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Current Asset Quality
The company’s 100% interest in six gold exploration properties gives it a substantial landholding in the historical Beardmore-Geraldton Gold Belt of Ontario (“BGB”) - a belt that has produced over four million ounces of gold historically, and contains the world-class Greenstone gold project (formerly known as the Hardrock gold project) which is being brought to production by a joint venture partnership between Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) and Orion Mine Finance. All six of our BGB properties host documented gold occurrences and geological features diagnostic of orogenic gold systems similar to historical producers and deposits currently under development in the region.
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Management Pedigree
Caprock’s Management team and Board of Directors bring a broad and diversified set of skills to help the Company achieve its goals. Our combined backgrounds include decades of experience in (i) resource exploration and development, (ii) technical, financial and corporate due diligence, (iii) mining capital markets, (iv) investment banking and corporate finance, (v) financial accounting, and (vi) management of both public and private companies. We are well-supported by a team of advisors, consultants and professional service providers covering the fields of investor relations, administration, legal services and Geological Information Services (GIS), among others.
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Track Record
Vishal Gupta brings considerable mining industry expertise and public markets experience to his role as President & CEO of Caprock. He has conducted exploration programs in various geological settings throughout Canada and the US as an exploration geologist. As a former investment banker and mining analyst, he has conducted technical due diligence on resource exploration and development projects across the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Nicaragua. He was formerly the President & CEO of California Gold Mining Inc., an advanced-stage gold exploration company also listed on the CSE.
Avrom Howard brings decades of broad international experience working as an exploration geologist to his role as Vice President Exploration of Caprock. Through the years, his work has encompassed numerous metallic, gemstone and industrial mineral commodities, geologic settings and geographic regions. He has also served as a senior executive of several mineral exploration companies in both the private and public domains.
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Favorable Jurisdiction
According to the world-renowned Fraser Institute’s annual ranking of mining jurisdictions, Ontario ranks as a top-tier mining jurisdiction for Investment Attractiveness, Policy Perception, Best Practices, Mineral Potential, Permitting Confidence, Enforcement of Regulations, Taxation, Quality of Infrastructure, Socio-Economic Agreements, Trade Barriers, Political Stability, Labour Regulations, Safety & Security, and Availability of Skills & Labour. Our technical team has long-standing relationships with the local community and First Nations groups active in the BGB, and we are looking forward to carrying out our planned exploration activities in the region in a socially and environmentally responsible way.
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Acquisition Opportunities
In addition to advancing our current portfolio of exploration properties in the BGB, our technical team is also pursuing acquisition opportunities that will help grow shareholder value as gold reinserts itself as a key hedge against inflation, and as industrial metals appreciate due to global supply chain shortages.