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The Lannister Mining team

Lannister Mining is led by CEO Jim Greig and CFO Kelvin Lee, with a board and advisors drawn from K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals and Thesis Gold.

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The short answer

Who is behind Lannister Mining?

The company describes a seasoned team with many of the same co-founders or senior executives as K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals and Thesis Gold. Management combines project development experience with public company finance, and the board adds geology, capital markets and private placement expertise.

Management

Jim Greig

CEO and Director

Jim Greig brings more than 25 years of experience advancing and developing projects toward production, with significant technical, financial and project management abilities.

He was a founder, President and Director at Thesis Gold (formerly Benchmark Metals), advancing a 5 million ounce gold-silver project in British Columbia, Canada.

Kelvin Lee

Chief Financial Officer

Kelvin Lee has over 15 years of financial management experience with publicly traded companies. Most recently he held progressively senior roles, from Corporate Controller and VP Finance and Administration to Chief Financial Officer, at a TSX-V listed gold producer with $400 million in revenue over the past nine years.

He previously held Controller positions with publicly traded mining companies including Prodigy Gold Inc., which was acquired for $340 million. He is a CPA, CGA and holds a Diploma in Accounting (Hons) and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Board of directors

Mario Vetro

Director

Mario Vetro is a principal of Commodity Partners Inc., a merchant bank active in the mining sector, and a co-founder of K92 Mining Inc. He has extensive experience structuring and advising resource and special situations companies.

Earlier, at one of the top investor relations firms in North America, he helped grow the firm from inception; over five years it was involved in more than $500 million in equity raises and several buyouts ranging from $100 million to $1.5 billion. He is a graduate of UBC with a major in Political Science.

Victor Cantore

Director

Victor Cantore is a capital markets professional specializing in the resource and high-tech sectors, with over 25 years of advisory and leadership experience. He began his career in 1992 as an investment advisor before moving into management roles at public and private companies.

He has organized and structured numerous equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture partnerships and strategic alliances, and serves on the boards of various private and public companies.

Max Zaretsky

Director

Max Zaretsky is a graduate of Columbia University and holds a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University, magna cum laude and with Honors.

He has over 18 years of experience constructing funding and financing solutions for individuals and companies through private placement. He created Zemaso Management Company, which opened its first private investment fund nearly 17 years ago and continues to complete multimillion dollar real estate financing and investment transactions.

Jo Anne Price

Director

Jo Anne Price is an independent geological consultant with over two decades of experience, including a decade in project management, on gold, poly-metallic and graphite projects across the USA, Australia and Canada.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Wales, College of Cardiff, and a Master of Science in Geology from Dalhousie University.

Will Randall

Director

Will Randall is a professional geologist with over 20 years of experience in mining and mineral exploration.

An early mover in the lithium brine industry, he acquired, discovered, developed and sold the Sal de los Angeles lithium brine project in Argentina for $265 million.

Advisory board

John Lewins

Advisor

John D. Lewins is a Mineral Engineer with over 35 years of experience in the mining industry across Africa, Australia, Asia, North America and the former Soviet Union.

He is Chief Executive Officer of K92 Mining Inc., a high grade gold producer in Papua New Guinea with more than 700 employees and contractors, and has managed the development of a number of open pit and underground operations.

FAQ

Questions about the team

Who runs Lannister Mining?

Jim Greig is CEO and a director, with more than 25 years of experience advancing and developing projects. Kelvin Lee is CFO, with over 15 years of financial management experience at publicly traded companies. The board includes Mario Vetro, Victor Cantore, Max Zaretsky, Jo Anne Price and Will Randall.

What is the Lannister Mining team known for?

The company says many of its co-founders or senior executives held the same roles at K92 Mining, Fosterville South Exploration, Arena Minerals and Thesis Gold. Advisor John Lewins is CEO of K92 Mining, and CEO Jim Greig was a founder, President and Director at Thesis Gold, formerly Benchmark Metals.

Who handles investor relations at Lannister Mining?

Investor enquiries are handled by Ken Cotiamco, according to the company website. The listed investor relations phone number is 604-687-7130 and the email address is IR@lannistermining.com.

What is Lannister Mining?

Lannister Mining is a mineral exploration company focused on the Basin Gulch Property, a gold and silver project in west-central Montana. The property has near-surface gold-silver mineralization, more than 320 historical drill holes and a land package of 11 patented and 53 unpatented claims covering 1,107 hectares.

How do you value a gold exploration company?

Most investors value a gold exploration company on the quality of its project rather than earnings, since explorers usually have no revenue. Common checks include grade and width of drill results, how much ground is untested, jurisdiction, land tenure, the path to a compliant resource, and the track record of management.

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