Mr. Mirko has over 40 years’ experience in the mining industry and is currently the founder and President of Canam Mining Corporation, founder, President & CEO of Rokmaster Resources Corp., former founder and President of Canam Alpine Resources Ltd. (taken over by Vizsla Resources Ltd. in September 2019), and a founder of Pacific Rim Mining Corp., Frontier Pacific Mining Corp., Roca Mines Inc., and Stikine Gold Corp. He has consulted and prospected internationally since 1972, with successful experience in discovery, permitting, construction and mine operation. In 2008, Mr. Mirko was a recipient of the “E. A. Scholtz Medal for Excellence in Mine Development” from the Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia and in 2009, the Mining Association of British Columbia’s “Mining and Sustainability Award” for the MAX Mine. He is a member in good standing of the Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. (“SEG”), the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”), and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.