, Safety, and Sustainability Committee. Ms. Donaldson is also a director of Prospera Credit Union and Chair of the Business Transformation Committee. As an independent director, Ms. Donaldson brings significant governance and transactional experience as well as risk management experience, a strategic mindset and financial acumen. Ms. Donaldson is also a Principal at IWJ Law, Business + Investment Counsel. As a senior corporate and securities lawyer for over 20 years, Ms. Donaldson has extensive experience working with boards in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, strategic planning and implementation, governance and stakeholder relations, and compliance and risk management. Ms. Donaldson obtained her J.D. and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia Law. In 2019, Ms. Donaldson obtained her Institute of Corporate Directors Director Designation and in 2023 obtained the ESG designation for directors from Competent Boards. Ms. Donaldson is also active in the community as a director of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice and an external member of the Facilities Committee of the Board of York House School.

Ms. Ngo is a Chartered Professional Accountant who has twenty years of professional experience in both public practice and in public companies. Most recently, she served as CFO of Josemaria Resources Inc. from 2016 to 2019. Before that, Ms. Ngo held senior executive accounting positions with NGEx Resources Inc. and was instrumental in the spinouts of both Filo Mining and Josemaria Resources Inc. from NGEx Resources Inc. into separate public companies. Ms. Ngo spent five years in public accounting with KPMG LLP and is a graduate of Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Accounting and Finance with a minor in Economics. Ms. Ngo also currently serves as a director of Filo Corp.

Mr. Lundin has many years of experience in capital markets and public company management across the natural resources sector. His background includes oil & gas and mining technology, investment advisory, international finance, and executive management. He began his career working for several Lundin Group mining companies in various countries before moving into finance where he was co-head of the London office for an independent full-service investment bank.

Mr. Lundin is the former President, CEO and a Director of Josemaria Resources Inc. He now serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Lundin Mining Corporation and Filo Corp. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lucara Diamond Corp., NGEx Minerals Ltd., and the Lundin Foundation.