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Cain Saint Merat P.Geo. BSc (Hons)

Qualification Highlights

17.5+ years Global Exploration/Mining Professional. 3.8+ years Fintech Experience.

Senior/Project Contractor Management. Budgeting & Accountancy. Third-party business engagement.

Strong aptitude with Data Validation/Integrity, Database Management/Design. Data Analytics/ITS.

Successful Grassroots Target Generation. Third-Party Technical Assessment & Reporting.

3D Geological/Structural Modeling. Structural analysis. Conceptual & diagram visualization.

Background in RC, Diamond Core, Auger & Percussion Drill Supervision (Incl. logging & sampling).

Commodities: Direct: Au; Ag; U; Fe; Mn; Sn; TiO2 Indirect: Cu; Zn; Pb; & Coal. Relevant Work Experience

Founder/Principal Consultant

GeoGence Inc. – Regional Canada / Regional South America / Regional Brazil Current –

Sep 2022

Providing Geological IntelliGence & due DiliGence for Tier 1 deposits & everything in-between.

Global industry support. Multiple passport holder & working visas.

Independent geological research, data analytics, ITS & brand marketing. Project/Database Geologist

New Pacific Metals Corp. (NUAG) – Vancouver, BC, Canada / Regional Bolivia / Beijing, China Sep 2022 –

Sep 2019

Silver Sand and Regional Exploration Project Technical Services support – Bolivia.

Designed, built & implemented entire company drill-hole & surface point database utilizing 3rd party licensed software (i.e., MX Deposit). Built API query ODBC, saving company ~10K.

Software Mentoring/Training/Support & Digital logging rollout 2020 inauguration.

Set-up Assay certificate & QAQC importation and sample flow custodian process.

3rd party software design & development contribution with external vendor.

Executed & Completed PEA oriented diamond drill core program (i.e., using TruCore method).

On-site local technician training & drill contractor management.

Rigorous DH oriented drill core validation capture & structural data measurement training.

Structural data calculation automation, validation & output analysis for PEA studies.

Data analytics, NI 43-101, & PEA support including metallurgical & structural analysis.

Technical file management/server updating & general business document and data support.

3rd party software, license & asset management.

Industry event & booth hosting for investors & event participants. HSE committee participant. Senior Geologist

Golden Predator Mining Corp. (GPY) – Selwyn Basin, YT / Vancouver, BC, Canada Sep 2019 –

Feb 2017

Primarily supported and provided geological services for the execution of the 3 Aces Exploration

& Brewery Creek Mining Gold Projects, Yukon, CAD.

Project management substitution. Investor site touring/presentations & third-party engagement.

3D exploration, resource modeling and target generation (utilizing Target & Leapfrog). Designed ODBC query link for rapid DB updating. Reporting & investor presentation conceptual diagrams.

Diamond Core & RC drill supervision (inc: planning, rig set-up, logging, bucket sampling, database admin/validation, etc.). Logged ~ 5000+ m’s and responsible for ~ 60+ EOH calls. Implemented a digital logging procedure & trained 5 logging geologists with this. Data auditing.

Surface geological & structural mapping/sampling/trenching/prospecting. Digital cartography & co-produced a geological map presented at Nov 2018 Yukon Geoscience Forum. Built mapping point & structure database. Mentoring of junior geologists using ESRI GIS/modeling software.

Validated and built a ~32K row handheld Niton XRF derived geochemical template for database and modeling importation involving a ‘gap’ analysis tool (i.e., formula array to identify missing data rows) including quality assurance/quality control graphical statistics. Vancouver; BC

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Designed/implemented a structural orientation template to validate DH point structures, utilized for stereonet analysis. Structural & assay sub-set analysis.

Tested, implemented, and trained Wellcad Televiewer Software. Structural pick analysis.

Compiled ~5 internal geological targeting and prospectivity reports & contributed to a Jan 2018 Prospectus resulting in ~9 Mil of capital being raised. Monthly management reporting.

Completed 6 company ‘Press Releases’ including maps, sections, & grade table calculations. Business Analyst/Data Scientist

BC Hydro (Contracted via Tempworks/Accenture) – Vancouver, BC, Canada Feb 2017 –

Feb 2016

Supporting Technology, Contingent Labor, Security & Switchgear Supply-Chain Category Management involving analyses of ~600 contracts and accompanying financial spend analytics.

Internal Business unit development and stakeholder development support.

Automated a supply chain data extraction tool for refining Technology category spend.

Built and tested a successful automation form saving approximately 20 days’ work.

Automated spend analytics for Switchgear category using basic formula indexing. Exploration Geologist

NexGen Energy Ltd (NXE) – Athabasca Basin, SK, Canada Oct – Feb

2015

Diamond and directional (Devico) exploration and Uranium delineation drill core logging (~ 6500+ meters across 7 separate field period durations – Two seasonal drill; campaigns).

