Jim Williams

Executive Chairman

Born in 1960, Jim is a professional geologist, company director and CEO, with extensive exploration and mining experience across multiple jurisdictions. Jim was the co-founder of AIM and TSXV-listed Arian Silver Corp (silver exploration, development and mining in Mexico), (founded in 2005) where he served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2005 to 2018. More recently, he served as Executive Chairman at VVV Resources Ltd. between 2022 and 2025. Prior directorships include serving as an Independent Non-Executive Director of various TSX/V-listed companies (Kilo Goldmines; Grand Partage Resources) and prior to this as a director of US-listed Sterling Mining Company and Kimberly Gold Mines, both operational in Idaho. Jim has also served as an expert witness for one of London’s leading law firms, Mischon de Reya, and their client, Oryx Natural Resources, with their successful litigation against the British Broadcasting Corporation (“BBC”). Publications include co-authoring, on behalf of the British government’s ‘Department for International Development (“DFID”), a “Diamond Policy Study in Sierra Leone”. Jim has academic qualifications from The Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London. In addition, Jim holds various professional affiliations including, Fellow of the Institute Of Mining, Metallurgy & Materials (“FIMMM”); Chartered Engineer (“CEng”); Chartered Geologist (“CGeol”), and a European-designate Engineer (“Eur. Ing”) and is a “Competent Person” under the rules of the London Stock Exchange and a ”Qualified Person” under the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange.