Loyalist Exploration Limited is committed to responsible mineral exploration in Ontario, focusing on sustainable development, innovation, and community engagement. Our mission is to discover valuable mineral resources like gold, copper, and nickel, contributing to Canada’s mineral wealth while maintaining high environmental and social standards.
President & CEO
35+ years in finance and mining strategy. Former CEO of Adex Mining and CFO of Anaconda Mining.
Chief Financial Officer
CPA and Managing Director with CFO experience in public companies. Holds degrees in Economics and MBA.
Independent Director
32 years of geophysics experience, VP at Canada Nickel Company, expert in magnetic and EM methods.
Independent Advisior
Chair of Energy Fuels Inc., with deep experience in public resource companies and corporate finance.
Independent Director
Bob Bresee, CET, CEO of Voltage Metals Inc., is a Haileybury School of Mines graduate with 45 years of mining experience.
Independent Advisior
Jean Roy, a Timmins, Ontario native, advised on the acquisition of the Detour Lake gold deposit and the discovery of the Blackwater gold deposit in Canada.
President and CEO
Mr. Farr is a seasoned mining and financial professional with over 35 years of experience in financial management and reporting, operations, business optimization and strategy development. He is the former CFO of Anaconda Mining Inc., a gold producer in Newfoundland. Former CEO of Adex Mining Inc., a polymetallic mineral project in New Brunswick and former CFO of MagIndustries, potash, magnesium, hydro, forestry and oil in the Republic of Congo. He is CFO of Big Tree Carbon Inc., with bio-diversity and mining opportunities near Red Lake, Ontario, CFO and Corporate Secretary of AFR NuVenture Resources Inc., a mining projects in Timmins and Cape Breton and Corporate Secretary of Homeland Nickel Inc., nickel projects in Oregon.
Independent Advisior
Birks Bovaird is the Chair of the board of Energy Fuels Inc., a leading U.S. based critical minerals company primarily known for its uranium mining operations, but it’s also involved in rare earth elements (REEs) and heavy mineral sands production. He is also a director of Noble Mineral Exploration Inc. The dominant focus of Mr. Bovaird’s career has been the provision of corporate financial consulting and strategic planning services. He has previously been involved with, and is currently involved with public resource companies, both in management and as a director, and was formerly the Vice President of Corporate Finance for one of Canada’s major accounting firms. He holds an ICD.D designation and is a graduate of the Canadian Director Education Program.
Independent Director
Stephen Balch is an Ontario registered geoscientist with over 38 years' experience as a geophysicist. Steve’s background includes nickel, copper and platinum group element exploration where he has worked with Inco Limited and FNX Mining in the Sudbury Basin, and Voiseys Bay Nickel in Labrador. Steve has over 20 years' experience with public company management and has served as President, CEO, technical consultant and director of various exploration companies. In 2001 Steve joined Aeroquest Limited and helped develop the AeroTEM system, the first commercial helicopter time domain EM system, helping take the company public in 2004. In 2019 Steve co-founded Canada Nickel Company Inc. and is currently VP Exploration. Steve is also President and CEO of Homeland Nickel Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Ashley Nadon is a chartered professional accountant (CPA) and holds a BA (Economics) degree from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from McMaster University. Mrs. Nadon provides consulting and accounting services to private and public companies in her role as Managing Director of a firm of chartered professional accountants. Mrs. Nadon has experience as the CFO of several Reporting Issuers and is also the CFO of Homeland Nickel Inc.
Independent Director
Bob Bresee, CET, is CEO of Voltage Metals Inc., a certified engineering technologist and graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines, and has 45 years in the mining business and a long-time resident of Timmins, Ontario. Mr. Bresee's experience includes project operating/management, engineering -- specializing in junior mining operations, project evaluation, project budgeting/mine planning/cost control. Experienced in narrow vein mining and the permitting process in Ontario. Mr. Bresee is the former project manager on the company's prospective Tully project.
Independent Advisior
Jean Roy is a former business advisor to “Pelangio Larder Mines” in the acquisition and formation of the Detour Lake gold deposit, a multi-million-ounce gold producer in Ontario, Canada. He was also a former advisor to Richfield Ventures Inc. during the discovery of the Blackwater gold deposit in British Columbia, Canada. He is a native of Timmins, Ontario, Canada.