Geotechnical preparation and sample splitting of Proterozoic basement drill core. Uranium mineralized core sampling (i.e., SRC Lab. Prep.) including photo tagging.

Database validation with sample QA/QC preparation and insertion.

Alteration, clay and geochemical analysis & presentation (PIMA QA/QC result comparison).

Scintillometer recording used for press releases. Gamma probe monitoring.

Technical team contribution and local geotechnical contractor training. Acting Exploration Manager

Iluka Brasil Mineração Ltda (ILU) – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Regional Brazil Apr 2014 –

Nov 2013

Legal administrator and manager of 4 company staff and several contractors for a mid-tier limited liability subsidiary company during the interim rotation period of an appointed manager.

Engaged with Brazilian stakeholders, investors, and third-party interests for potential business acquisitions across South America.

Sustained & continued upper management duties: HR; accountancy; & annual budgeting ~6- 2mil RC drilling within time constraints. Drill contractor negotiations for rig importation.

Successfully progressed exploration projects working with U.S. legal team for country entry into neighboring South American sovereign jurisdictions. Financial start up assessment.

Monitoring Brazilian Mining code and special circumstance application process research. Senior Exploration Geologist

Iluka Brasil Mineração Ltda (ILU) – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Regional Brazil Nov 2013 –

Feb 2011

Target generation & third-party project assessment including 8 reconnaissance visits, multi- commodity research and review of over 40 target regions for strategic ranking. Three polygonal resource estimations for project evaluation – South America.

Completed 20+ reports for assessed project areas (TiO2 & zircon) outlining geological considerations for strategic upper management planning within 2 years and one PEA financial assessment (due diligence).

Generated and progressed 3 new search areas within undisclosed sedimentary basin terrains, which were actively, pursued for exploration RC drill programs. Drill-hole planning.

Incident free supervision of 20,000m+ air-core drilling/logging across 3 major projects– Brazil. Vancouver; BC

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Cain Saint Merat P.Geo. BSc (Hons)

Initiated and setup drill activities in Brazil including aiding in successful RC drill-rig importation into NE Brazilian port, whilst supervising an exploration team of ~15 contractors.

Project supervision involving RC drill logging, training, and mentoring for geological contractors. Log interpretation and data entry duties with cross section generation using Micromine Software.

Designed and implemented field logging validation worksheet (Excel) for 4 rotational geologists, enhancing data logging accuracy and upload into the central database.

Trained and mentored Exploration/Project Geologists, particularly developing their geologic interpretation and data integration skills utilizing M.S. Excel, ArcGIS and Micromine.

Design and Implementation of Health and safety best practices including training and inductions for all BR contractors, subcontractors, and stakeholders for field and exploration operations. Exploration/Consulting Geologist

Coffey Mining Consulting Ltda (COF) – Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil / Regional Brazil Feb 2011 –

Jun 2008

Project Coordination for 8 major exploration projects; including client consultation; and remote sense mapping for multi-commodity investigations (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Au, Ba).

Supervision of 5-6 contractors for pit sampling within a small manganese mine project utilizing NI43-101 guidelines. Coordination of drill logging and sampling.

Utilized technical and database validation skills to design and implement field mapping worksheet (Excel) to accurately record data for reporting purposes.

Resource estimation (Manganese) using Gemcom software (wireframe, block modeling and geo-statistical determination) for international client resulting in an investment re-assessment.

Hydrogeological consultancy and drill supervision of local contractors, improving overall safety operations resulting in incident free drill completion - Valentines Fe Ore Project – Uruguay. Exploration Geologist

Crusader Resources Ltd (CAS) – Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil / Goiás, GO, Brazil May – Feb

2008

Designed and implemented a database for a handheld Niton XRF apparatus saving cost on expensive modeling consultation. Analyses of XRF RC drill results and RC drill planning.

Geochemical & Scintillometer traversing (Sn, U, Au, Cu, Zn, REE) and RC drill logging, leading to delineation of Sn anomaly for drill target definition.

Project data setup using Micromine template to capture RC drill field results including section assay outputs used for presentation to Australian Executive Board. Exploration Geologist

Iluka Resources Ltd (ILU) – Murray Basin, NSW & VIC / Hamilton, VIC, Australia Jun 2007 –

Apr 2004

Air-core RC drill-rig supervision; logging, sampling of sand and basin sediment including mine- site definition drilling across approximately ~ 25 TiO2 projects (~5 JORC Compliant resources).

Prefeasibility studies involving supervision and assessment of completion of geotechnical and hydrogeological drilling. Geotech core logging & SPT testing.

Open-cut mine-wall description, grade control and comparison modeling of existing exploration holes with production mined face results. Assistance to Chief Mine Geologist.

