Executive Team

Mr. Kuljit (Jeet) Basi is an established mining industry professional with over 17 years of technical leadership experience in global public mining companies including Newmont Corporation (“Newmont”), Goldcorp Inc. (“Goldcorp”) and Teck Resources Ltd. (“Teck”). Mr. Basi has a passion for growing a collaborative culture of technical excellence focused on maximizing net asset values. Since July 2020 to present, Mr. Basi has been the principal consultant for SVK Metrix Inc. (“SVK”), which company provides consulting advice to numerous natural resource companies including Modern Mining Technology Corp. (“Modern Mining”) and Ausenco Engineering. Mr. Basi has also served as the CEO of Modern Mining since March 2022. Prior thereto, from July 2019 to February 2020, Mr. Basi held the position of Senior Advisor, Newmont North America, where he was responsible for implementing industry leading best practices in the areas of technical services, project development and strategic planning across all of Newmont’s Canadian, U.S. and Mexican assets. Prior thereto, from February 2011 to June 2019, Mr. Basi held various positions with Goldcorp including the position of Corporate Manager of Processing & Metallurgy. During his eight-year tenure with Goldcorp, Mr. Basi established a track record of delivering bottom-line growth across major assets within Goldcorp’s global portfolio. Prior to Goldcorp, Mr. Basi worked, from September 2006 to January 2011, at Teck’s Highland Valley Copper operation where he most notably was involved in the mill optimization and expansion projects. Mr. Basi is an industry professional and has co-authored multiple publications within the technical community. Mr. Basi obtained his Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining and Mineral Process Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia with a Minor in Commerce in 2006.

Ms. Shen is a Chartered Professional Accountant with more than a decade of experience in financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and capital markets for publicly traded and private companies. She has extensive experience preparing and reviewing financial statements and management reporting under both U.S. GAAP and IFRS, gained across roles in the United States and Canada. Since 2023, Ms. Shen has served as Accounting Manager and Controller at Quantum Advisory Partners LLP, a professional services firm providing Chief Financial Officer and full-cycle accounting services to private and public companies, where she leads financial reporting and regulatory compliance functions for multiple public companies and coordinates with auditors, legal counsel, transfer agents, and regulators on continuous disclosure obligations, financings, and corporate transactions. While at Quantum, Ms. Shen has acted as Controller for Tactical Resources Corp., working directly with the company’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Mohan. Prior to joining Quantum, she served as Senior Accountant and Commissions Manager at Kapitus LLC in New York, where she managed month-end and year-end close processes, revenue recognition, commission accounting, and financial reporting under U.S. GAAP, and prepared management reporting packages and supporting schedules for external audits. Upon the closing of the business combination, Ms. Shen will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on a full-time basis, succeeding Mr. Mohan. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from Simon Fraser University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.