Mr. Smith is a professional engineer with registrations across the USA and Canada, including the Yukon, and with 45 years of experience in gold and copper mining and mineral processing with special focus on heap leaching and tailings management.  He has much of the last 20 years working on cold climate projects, including alpine and subarctic locations.  He principally works as a senior reviewer and as a member of review, advisory and technical boards. Mark holds a master’s degree in civil and geotechnical engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, and has served on its College of Engineering Advisory Board for over 15 years. He started his career in the Nevada goldfields working for Canadian miner Rayrock Mines. He later co-founded and managed for nearly 25 years a consulting and engineering company with a staff of 500 and offices in 7 countries.  His experience includes 12 years working in the Yukon Territory, including on the owner’s teams for Coffee Gold, Macpass and Mactung, consulting for the Yukon Energy, Mines and Resources on the Mine Waste Management guidelines and for the response to the Victoria Gold slope failure.  Most recently, he chaired the independent review board for the Eagle Gold failure and served as lead author of its forensic report. Mark is currently on the corporate review boards for Glencore, Barrick, and Minsur. He serves as a technical advisor to Coeur Mining (B.C., Alaska, South Dakota, and Nevada) and Tectonic Metals (Alaska). He is chair of the technical steering committee for Brazilian Nickel’s project in Brazil.  He also serves on the review board for the closure of a massive gold and copper complex in Peru, including the tailings and heap leach facilities.

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