Advisors

Advisors

ADVISORS

ADVISORS

Expertise to Support Responsible Development

Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company is supported by experienced advisors across technical, environmental, safety, community and policy disciplines. Their expertise helps inform responsible development, operational readiness and stakeholder engagement as Sunshine advances the Sunshine Complex toward a planned return to production. 

Ralph Noyes

Finance & Technical

An economic geologist with over 15 years with Hecla as General Manager of Lucky Friday and Knob Hill Gold Mines. He also held the position of VP of Metal Mining for Hecla. He has authored prior technical reports for Sunshine Mining Company while with Behre-Dolbear. He was a Director of Consolidated Silver. He advises the Sunshine team on economic geology and execution of mine plans

Harry Cougher

Management & Mining

Former VP/GM of the Sunshine Mine for 20 years. Prior, he served in mine engineering, mill management and senior management with Bunker Hill. Harry was also COO for Coeur d’Alene Mines and managed the Coeur, Galena, Kensington, and Rochester mines. Harry assists Sunshine on mining method expertise and mine management

John Allen

Metallurgy & Mill

Accomplished mill, assay lab, and refinery expert. John worked at the Bunker Hill Mine, and the last 36 years of his career running and operating the sunshine mill and refinery. Active through the entire PEA process, providing operating guidance and historical performance data. John has been engaged with Sunshine for the past 2 years

Tim Olsen

Community & Government

Tim was the former industrial relations manager for Sunshine and is currently a lobbyist in Boise, Idaho. Tim provides organizational guidance and interfaces with government officials and Tribal matters. Tim has been assisting Sunshine for the past 2 years

Brian White

District Geology & Exploration

Brian is an accomplished and recognized structural geologist in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District and assisted Sunshine in fully mapping structures that informed the current and updated geologic model. Brian has been assisting the Sunshine Mine for the past 2 years

Ken Rye

Head of Global Mining Evaluations, Electrum Group

Renowned geologist with 30+ years experience in exploration, geological evaluations and mine development. Has made significant contributions toward the discovery and development of major deposits in the Americas, Australia, and Eastern Europe

Ryan Miles

Portfolio Director, Electrum Group

20+ years of experience in the mining industry, a licensed professional mining engineer with expertise in business analytics, financial modelling, and technical due diligence. Formerly with AngloGold Ashanti as the Principal Advisor of Integrated Planning, he led predictive analytics over the operational plans across all international sites

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