Michael R. Smith
Corporate Officer/Principal at MONARCA MINERALS INC.
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Michael R.
Smith is currently the Executive Vice President-Exploration at Monarca Minerals, Inc. He was previously the President & Chief Executive Officer at Monarca Minerals, Inc. from 2008 to 2010.
He also served as the Chief Executive Officer at Platte River Gold, Inc. and as a Director at Oremex Gold, Inc. Additionally, he worked as the General Manager-Exploration & Development at Barrick Gold Corp.
and as a Partner at Nazca Engineering & Mining LLC.
Mr. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in 1979 and his graduate degree from the University of Nevada.
He also received a graduate degree from Mackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering in 1981.
Michael R. Smith active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| MONARCA MINERALS INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Michael R. Smith
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| MONARCA MINERALS INC. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Oremex Gold, Inc.
 Oremex Gold, Inc. Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Oremex Gold, Inc. engages in exploring gold mineral properties. Its properties include the Cerro del Oro, San Lucas, Santa Catarina, Maco and Navidad, which are located in Mexico. Oremex Gold was founded on January 26, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | President | 2011-12-07 |
| BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Nazca Engineering & Mining LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Platte River Gold, Inc.
 Platte River Gold, Inc. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Platte River Gold, Inc. is a private Canadian company. It carries out precious and base metals exploration, focusing in Mexico and Nevada. The company employees & contractors have direct roles in the discovery of the El Penon Au-Ag Mine in Chile, the Dolores Au-Ag Mine in Mexico & the Jerritt Canyon (Au) and Paradise Peak (Au-Ag-Hg) mines in Nevada. The company's Mexican subsidiary, Minera Platte River S.L. de C.V. (MPRG), controls four significant projects in Mexico, the most important of which is the polymetallic, La Verde Project, near Cosala, Sinaloa about 2.5 hours drive from Mazatlan. MPRG controls 10,207 hectares of exploration and exploitation concessions and owns the operating La Verde underground Ag-Cu-Au mine, all of which are contiguous to the northern boundary of Scorpio's Cosala area land holdings. It was founded in April 2004. It is based in Reno, Nevada and it also has operations in Hermosillo and Cosala, Mexico. | President | - |
Training of Michael R. Smith
| Arizona State University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Nevada | Graduate Degree |
| Mackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering | Graduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| MONARCA MINERALS INC. | Non-Energy Minerals |
| BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION | Non-Energy Minerals |
| Private companies | 3 |
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Platte River Gold, Inc.
Platte River Gold, Inc. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Platte River Gold, Inc. is a private Canadian company. It carries out precious and base metals exploration, focusing in Mexico and Nevada. The company employees & contractors have direct roles in the discovery of the El Penon Au-Ag Mine in Chile, the Dolores Au-Ag Mine in Mexico & the Jerritt Canyon (Au) and Paradise Peak (Au-Ag-Hg) mines in Nevada. The company's Mexican subsidiary, Minera Platte River S.L. de C.V. (MPRG), controls four significant projects in Mexico, the most important of which is the polymetallic, La Verde Project, near Cosala, Sinaloa about 2.5 hours drive from Mazatlan. MPRG controls 10,207 hectares of exploration and exploitation concessions and owns the operating La Verde underground Ag-Cu-Au mine, all of which are contiguous to the northern boundary of Scorpio's Cosala area land holdings. It was founded in April 2004. It is based in Reno, Nevada and it also has operations in Hermosillo and Cosala, Mexico. | Non-Energy Minerals |
| Nazca Engineering & Mining LLC | |
Oremex Gold, Inc.
Oremex Gold, Inc. Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Oremex Gold, Inc. engages in exploring gold mineral properties. Its properties include the Cerro del Oro, San Lucas, Santa Catarina, Maco and Navidad, which are located in Mexico. Oremex Gold was founded on January 26, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Non-Energy Minerals |
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