Globally Significant Critical Mineral Projects in North America
Apex Critical Metals CSE: APXC | OTCQX: APXCF | FWB: KL9 is a publicly traded exploration company focused on exploring and developing properties rich in Rare Earth Elements and Niobium.
Developing Rare Earth Elements and Niobium projects listed as critical to the US & EU.
Global Production of REE’s is dominated by China, 89%, and Niobium is dominated by Brazil, 91%.
Technological innovation & green energy applications are driving a significant demand in REE's and Niobium.
Carbonatite host, simple pyrochlore mineralogy with encouraging early exploration results.
Team with a history of discovery & successful M&A.
Well structured & financed with strategic investors.
Jody Dahrouge
P.GEO, DIRECTOR
Led consulting team that acquired and discovered the Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET) Corvette property.
Mr. Dahrouge is a professional geologist with over twenty-five years of experience in Canada and Internationally, and has a successful background in base metals, industrial minerals, rare earth metals and uranium exploration. Since 1998, Mr. Dahrouge has been the president of Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd., a geological services company that provides consulting services to a broad range of public and private exploration and mining companies.
He is a professional geologist (Alberta) and holds Bachelor of Science degrees in geology and computing science, both from the University of Alberta. Mr. Dahrouge has been involved in all aspects of mineral exploration and development for a wide variety of commodities worldwide.
Darren L. Smith
M.SC., P.GEO, DIRECTOR
Led 2017 discovery of Corvette lithium pegmatite district and one of the largest REE deposits in the world (Ashram, 2009).
With more than 20 years experience in the industry, Mr. Smith specializes in high-level project management including program design and implementation, technical reporting, land management, community engagement, and technical disclosure. He has provided technical oversight for PEA, PFS, and FS level projects as well as complex metallurgical programs.
Mr. Smith’s experience includes carbonatite complexes & associated metals (Ta, Nb, Sc, REEs), Li (brine, sediment, pegmatite), Co, U, phosphate, fluorspar, as well as base & precious metals. In 2009, Darren & his team discovered one of the world’s largest REE deposits (Ashram), and in 2017 discovered the Corvette lithium pegmatite district, where one of the largest lithium pegmatites in the world (CV5) has been defined through drilling by the Company.
Sean Charland
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Most recently a director of Alpha Lithium, acquired for over $300M.
Mr. Charland has worked for over 15 years in capital markets & resource exploration. His experience is focused on raising capital, mergers & acquisitions, marketing public resources companies and managing diverse teams. Most recently is a director of Alpha Lithium, which was recently acquired for over $300M. Mr. Charland leads as CEO for both Eagle Bay Resources and Zimtu Capital, and serves as a director at Maple Gold Mines and Core Assets Corp.
Joness Lang
EVP – GROWTH STRATEGY, DIRECTOR
American Pacific nominated for Deal of the Year twice.
Mr. Lang is an experienced executive leader with 15 years of corporate growth strategy and capital markets experience within the natural resource sector. Mr. Lang is the CEO of Canter Resources Corp., a critical metals exploration company focused on lithium and boron in the western USA. He has served as President for American Pacific Mining Corp, and prior to that the Executive Vice President of Maple Gold Mines Ltd. Mr. Lang brings significant transaction experience to the Apex board, with a track record of leading project acquisitions and securing major mining companies as strategic partners. His career began with corporate development work for a multi-commodity prospect generator where he was lead for numerous acquisitions and sourced significant funding for the company through joint-ventures, asset sales and strategic alliance partnerships. He played an important role in bringing Agnico Eagle in as a strategic partner, increasing institutional ownership and leading or co-leading property acquisitions and equity financing transactions while at Maple Gold. While with American Pacific, the company was nominated for Deal of the Year twice by S&P Global Platts. Mr. Lang received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Royal Roads University, graduating with distinction. Mr. Lang also graduated with honours from the British Columbia Institute of Technology where he received his Marketing Management Entrepreneurship diploma.
Zayn Kalyan
DIRECTOR
Scorpio Gold transformed into a growing gold exploration company.
Mr. Kalyan is an experienced business development executive with a strong background in capital markets and corporate growth. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Scorpio Gold Corporation, where he has led the strategic restructuring and transformation of the company. Under his leadership, Scorpio Gold has been rebuilt from a distressed junior mining company into a rapidly growing gold exploration company. Mr. Kalyan began his career as a software engineer, developing startup technology companies from the ground up before transitioning into finance. Since 2014, he has served in senior management roles and on the boards of multiple public companies, bringing expertise in corporate strategy, capital formation, and scaling early-stage businesses into publicly traded growth platforms.
Jody Bellefleur
CORPORATE SECRETARY, DIRECTOR
Fiscal oversight of growing James Bay lithium exploration portfolio.
Ms. Bellefleur is a CPA with over twenty-five years of experience as a corporate accountant, focusing exclusively on public companies for the last 10 years. Ms. Bellefleur obtained her B.Comm degree from the University of British Columbia in April 1994.
Alex Knox
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
Alex Knox, P.Geo., is a Calgary, Alberta-based geologist with over five decades of experience in mineral exploration. He brings unparalleled expertise regarding rare earth elements (REE), niobium, and other critical metals. His distinguished career includes key roles at major organizations such as Unocal Canada Ltd. and Molycorp, where he contributed to significant discoveries and developments in industrial minerals, uranium, and base metals.
Nathan Steinke
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Mr. Nathan Steinke brings over 20 years of finance experience in the international resource sector. Mr. Steinke previously worked alongside Sean Charland, serving as CFO, at Alpha Lithium. Mr. Steinke was instrumental in supporting the advancement of the Company through key finance, growth and capital markets initiatives.
