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. Lau has been with the Company since 2017. He has over 15 years of accounting and finance experience, mostly in the mining industry. Prior to joining Bluestone, Mr. Lau was at SSR Mining Inc. and Ernst & Young. Mr. Lau is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CA) and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University.

Ms. Carotenuto has been working as a human resources professional in the mining industry for over 20 years. She joined Bluestone Resources as a consultant in 2017 and was appointed Director of HR & Organizational Development in 2020. Nadia spent the first 9 years of her career with Placer Dome Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Industrial Relations Management from the University of British Columbia.

Ms. Johnson has over 15 years of experience as corporate secretary for Canadian mining companies trading on the TSX, TSXV, and NYSE American. Her experience and expertise include corporate governance, business practice, and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for mining and exploration companies. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University.