Government tenement compliance & environmental reporting.

Prepared exploration expenditure proposals and subsequent closure reports under time constraints.

Aeromagnetic interpretation targeting, interception and discovery of a TiO2 prospect leading to the development of a new search space and increasing the company’s resource inventory.

Developed and standardized field logging procedure and data validation manual using Micromine geological software for exploration team.

Free Loss Time Injury (LTI) safety history and reliable safety field reporting. Vancouver; BC

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Senior IT National Operations & Statistics Coordinator Dimension DataAustralia Pty Ltd – Sydney, NSW, Australia Aug 2003 –

Apr 2001

Team leader substitution, supervision, and training of 2 junior members.

SAP system specialist, report testing, analysis, and support for all business units.

Internal customer SAP support across several business departments (i.e., sales, purchasing, finance, accounts) utilizing developed communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsible for streamlining ~30 portfolio accounts by monitoring top up funds, tracking invoice activity by means of statistical reporting (SAP).

Junior Technician & Field Assistant Roles

University of Canterbury& Coal Research Limited – Christchurch, New Zealand Pre 2001

Prepared, assisted and taught both second and third year optical mineralogy classes resulting in approximately ~70% student pass rate. Specialty: metamorphic and igneous petrology.

Field assistant – peat/lignite hand auger sampling used for published research paper. Vancouver; BC

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Cain Saint Merat P.Geo. BSc (Hons)

Proficiency

ESRI (ArcGIS); QGIS; MX Deposit; LeapFrog Geo; Geosoft Target; ALT WellCAD; Micromine; Gemcom; Datamine; Global Mapper; iOGas; AcQuire; OpenStereo; Reflex Applications; MapInfo.

SAP; basic SQL; Ventyx Systems; MS Project suite; MS Visio. Highly proficient with MS Excel. Education / Designation

First Line Supervisor – Yukon College – Online Canadian Centre for Occupational H&S. 2018

Health & Safety Supervision Representative – Holmesglen (Tafe) – Hamilton, VIC, Australia 2005

B.Sc Hons (Bachelor of Science with Honors) in Geology – University of Canterbury – Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

2000

Membership / Professionalism

AME-BC – Vancouver 2021 – 2014

M.E.G. – Vancouver 2023 – 2014

EGBC P.Geo License ID: 49499 British Columbia 2023 – 2019

Toastmasters (Vancouver Speakers & Leaders) – Vancouver 2017 – 2014 Recent Continual Professional Development

Financial Tools & Economic Guidelines for 21st Century Exploration – Dr. Michael Doggett – Online @ La Paz, BOL

Dec 2021

SRK-Seequent Structural Modelling Course – Vancouver, CAD Nov 2019

Seequent Lyceum Day & Night Seminar Event – Vancouver, CAD Nov 2019 / 2018

St Johns Ambulance Level 1 First Aid Training (Level C CPR/AED) – Vancouver, CAD May 2018

Seequent (Leapfrog Geo) Software Training – Vancouver, CAD Jan 2018

AME-BC Short Course - SRK Structural Course – Vancouver, CAD Jan 2018

M.E.G. Short course - B.C.'s Golden Triangle – Vancouver, CAD Dec 2017

AME-BC Short course - Using Deposit Models – Cu-Au Exploration. Targets – Vancouver, CAD

Jan 2017

M.E.G. short course group seminars & luncheon events (Various) – Vancouver, CAD Dec 2018- 2014

Reflex technology & geochemistry conference – Vancouver, CAD Jan 2016

Actlabs SGH & geochemistry data workshops – Vancouver, CAD Jan 2016 – 2015

CIM Best Practices & NI43-101 seminar – Vancouver, CAD Nov 2015

AcQuire Database training (Iluka Brasil Min. Internal) – Rio de Janeiro, BRL Feb 2014

4WD & Defensive Driving – Rio de Janeiro, BRL May 2013 Volunteering

AME-BC Exploration Roundup Volunteer: MinEd. Secondary High School & Junior Grade ‘Rock-hound’ tradeshow and activity coordinator. Attendee & participant – Vancouver

Jan 2020 –

Jan 2015

APEGBC Vancouver Branch - Geoscience Outreach Executive Coordinator – Organized 3 events @ University of British Colombia (UBC) – Vancouver Nov 2017 –

Mar 2014

APEGBC EG Fest booth participant – Vancouver Mar 2016

APEGBC Science World - Division 2 Geo Destruction Judge – Vancouver Mar 2016 Personal Interests

Science; Psychology; European antiquity archaeology; Art; Photography; Stoicism; Philosophy & Metaphysics; Business; Technology & AI; Drawing & Design/Fabrication; Shoestring travelling; Cycling; Independent cinema; Contemporary music.

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