Management Team

Andrew Brodkey, CEO, President and Director - 25 years in the mining industry as a mining engineer, lawyer and senior executive with a focus on corporate legal and business development activities at major mining companies with an emphasis on Latin America, including Magma Copper Company and BHP Copper Inc. Mr. Brodkey also created the International Mining & Metals Group of CB Richard Ellis, Inc (“CBRE”).

Dr. David Hackman, Vice President, Exploration - Dr. Hackman is a geologist and a registered professional engineer with over 35 years international experience specializing in the evaluation of leachable metal deposits in the Americas. Dr. Hackman is widely credited with the discovery of several important mineral deposits, including the Piedras Verdes copper oxide mine in Sonora, Mexico. He holds or has held senior geological and Director positions with a host of public and private companies with operations in Latin America. 

John Hedges, Director Project Development - 38 years experience in the mining industry. A geologist and mineral economist by training he has held senior operating corporate posts in both exploration and operating companies as well as acting as a consultant to the financial industry for mining related investments throughout the world.

Frank Garcia, CFO - Mr. Garcia has over 20 years of experience in senior financial management with international companies and currently provides accounting services to several mining exploration companies. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Garcia served as VP of Administration for the US division of CEMEX - a Mexico-based global leader in construction materials and aggregates mining. He has also served as Director of Finance for a division of Misys plc, a British software firm and a world leader in banking and healthcare computing. Mr. Garcia holds a BSBA in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.