Stacy Freudigmann

Stacy is a metallurgist with 20 years experience in mining and metallurgy project management and development. Mr. Freudigmann brings with him the proven ability to oversee large engineering studies for clients including Pre-feasibility and Feasibility studies, as well as managing complex metallurgical and process issues. His founding of Canenco in 2010 has seen him assist multiple mining and engineering companies around the world such as Dalradian Resources Inc., Maritime Resources Corp., Sabina Gold & Silver Corp, Nystar, Lion One Metals, JDS Energy and Mining, SRK Consulting and more. Other operational, technical and management experience includes Pebble Limited Partnership working with Northern Dynasty and Anglo American, Hunter Dickinson Inc., Taseko Mines Ltd, BHP and Placer Dome.

Kelly McLeod

Kelly is a Senior Process Design Engineer and Metallurgist with 20 years of experience in metallurgy, design and management of mineral processing facilities for gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, coal and rare earths projects and founder of K-Met Consultants Inc.  Expertise includes all aspects of test work and flowsheet development including plant design, capital and operating costs for input into economic models. Kelly has been a QP for many mining engineering projects ranging from PEA’s to Bankable Feasibility studies and NI43-101 reports. Her area of expertise covers the design and management of metallurgical sampling and testing programs with the establishment of process design criteria and process flow diagrams, plant commissioning, optimization, de-bottlenecking, and operations support, equipment sizing, procurement and selection, processing capital and operating cost estimation and review, HAZOP reviews and facilitation and, confidential technical due diligence reviews and assessments of projects and operations worldwide.

Gavin Ritson

Gavin has almost 30 years of experience in the mineral processing industry. His responsibilities included coordinating resources, sponsoring and managing projects as well as project evaluation and process design. His experience includes twenty one years in consulting engineering, where he designed process facilities and managed both studies and detailed engineering projects. Gavin has worked in mineral processing operations around the world, and has globally recognized expertise in metal processing with specialization in gold. Prior to consulting, he spent seven years in operations working for Anglo American in South Africa. His operational experience included process and management responsibility for some of Anglo American's largest gold leaching operations.

Lisa Rolandi

Lisa’s extensive 30 + years of experience has mainly focused on green and brown field mineral processing plants from conceptual design through construction. Lisa has worked in design and supervision for the production of layout, general arrangement, and detail drawings. She is also experienced in the preparation, review and handling of all project design criteria’s and specifications. Other responsibilities have included multi discipline design co-ordination of projects often over several offices.

Trace Arlaud

Trace is a Senior Project Director with over 27 years of extensive global experience in mining, geotechnical engineering and geology and founder of IMB Inc. She has developed and implemented new block caving techniques that have improved safety, operating costs and productivity in the mining industry, and these are now accepted as best practice in the industry.  She also designed and managed the world’s largest successful underground electronic blast.  Trace has expertise in all underground mine operations, engineering supervision, project management, human relations, safety, construction management and business & operations improvement.  Her areas of expertise cover management of mining operations & engineering projects, strategic mine planning and mining method selection and underground 3D mine design, mine infrastructure design & engineering with the estimation of Mining Reserves and Geological Resources. Trace also undertakes due diligence reviews and assessments of mining projects and operations, along with the management of NI43-101 compliant technical reports and bankable feasibility studies, mining operating and capital cost estimation, site development and construction management.

Catherine Paul

Catherine Paul is a Project Manager and Geological Engineer with over 14 years of expertise orchestrating all phases of projects, ranging from complex, large‐scale drilling programs, technical and reclamation projects, through strategic planning and design, to operational logistics and final implementation. Catherine delivers sound leadership of multi‐million dollar assets and budgets with focus on driving cost‐controls and overall efficiencies. Her core competencies include full cycle project management particularly in the areas of Waste and Water Management (WAWM), logistics and ice roads, risk management and strategic development, multi‐disciplined team leadership, technical editing, financial evaluation and resource allocation and Canadian permitting, closure and regulatory experience.

Andrei Kroupnik

Andrei has over 18 years experience in mining and related industries, with 15 of those in Capital and Financial Markets, and Concentrate Sales associated with mining.  He is a qualified mining engineer with operational and corporate development experience.  His areas of expertise include financial assessment of mining projects, technical due diligence and assessment with a particular focus on gold and copper; financial modelling with widespread experience building financial models for mining companies and mining projects; investment banking , M&A advisory positions, equity research and strategy development for mining investors.

Craig Rice

Founder of Red Team Projects and an associate of Canenco, Craig specializes in Project Controls Management including Risk Assessment, analysis and management; project advisory capacities, procedure development, project setup, review and reporting, economic and financial modelling. He provides project consulting and advisory services on capital development projects, including executive level reporting, decision analysis, and project strategy development. Craig is experienced with leading quantitative and qualitative risk assessment workshops, performing risk analysis, and establishing project risk management programs. Craig has lead and managed project controls on construction projects ranging from $50M to C$1.7B. and is experienced in all areas of project controls, including cost management, scheduling, scope and progress management.

Sean Meldrum

Sean is a Professional Quantity Surveyor and technologist with over 10 years experience working in the mining & metals industry. Skilled in Cost Estimation, Quantity Surveying, Project Controls, Cost Management, Scheduling, and Engineering. He has completed large mining and infrastructure projects around the world for several Tier 1 companies from the concept stage to feasibility and onto construction. Sean is detailed oriented with strong problem solving and time management skills meeting project deadlines on time and on budget.

Alex Doll

Alex, an associate of Canenco, is Founder of SAGMilling.com and is globally recognized expert in grinding and comminution circuit design. He has consulted to senior grinding system specialists, performing detailed calculations, data analysis, testwork program development and supervision, and geometallurgical model creation for communition studies. Studies include conceptual through feasibility to detailed design and auditing of existing milling circuits. Alex has developed software for grinding system design and consulting on sample collection, comminution testwork program design and execution for scoping and feasibility studies. 

Arvin Mazhary

Arvin is a Senior Operations Metallurgist and a process and chemical engineer, with years of sensor-based ore sorting technology experience, both in theory and operations, undertaking test programs and sorting designs for gold and base metal clients. He has years of experience at Design of Experiment (DOE) and statistical analysis using Minitab.