Board of Directors
Ali Haji
Chief Executive Officer, Director
+20 years of strategic leadership: metals and mining, investment management, capital markets experience.
CEO and Director of ION Energy Ltd, advisor to Steppe Gold and other resource companies.
Led transformative M&A initiatives at Invesco.
Murray Nye
President
Mr. Nye brings +20 years of experience as a director and officer of various public companies, with junior mining sector, mergers & acquisitions, and capital markets expertise.
He most recently served as CEO of a publicly-listed junior mining company from 2016 until 2022, where he was led efforts in securing seed capital financing and listing on the CSE.
Mr. Nye was also instrumental in helping the company secure a lease to purchase option and acquiring key patented mining claims, which hosted three historic producing mines.
Dennis Logan
Chief Financial Officer
+25 years of executive leadership in financial services and the resource sector.
Former Chief Financial Officer of Almonty Industries Inc., Planet 13 Holdings Inc. and other resource companies.
Investment Banking:
Desjardins Securities, Westwind Partners, CIBC World Markets and TD Securities
David Sabourin
Vice President of Mining Operations
Mr. Sabourin is an experienced mining executive and professional engineer with over 40 years of business and management experience acquired both in North America and abroad.
He has extensive experience and a proven record in developing and managing underground mining development projects and mine operations mainly in North America and recently served in the role of Chief Operating Officer of a publicly listed mining company based in Utah.
Mr. Sabourin also has experience in managing very large capital construction projects and the associated engineering encompassing all levels of feasibility studies and detailed design related to all aspects of mine and infrastructure project development.
Mr. Sabourin is a registered professional engineer and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from Michigan Technical University in the United States, and an MBA from Strathclyde University in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Liam Farrell
Senior Vice President of Operations
Mr. Farrell is an experienced operator who will work closely with the executive team to align operations with American Tungsten’s strategic goals and its path to commercial production.
Mr. Farrell has held C-level executive roles with various companies within the advanced material space. He has successfully managed large scale projects scaling new technologies to established commodity markets.
Prior to this, Mr. Farrell held senior management positions at prominent financial institutions across Canada within institutional equities.
Mr. Farrell is a CFA Charterholder and has a BCOMM from Queens University.
Joanna Longo
Head of Investor Relations
Joanna is a strategic corporate advisor with over 25 years of experience guiding public companies through capital markets with discipline, insight, and conviction. As founder of Terre Partners, she leads a senior-led advisory firm focused on investor relations, corporate development, and institutional positioning. Her approach is rooted in deep market knowledge and a high-touch commitment to client success.
Over the past two decades, Joanna has advised issuers across mining and healthcare. As a founder of BayFront Securities, she raised institutional capital for junior resource companies, building long-term investor relationships. She was a Senior Partner at Equicom (TMX Group), where she led investor relations strategy and execution for small- and mid-cap public companies.
Joanna’s passion lies in helping companies tell their story—clearly, credibly, and with conviction.
She has taught Professional Communications at George Brown College and continues to mentor emerging leaders in capital markets, championing disciplined communication, thoughtful leadership, and long-term impact.
Michael Zehr
Strategic Advisor
The Company has appointed Michael Zehr as a Strategic Advisor. With a distinguished background in government affairs, critical minerals policy, and capital markets, Mr. Zehr will support the Company’s engagement with U.S. federal and state agencies as tungsten continues to gain recognition as a critical mineral essential to national security and industrial resilience. His expertise will be instrumental in advancing American Tungsten’s permitting, funding, and strategic positioning initiatives within the evolving geopolitical landscape.
Carolyn Loder
Director
+30 years of senior executive experience across the mining, energy, and materials sectors.
Senior mining roles with Freeport-McMoRan, LafargeHolcim and Sonora Mining Corporation/Jamestown Mine.
Director: Integra Resources and K2 Gold.
First living woman inducted into the U.S. National Mining Hall of Fame.
Dan Nicholas
Director
Senior Advisor to Ernst & Young (“EY”).
Managed $40B investment portfolio of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (the “DOE”) Loan Program Office (“LPO”).
Investment Banking: Morgan Stanley, Pali Capital, and Salomon Brothers, Inc.
Jim Whittaker
Director
+35 years of operations in the mining industry.
Metallurgical engineer having held operational and project development roles throughout the Americas. Currently COO Capstone Copper.
Former President of Escondida for BHP, COO of OceanaGold, senior leader at Barrick
Duncan Blount
Director
+20 years in global natural resources and capital markets.
Deep investment management background focused on commodities and emerging markets. Currently CEO of Chilean Cobalt Corp
Former CEO of Decklar Resources.
Strategic advisor to multiple resource companies, including Ocean Minerals LLC
Technical Consulting Team
Finley Bakker
Technical Advisor
Mr. Bakker brings +45 years of mining geology & exploration experience, and has specialized in identifying and mobilizing tungsten and molybdenum assets in North America (formerly at CanTung).
Jeff Wilson
Technical Advisor
+25 years of executive & directorship experience in the mineral exploration and mining investment industry, having been involved in numerous equity financings, go-public, and M&A transactions.
Bill Breen
Technical Advisor
+41 years of experience working for both junior exploration and mining companies and the largest mining companies in the world across precious metals, base metals, uranium, lithium and cobalt.
Taylor Sulik
Technical Advisor
Seasoned U.S. intelligence & security professional with 8+ years of experience in the U.S. Coast Guard across a variety of roles; president of Mithril Mining, a U.S. critical metals mining company.
David Sabourin
Technical Advisor
35+ years of hands-on experience in all aspects of mine development and production, including shaft sinking, raise development, drifting, sub-level stoping, and narrow vein mining.
