Advisory Board

Joe Piekenbrock, M.Sc

Joe Piekenbrock, M.Sc

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Piekenbrock, the recipient of the 2009 Thayer Lindsey Award & the 2015 Colin Spence Award, respectively for International Discovery for contributions to the Alaskan discoveries of both the giant Donlin Gold (Au) deposit and the high-grade Bornite Copper (Cu) deposit, brings over 35 years of exploration experience to AsiaBaseMetals. Having served as Vice President Exploration ("VP Exploration") for NovaGold for 10 years until 2012, he then served as Senior Vice President Exploration (Sr. VP Exploration") with NovaCopper (name changed to Trilogy Metals) through 2014. Mr. Piekenbrock, having worked extensively both in South America and Alaska, brings a wealth of experience through years of exploration for both Teck Cominco and Placer Dome. Joe holds a B.A. in Geology from the University of Colorado, and an M.Sc. in Economic Geology from the University of Arizona.

Bob Jacko

Bob Jacko

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Bob Jacko has more than thirty years of mining experience. During that time, Mr. Jacko has worked for Falconbridge, Cominco (Teck Cominco), Thompson Creek and Tintina Resources Inc. He has spent 14 years as General Manager at numerous mines including the Polaris Mine and Sullivan Mine in Canada for Cominco Ltd., and the Red Dog Mine and Pogo Mine in Alaska for Teck Cominco Ltd. in the USA. During his career, he has been involved with three startups; the most recent was the Pogo Mine in Alaska. Mr. Jacko, a Mining Engineer, is a graduate from Michigan Technological University, having received a bachelor of science in mining engineering (BS. Mining) in 1977.

Yuvraj S. Solanki

Yuvraj S. Solanki

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Solanki, an entrepreneur with over 10 years of hands-on mining experience, especially in India and Ethiopia, is a board member and the Executive Director of Sainik Mining and Allied Services Limited. In those capacities, Mr. Solanki played a major role in the drilling, exploration and development of a Potash project (“Danakil Potash Project”) located in the Danakil depression in North-Eastern Ethiopia. Sainik Mining was recently awarded a Mine Development and Operation project (PB Block –located in the state Jharkhand, India), being one of the largest MDO contracts for coal mining in India. The project is anticipated to mine 15 million tonnes of coal annually for the next 25 years. Yuvraj holds a B.A. in Business Studies from the University of De Montfort, Leicester, UK.

Andrew Bowering

Andrew Bowering

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Bowering has over 30 years of experience in the venture capital and public company arenas primarily in the Mining sector with involvement in projects located around the globe. Andrew is a self-employed management consultant to public companies and has provided services in a variety of management and financial oversight roles. He has held senior executive positions and directorships in numerous public companies involved in mineral exploration in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and China. He has an in-depth knowledge of securities markets, regulatory affairs and investor/public relations. Mr. Bowering has led several large acquisition programs in North America. Mr. Bowering obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science, from the University of British Columbia in 1986.

Mr. Kashmir (Kash) Heed

Mr. Kashmir (Kash) Heed

Advisory Board Member

Mr. Kashmir Heed is a businessman, public policy advisor, and a former Canadian politician, who was elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly (2009 to 2013). Kash was appointed the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General (2009 to 2010). Prior to entering politics, Mr. Heed had a distinguished law enforcement career spanning over 31 years. He was the Chief Constable of the West Vancouver Police Department (2007 to 2009) and Superintendent of the Vancouver Police Department where he held several high-profile command positions over the years. Mr. Heed holds a Master of Arts degree from the School of Criminology (2005) and a Bachelor of General Studies degree in the field of Leadership in Public Safety (2001) from Simon Fraser University (SFU).

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