Paca Project: Constructing Tunnel Leading To Silver Sulphide
El Triunfo Gold Project
Silver Elephant's 100% owned El Triunfo Project is located in the department of La Paz, Bolivia. The company first drilled 49m of 0.42 g/t Au, 35g/t Ag, 1.2% Zn, 0.8% Pb in 2020.
Mr. Lee specializes in mining M&A and has raised over $150 million through the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange for junior companies since 2009.
Lee identified, negotiated and financed Lynn Lake nickel acquisition in 2009, Ulaan Ovoo coal in 2010, Wellgreen nickel-pgm in 2011, Shakespeare nickel-pgm in 2012,
Pulacayo silver in 2015, Gibellini vanadium in 2017, Bisoni vanadium in 2020, and Minago nickel-pgm in 2021.
Mr. Lee is a CFA charterholder and graduated from Rice University with bachelor’s degrees in Economics and in Engineering (honor).
Rob Van DrunenChief Operating Officer
Robert Van Drunen, who is based in Thompson, Manitoba, has over 30 years of experience with Vale and Inco. He started his mining career with Inco in 1990 and progressed through his career with increasing levels of responsibility, including Mine Manager and most recently Senior Project Manager of the Thompson Operation. In the latter role, he led multi-disciplinary teams in all aspects of mining, including operations (both underground and open pit), maintenance, exploration, procurement, supply chain management, and contract management.
Mr. Van Drunen holds a Masters Certificate in Project Management from York University. He specializes in process improvement and cost control, as well as an award winning track record for zero-harm safety culture.
Andrew YauCPA, CGA: Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Yau is an accomplished financial executive with diverse merger and acquisition experience in the mining sector complemented with strong international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and public company compliance knowledge. Mr. Yau previously held senior financial positions with several Toronto Stock Exchange- and TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies, most recently as executive vice-president and chief financial officer of Orea Mining Corp.
Mr. Yau, CPA, CGA, holds a bachelor of commerce and business administration degree from the University of British Columbia and has been in accounting and finance roles with publicly listed companies since 2006.
Alex BayerChief Legal Officer
Mr. Bayer is a seasoned corporate securities lawyer with over 15 years of experience specializing in the mining sector.
He has extensive expertise in advising mining companies on a wide range of matters,
including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, operations and corporate governance.
Mr. Bayer has successfully guided TSX and TSXV listed companies through numerous complex transactions and strategic initiatives while navigating legal and regulatory requirements.
Mr. Bayer holds a Bachelors of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Ottawa and has either advised or worked directly with publicly listed companies since 2005.
Bill PincusAdvisor
Mr. Pincus brings more than 40 years of experience in mineral exploration to Silver Elephant. He is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with M.Sc. Degrees in Geology and Mineral Economics. Mr. Pincus was Founder and President of Esperanza Resources (acquired by Alamos Gold) that discovered the Cerro Jumil (México) and San Luis (Peru) gold deposits. He has worked extensively in mining projects across the world and is responsible for six major precious metals discoveries.
He is also a fellow of The Society of Economic Geologists and Certified Professional Geologist by the A.I.P.G. Mr. Pincus is a “Qualified Person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”). He is also fluent in Spanish.
Nigel LeesP. Eng Director
Mr. Lees has over thirty years of experience in merchant and investment banking in the U.K. and Canada. His career in Canada commenced with RBC Dominion Securities as a research analyst. During his career in Canada, he has been a partner and director of several investment dealers and has assisted in financing companies in the process of going public on the Canadian stock exchanges.
He has served as a member of the Listing Committee of the Toronto Stock Exchange as well as an officer and board member of several publicly listed junior mining companies. He was a founder and past director of TVX Gold Inc., a significant North and South American gold producer, which merged with Kinross Gold in 2003. He served as a director of Yamana Gold Inc. for seventeen years until 2020 where he served as the Chairman of the compensation committee.
Harald Batista Advisor
Based in Brazil and California, Harald Batista is the son of the honorable Eliezer Batista (1924–2018),
the founder and former president of CVRD (now Vale). With extensive network and fluency in
Portuguese, German, English, and Spanish, Mr. Batista will advise on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) strategy.