Mr Koropchuk has international experience in mine development and operations encompassing over 35 years primarily in Coal, Gold and Diamonds. He brings project management and business development expertise, and a skillset in Corporate Social Responsibility, stakeholder engagement, permitting and sustainable development. Mr Koropchuk's work history includes over 27 years in executive, management and operational roles for the Anglo American and De Beers Group, working across the Americas and Africa. Key roles since 2002 included: GM of the Morila Gold Mine JV in Mali; COO of Tran-Siberian Gold in Russia; Head of Operational Performance for Anglo Coal in South America and Canada; CEO of the Peace River Coal JV in British Columbia where he developed and optimized the Trend operation and led the project and permitting teams for the Roman Mountain expansion and COO of De Beers Canada where his responsibilities included delivering operational excellence for the Snap Lake and Victor mines and the execution of the ~$1B Gaucho Kue JV Project in the North West Territories. Currently Mr Koropchuk is a non-executive director of Fortune Minerals and also served on the Orezone- Bombore Project: Steering Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee until November 2022, when the Bombore Gold mine completed commissioning.